Perhaps you have just recently come to realize that it is a pity your old ukulele is collecting dust in your attic so you decided to pick it up and start strumming its strings, which is probably what ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) – Hundreds gathered on Sunday afternoon in Waikiki for the Hawaii Ukulele Festival. Held at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand, the event featured several performers of the signature ...

The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it has a rich history within the Hawaiian islands. And native Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro ...

Jake Shimabukuro is perched on the verge of stardom. He still does the little clubs, but he can also fill arenas, pulling in thousands of raptured admirers. And he’s a darling of the critics, who have ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Contrary to popular belief, the ukulele did not originate in Hawaii. You can actually trace the origins of the iconic string instrument to the Portuguese island archipelago ...

Hawaiian musical prodigy Jake Shimabukuro counts Frank Sinatra and Eddie Van Halen as his favorite musicians. The Van Halen part makes particular sense: The 25-year-old is an absolute master of the ...

This is a special new year for Oahu’s Kamaka family, as they celebrate a century of making ukuleles, the string instrument so closely linked to Hawaii. Sam Kamaka founded the company in his Honolulu ...