HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian culture has a rich oral tradition. But as State Archivist Adam Jansen notes, the Hawaii State Archives is largely a collection of written documents — government and ...
Professional ukulele player Bill Tapia isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and he’s 101 years old. That’s right – he’s 101. And he’s still touring and playing live shows as if he were a 23-year-old rock ...
Extra: Buy the documentary “To You Sweetheart, Aloha” at toyousweetheartaloha.com. At an age when many are lucky to walk and talk unassisted, 99-year-old ukulele legend Bill Tapia is recording new ...
Honolulu-based instrument maker Kamaka Hawaii is wrapping up a year of celebrations commemorating its 100th anniversary of making Kamaka ‘Ukulele. Founded in 1916 by Samuel Kaialiilii Kamaka, Sr. as ...
What vocational lessons could we possibly learn from the 12-year-old viral sensation who just won America's Got Talent? I don’t watch reality television contests, because as a rule, the best ...
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 ...
Eric Vozzola has given the old Ukulele Lounge a whole new look. The artist led a team on Friday in putting a mural on the lounge, which closed in 2008. The building is located at 620 Las Vegas Blvd.
A 5-year-old Japanese boy wearing a navy blue hoodie and plunking a ukulele has 6 million YouTube views and counting. “He and I started playing ukulele only one year ago,” says his 35-year-old father ...
Alegra Powers, 12, has always wanted to learn how to play the ukulele. That's why she took it up last July, and taught herself chords and strumming patterns by watching YouTube tutorials. Now she's ...
The is the jaw-dropping moment a boy shows off his incredible skills as he plays the ukulele to a crowd. Feng Xiaoxiao, from Taiepei, Taiwan performs the 1968 hit Classical Gas by Mason Williams as ...