Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you’ll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso strums and plucks a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the bustling business district of Kaimuki, the sounds of keiki strumming their ukulele fill the halls of a concrete building that houses a tiny music studio. Walk inside ...

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 ...

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 ...

What could be better than hanging with Honolulu locals and listening to ukulele music while enjoying the ocean breezes? You’ll have that option, a great alternative to yet another day at the beach, in ...

The ukulele takes center stage Feb. 9 and 10 at the Ukulele Picnic Weekend in Honolulu. There will be music competitions, a benefit concert and (of course) a picnic. The activities kick off Saturday ...

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 (KHON2) — We’re just a few days away from the first serve of Hawaii’s premier pickleball tournament in the Hawaii Pacific Health ESPN Honolulu Open. Fun-filled weekend coming with Hawaii’s ...

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 ...

"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 ...