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Apr 06 2017

Ukulele Comes to Hawaii

The Ukulele is one of Hawaii’s more popular instruments. But it’s not a Hawaiian instrument. To the contrary, it was introduced by a different country and it was the Hawaiians who adapted it to their own culture and gave it a new name. History The ukulele actually came from the Madeira Islands located just off… [read more]

Written by Joe Flanagan · Categorized: Culture, History · Tagged: festival, hawaiian, hula, instrument, jumping flea, madeira, polynesian, portuguese, royal hawaiian center, ukulele, waikiki

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