Did you know that not all ukuleles are created equal, nor do musicians want every ukulele to sound the same? I learned this and more when I visited my friend Alan Okami (@Koalohauke) at his family’s ...

Last night, the KoAloha Ukulele team invited more than 200 family and friends to join them in watching the premiere of a documentary short film by Gary San Angel called, appropriately, “The KoAloha ...

YouTube sensation Nix, pictured with KoAloha Ukulele Senior Vice President Paul Okami, is one of the new faces of the brand. Of Nix, Paul Okami said, “We discovered her via YouTube and thought she ...

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Seventeen-year-old high school student Kalyn Aolani has been singing traditional Hawaiian music and playing the ukulele since age 12. What started as a hobby has now grown into a thriving musical ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii - A decade ago, just about the only thing Alvin Okami and his sons Alan and Paul knew about the ukulele was that it has four strings. Today, overseeing the production of more than 200 ...

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In 2017, KoAloha, a renowned ukulele brand, made a significant move from Kapalama to Kakaako, marking a new chapter in its 30-year journey. Owner Alan Okami shed light on the reasons behind the ...

Most historians will tell you the Hawaiian word ukulele, which can be translated as a bouncing or jumping flea, was first used to describe the nimble fingers of Portuguese musicians in the late 19th ...

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