Growing up in Hawaii, Marion Cox had no idea she lived in a special place. “It was home. It was just where I grew up,” she recounted before meeting Wednesday with the group of ukulele players she has ...

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 ...

Saturday is reserved for the celebration of mele, culture and creativity through hands-on learning, and connection through ...

Perhaps no single instrument is as closely associated with one place as the ukulele is with Hawaii. While it might seem like a caricature to so closely tie it to the Hawaiian people, Jake Shimabukuro ...

LIHU‘E — The small instrument with four strings and a carved box is everywhere, and its popularity that led it to becoming an icon of Hawai‘i, aloha and Hawaiian lifestyle meant the two-day weekend at ...

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 ...

You could call it a hootenanny, à la the 1960s, or a Hawaiian-style kanikapila. Or, more simply, a whole lotta ukeing going on. It’s a Thursday evening in Montpelier, and 19 ukulele players are ...

Ramona is not the place you’d expect to hear traditional Hawaiian music, much less on a ukulele. But the Island-style songs are rapidly catching on, thanks to Karla Brustad, who has been playing the ...

After a couple of near misses, ukuleles were what eventually brought Lisa Snow and Kevin Lilly together. Yes, that cute, distinct-sounding guitar-wannabe employed by such diverse performers as ’60s ...

The successful Hayward Hawaiian Music Series will wind down with Masters of the 'Ukulele, hosted by award-winning musician Patrick Landeza. This special concert honors a rich Hayward legacy — since ...