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 ...

Originally from Honolulu, Jake Shimabukuro takes a different approach to a traditional, Hawaiian instrument. Shimabukuro released a new album titled “The Greatest Day” on Aug. 31 and is on tour this ...

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 ...

John Gleeson plays guitar, banjo, clarinet, drums and bass. But his arthritis makes it difficult to handle some of those instruments. The ukulele, though, is a perfect fit. “It’s smaller in size so ...

King Charles has been displaying his hidden musical talents lately. The monarch ended up playing a popular tune on the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s something distinctly different about Mika Kane’s ukulele artistry. In his hands the four-stringed instrument takes on a different vibe. “I like to think my style is ...

Over the past year, the weekly Rocky River Senior Center Ukulele Club has emerged with roughly 30 members, whom Wooley describes as being serious performers. This interest has led to various gigs.

For some, a musical instrument is an impressive and creative gift, and the hit Christmas product in music shops for the third year in a row is the unassuming ukulele. Guitarist Jocke Kulju is an ...