WAIMEA — The Kahilu Theatre will present its 23rd Annual ‘Ukulele &Slack Key Guitar Festival this Friday and Saturday. This ...

‘Tis the season to get funky. Why not spice up the winter holiday season with some funk and soul music from Tower of Power? Tower of Power proudly presents their Holiday and Hits Tour at the Fox ...

Six-time Grammy Award-winner and Honolulu native Daniel Ho is best known for his performances on ukulele, slack key guitar, piano, and vocals. Now based in Los Angeles, his multifaceted career ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The International Ukulele Festival of Hawaii brought together music lovers statewide on Sunday, July 20, to unveil the newest inductee to the Ukulele Hall of Fame. Officials ...

Jerome Lester Silverman, MD, known to all as Jerry and professionally as J.L., died on July 15, 2025 after a brief illness. He was born in Flushing, NY on July 18, 1933 to Milton and Ida (Kolodny) ...

The ukulele, with its relatively tiny size and four strings, could be thought of as a simple instrument, but it has a rich history within the Hawaiian islands. And native Hawaiian Jake Shimabukuro ...

Two decades of research into his family's place in Hawaiian history inspired a Michigan Tech professor of music to create the tone poem "Kalaupapa" — his first musical composition. Researchers often ...

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 ...

Jake explained that he and Mick first began talking about working on a project together when he went to see Fleetwood Mac perform in Nashville a few years ago and was invited backstage after the show.

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 ...

If a person visits Dickey's Barbecue Pit, 1412 Forum Blvd., on the first or third Monday of the month, they may hear "Love Potion No. 9" by The Searchers, "500 Miles" by Hedy West, or even the ...

Downey may feel like a tropical paradise this month as a trio of Hawaii’s most celebrated musical acts bring the sounds of the islands and aloha culture to the city. The Aloha Everywhere Concert ...