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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fred Ku Kamaka Sr. will be remembered Saturday at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe.

Chris Kamaka of Kamaka Hawaii Inc. in Honolulu shows a special order on an interior inlay of the binding of a Kamaka ukulele made from rosewood, koa and maple woods ...