HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Madeiran artists Roberto Moniz and Roberto Moritz are professors and musicians at The Conservatory in Madeira, islands off the northwest coast of Africa and part of Portugal ...

Honolulu-based instrument maker Kamaka Hawaii is wrapping up a year of celebrations commemorating its 100th anniversary of making Kamaka ‘Ukulele. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get ...

The Polynesian Cultural Center, a highly popular visitor attraction on Oahu’s North Shore, opened a new Ukulele Experience late last month. The renovated, 2,400-square-foot space, which is now shaped ...

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 ...

As tropical storm Olivia bears down on Hawaii today, many visitors are hunkered down in hotels and condos waiting for the weather to improve. Thankfully, forecasters say the storm is weakening, and, ...

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 ...

The ukulele, the small, four-stringed instrument traditionally associated with Hawaii, will be the star of two musical festivals in Honolulu this summer. Ingram, who died on Jan. 29 in Los Angeles, ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – The upcoming International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii is expected to bring a variety of exciting festivities for the public to take part in. Happening on Saturday, July 27, at ...

A universal question that you probably never pondered is, what’s the difference between an Aloha shirt and a Hawaiian shirt? Answer: It’s whether you bought it in Hawaii or on the mainland. It’s one ...

The Ukulele Festival Hawaii returns to Waikiki this summer for the 50th installment of the musical event. The festival will be held July 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kapiolani Park and is free to ...

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 ...