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 ...

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 ...

With his medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World, Iz, known as "the voice of Hawaii," redefined a beloved classic. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been ...

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 ...

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 ...

This Hawaiian ukulele player became world famous after uploading a video of him playing a cover version of George Harrison’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps lin New York’s Central Park. He is currently ...

Ukulele players from the mid-valley — and anyone who can learn a basic ditty to play on the uke by Sunday — are invited to the Lebanon Aloha Fest at Cheadle Lake Park. On Sunday, Aug. 22, uke players ...

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 ...

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 ...

Did you know that in Hawaiian “ukulele” translates to “jumping fleas”? That’s because when the instrument was first introduced, people thought the players’ fingers looked like fleas jumping across the ...