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 (HawaiiNewsNow) - Contrary to popular belief, the ukulele did not originate in Hawaii. You can actually trace the origins of the iconic string instrument to the Portuguese island archipelago ...

He got his start with a ukulele cover of a pop hit. — -- Teenager Aidan James already knows what he wants to do for the rest of his life: be a singer/songwriter. The Hawaii native, 14, got a very ...

The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it has a rich history within the Hawaiian islands. And native Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii brought together music lovers statewide on Sunday, July 20, to unveil the newest inductee to the Ukulele Hall of Fame. Officials ...

With its breezy island rhythm and welcoming aloha spirit, Hawaii has a way of bringing people together through song and dance. Across this Pacific paradise, music festivals large and small honor the ...

Jake Shimabukuro is perched on the verge of stardom. He still does the little clubs, but he can also fill arenas, pulling in thousands of raptured admirers. And he’s a darling of the critics, who have ...

Hawaiian musical prodigy Jake Shimabukuro counts Frank Sinatra and Eddie Van Halen as his favorite musicians. The Van Halen part makes particular sense: The 25-year-old is an absolute master of the ...

This is a special new year for Oahu’s Kamaka family, as they celebrate a century of making ukuleles, the string instrument so closely linked to Hawaii. Sam Kamaka founded the company in his Honolulu ...

The song "Neba Neba Natto" may never make the Japanese music charts, but it is becoming a classic of a sort. The song, by Nikkei Aloha, has a laid-back Hawaiian tempo and humorous lyrics paying homage ...