Sam Kamaka is showing me the original pineapple ukulele. It's oval, not the usual nipped-in-at-the-waist model. His father, Samuel K. Kamaka, designed this one around 1916, he tells me, and when it ...
A centennial is almost by definition a “once in a lifetime” for almost anyone, and a monumental event for that reason alone. The centennial of Kamaka Ukulele is monumental for at least two other ...
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 ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The legendary ukulele maker Samuel Kamaka Jr. passed away Tuesday morning. Kamaka’s father, Sam Kamaka Sr., created the patented Kamaka ukulele — otherwise known as the ...
For 87 years people in Hawaii and around the world have used them to make sweet music. In today's Lucky You Live Hawaii, we take a tour of the Kamaka Ukulele Factory. It's something a lot of Hawaii ...
UkuleleMate, a specialized online store that sells ukuleles from all over the world to Australians, is now offering great promotions. A free tuner, a free songbook, and a free thirty-minute lesson ...
Chris Kamaka leans back in his chair, strumming an old tenor ukulele, an instrument that his family business, Kamaka Hawaii, has been building for 100 years. He’s been challenged to play a sad song on ...
What if, instead of buying an ‘ukulele, you could just run to the office and print out a three-dimensional, physical ‘ukulele that actually makes music? According to an article in a recent school ...