The ukulele is a cheerful instrument, easy to learn, evocative of tropical beaches, and it’s become absolutely viral on Web videos featuring indie musicians. Long dismissed as a novelty music-maker ...

Before Lili’uokalani (1838-1917), the last ruling monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1893-1895, became the Queen of Hawaii, she saw a young woman giving her male lover, said to have been Colonel ...