Saturday, April 12, 2008
Roy & Kathy Wins Business Award
Roy and Kathy are honored by the Small Business Administration for their family business Read More

Saturday, November 03, 2007
Fretting Away
6 year old concentrates on her fretwork at community event. Read More

Friday, October 12, 2007
Manoa DNA takes you home again
"No Place Like Home" by Manoa DNA; Roy Sakuma Productions

Manoa DNA is a family trio comprised of brothers Alex and Nick Kawakami and their dad, Lloyd. Its homespun acoustic music reflects a bond and kinship hard to miss, easy to appreciate. Read More

Monday, July 23, 2007
Grammy-Nominated Jack Johnson joins the 37th Annual Ukulele Festival
Kids screamed. At least one cried. Others were so excited they forgot to play notes on their 'ukulele. That pandemonium occurred yesterday at the Kapi'olani Park Bandstand when Grammy-nominated musician and North Shore resident Jack Johnson surprised young musicians by joining them on stage. Read More

Sunday, July 22, 2007
Jack Johnson - Surprise Guest at 37th Annual Ukulele Festival
Jack Johnson did not want to take the spotlight away from Sakuma's hundreds of young players, so almost no one but Sakuma knew he was going to be there until he joined a group of 400 students onstage and played "Breakdown," "Bubbletoes," "The Three Rs" and "Upside Down." Read More

Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Children are real stars of annual Ukulele Festival
One of Ivy Mach's most precious belongings is her mahogany ukulele that Santa Claus gave her for Christmas last year. Just five years old and having only learned to play over the past six months, Mach is already performing. Read More

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Stolen 'Ukulele
Theft victim gives thanks for act of aloha Read More

Monday, November 06, 2006
1st Annual Maui Ukulele Festival
Sound of the ukulele heard and celebrated at festival

Uncle Richard Ho’opi’i, one of Hawaii’s most beloved singers, brings his love for the ukulele to the crowd of about 2,000 music lovers Sunday afternoon at the Starbucks Maui Ukulele Festival at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Read More

Thursday, October 12, 2006
Starbucks 1st Annual Maui Ukulele Festival
Ode to the Leaping Flea
World's finest strummers gather at Maui's first Ukulele Festival at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Free. Read More

Sunday, August 06, 2006
What the Heck?
Strummer time: When I arrived at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand last Sunday, the Ukulele Festival was already in full swing.
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