Big donations of the vintage instruments enrich the stateʻs Hawaiian Music Archives. Soon, you may be able to check them out.

The ukulele, a beloved instrument with global appeal, was invented in Hawaii by Madeiran Portuguese immigrants in the 1880s. These settlers brought with them small guitar-like instruments ...

the former business manager of Kamaka Hawaii, Inc., the oldest ukulele manufacturer in Hawaii, pled guilty Mar. 5 before Judge Erika Ireland. Kamaka Hawaii, Inc. was, Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka Sr..

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Search the internet for ukulele instruction and you’ll be swamped with all kind of sites. But one of the originals has stood the test of time. It’s called Ukulele ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Madeiran artists Roberto Moniz and Roberto Moritz are professors and musicians at The Conservatory in Madeira, islands off the northwest coast of Africa and part of ...

That’s where the acculturation comes in. The ukulele is not a Hawaiian instrument, it’s a Portuguese instrument that we acculturated.” The Beamers previously traveled with Peterson and ...

I actually carried up an ‘ukulele. I was absolutely crazy ... “And I want to do more within Hawaii,” he says. “I do a lot of outreach through the University of Hawaii and the library ...