To create our list of the easiest Hawaiian ukulele songs for beginners I referred to Live Ukulele, a site where you can find many things about playing ukulele, and Take Lessons. On both sites you ...

The ukulele was a Hawaiian adaptation of the machete, a small four stringed guitar brought to the islands by Portuguese workers in the late 19th century. Bell says the fingers of the workers “were ...

He's no punch line. The 700-pound, now deceased Hawaiian folk singer became accidentally famous with a perfectly candid ukulele medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World." ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – Local singer and songwriter, Jonah Davis is taking a step back from the spotlight to teach students from around the world the art of Ukulele playing. Known to be a pa… ...

Ukulele master Herb Ohta has been around long enough to witness his instrument cycle through numerous booms and busts. Known internationally as Ohta-San, the Hawaiian-born virtuoso has carried the ...

He got his start with a ukulele cover of a pop hit. — -- Teenager Aidan James already knows what he wants to do for the rest of his life: be a singer/songwriter. The Hawaii native, 14, got a ...

George Kahumoku, Jr., left, and producer Wayne Wong accept the award for best Hawaiian music album for "Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar-Live from Maui" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on ...

Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has been plucking and strumming since he was 4. At 36, with a critically lauded new studio album in hand, he still sounds like an eager youngster pushing ...

Samuel K. Kamaka began making ukuleles of native Hawaiian koa in his Kaimuki basement nearly 100 years ago. Today, a fourth Kamaka generation helps craft the company's signature pineapple ukulele ...

Ukulele Festival of Northern California, April 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chabot College Performing Arts Center, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward. www.ukulelefestivalnorcal.org. $22.50 advance, $25 door.

Ukulele Classes 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 ...

Three chords, F, G7, C7, that is all it takes to play this song on ukulele, although, it might take some time for you to practice singing the lyrics while you are playing it. But who says you have ...