The decision to name a state instrument in Hawaii is proving more difficult than some lawmakers expected. At first, it seemed a proposal to give the title to the ukulele it was going to be an easy ...

Seattle school students get 25 ukuleles and music lessons, thanks to efforts by Karla Brustad and her daughter, Jessica ...

Its frisky four strings are the sound of Elvis’s ‘Blue Hawaii,’ of Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips and lately, beyond all reason, of a popular ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ cover. Above all, the humble ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Shawn Yacavone grew up surrounded by the ukulele. At home and at school, in parks and in friends’ houses — it was everywhere. “There’s always some music going on in the ...

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Ukuleles, the quirky little guitar-like instrument that originated in Portugal around the 19th century, are quite often looked upon as a toy, kitschy souvenir from trips to the Hawaiian Islands, or ...

JS: The ukulele was the instrument I loved playing the most growing up. When I was in intermediate and high school, because I loved music so much, I wanted to join the school band. Unfortunately, you ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Joe Souza and his wife, Kristen, own Kanile’a Ukulele. The family’s relatives were some of the first Portuguese to immigrate to Hawaii 140 years ago. “What they brought with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Its frisky four strings are the sound of Elvis’s “Blue Hawaii,” of Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips and lately, beyond all reason, of a popular ...