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 ...

Can’t finagle a flight to Hawaii right now? Then hula on down to the Bay Area Aloha Festival, taking place in August with Hawaiian and Tahitian music, arts and crafts and food vendors slinging ...

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 ...

WAIMEA — Kahilu Theatre will present its 22nd Annual ‘Ukulele &Slack Key Guitar Festival on Friday and Saturday. The festival honors Waimea’s deep ki ho‘alu (slack key) and paniolo heritage, offering ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asiu (pictured) is among the musicians performing at the Kula Ukulele Festival on June 22 at the Ocean Organic Farm and Distillery. A benefit to provide ukuleles to families who lost their instruments ...

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 ...