Honolulu-based instrument maker Kamaka Hawaii is wrapping up a year of celebrations commemorating its 100th anniversary of making Kamaka ‘Ukulele. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get ...

Its frisky four strings are the sound of Elvis’s “Blue Hawaii,” of Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips and lately, beyond all reason, of a popular “Bohemian Rhapsody” cover. Above all, the humble ...

You may live next to a ukulele player and not even know it. The amiable four-stringed cousin to the guitar, long associatedwith Hawaii, is enjoying a major resurgence in all sorts ofunlikely places.

My passion for Hawaiian culture took almost 30 years to hit me like a wave on the Banzai Pipeline. I honeymooned in Hawaii and loved it, but my kids were already grown by the time that passion was ...