The International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii is set to celebrate its 15th anniversary this Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Kapiʻolani Park in Waikiki. This annual all-day ʻukulele event, founded in 2009 ...
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the last 50 years, Roy and Kathy Sakuma have made it their mission to make sure the ukulele is heard and respected on the global music stage. “He took me to the ...
My passion for Hawaiian culture took almost 30 years to hit me like a wave on the Banzai Pipeline. I honeymooned in Hawaii and loved it, but my kids were already grown by the time that passion was ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s something distinctly different about Mika Kane’s ukulele artistry. In his hands the four-stringed instrument takes on a different vibe. “I like to think my style is ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The sweet sounds of singing and strumming have returned to Windward Oahu. This group, made mostly of kupuna, can be found every Monday morning in Kailua. Download the free KHON2 app ...
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A group of area residents have banded together for their love of the ukulele. The small four-stringed guitar of Hawaiian origin has interested so many local residents, the Last ...
"We can have an economy when you only have to work one job," says Ing, strumming a ukulele on a bench by the ocean. "You used to have time to spend with your friends and family, just chilling on the ...
Chris Kamaka leans back in his chair, strumming an old tenor ukulele, an instrument that his family business, Kamaka Hawaii, has been building for 100 years. He’s been challenged to play a sad song on ...