HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the bustling business district of Kaimuki, the sounds of keiki strumming their ukulele fill the halls of a concrete building that houses a tiny music studio. Walk inside ...

After a couple of near misses, ukuleles were what eventually brought Lisa Snow and Kevin Lilly together. Yes, that cute, distinct-sounding guitar-wannabe employed by such diverse performers as ‘60s ...

LIHU‘E — The small instrument with four strings and a carved box is everywhere, and its popularity that led it to becoming an icon of Hawai‘i, aloha and Hawaiian lifestyle meant the two-day weekend at ...

AFTER a couple of near misses, ukuleles were what eventually brought Lisa Snow and Kevin Lilly together. Yes, that cute, distinct-sounding guitar-wannabe employed by such diverse performers as 60s ...

Perhaps no single instrument is as closely associated with one place as the ukulele is with Hawaii. While it might seem like a caricature to so closely tie it to the Hawaiian people, Jake Shimabukuro ...

Size matters, and although a ukulele is basically just a downsized guitar, playing “lead ukulele” just doesn't have the same authoritative ring. And that can be a good thing. Ukulele players rarely ...

It looks like a toy guitar but the bright, cheery-sounding ukulele is riding a wave of popularity as the trendiest instrument for everyone from kids to retirees to learn. The instrument brings to mind ...

Ukulele players from around the world are tuning up in Honolulu this week in preparation for the sixth annual Ukulele Picnic. The event, which is to run Friday through Sunday, honors Hawaii’s favorite ...

More than 2,400 miles from Hawaii, a love of the islands’ signature instrument unites a group of music lovers in Napa. Once a month, members of the Napa Valley Flea Jumpers meet in a local art studio ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Plinka, plinka, plinka. This is the sound of me, after a decadelong unconsummated crush on a ukulele, finally playing a C chord. In tune. A grin begins to crawl across my face, ...