Laura Teske is the founder of the Jefferson City Ukulele Fight Club and shared her story about how her love for the instrument grew from a trip to one of the Hawaiian Islands. For me, the lure of the ...

Ukulele master Herb Ohta has been around long enough to witness his instrument cycle through numerous booms and busts. Known internationally as Ohta-San, the Hawaiian-born virtuoso has carried the uke ...

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 ...

Say Aloha to the ukulele, a mini but mighty musical instrument from Hawaii. Kent Knorr plays the ukulele, which resembles a mini-guitar, and teaches classes at the North Carolina Ukulele Academy in ...

At the age of 7, Fremont resident Evan Tom became interested in the ukulele after watching performers at the Aloha Festival in San Francisco. Today, at 16, Evan has his own ukulele band and recently ...

HONOLULU (AP) — 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 ...

» Ma’iki Aiu Lake’s name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. Walter Kawai’ae’a was 15 years old and had been playing the ukulele for only a few months when he heard his teacher, ...

Sparks is not exactly Hawaii, but for four days it will feel like it – if you use your ears. For the seventh year in a row, Sparks will host the largest ukulele festival in the continental states.

HONOLULU (Island News) – The nonprofit charitable organization, Ukulele Festival Hawaii, donated more than 800 ukulele to the keiki and families on Maui as way to bring laughter, love, and hope to the ...