Honolulu-based instrument maker Kamaka Hawaii is wrapping up a year of celebrations commemorating its 100th anniversary of making Kamaka ‘Ukulele. Founded in 1916 by Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka, Sr. as ...

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 ...

You may live next to a ukulele player and not even know it. The amiable four-stringed cousin to the guitar, long associatedwith Hawaii, is enjoying a major resurgence in all sorts ofunlikely places.

It’s nice to see the humble ukulele making a comeback, as the bright, simple four-string mini-guitar always manages to make people smile. Hopefully the uke’s re-emergence into popular music will ...

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ST. LOUIS — Music doesn't have an expiration date. And neither do some musicians. At the afternoon practice for the Funshine Strummers, a St. Louis area Ukulele band, it was clear that Ted Piskos hasn ...