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Made in Hawaiʻi: The Living Story of the ʻUkulele

The hands, families, workshops, schools, and instruments that carry the story forward.

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Kamaka Hawaiʻi

Honolulu · Samuel Kamaka Sr.

A family workshop whose instruments connect generations of Hawaiʻi players and makers. Its official account supports a specific handcrafted-in-Hawaiʻi claim.

Made in Hawaiʻi · official source

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