In remembrance · The ʻUkulele Archive
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Hawi Gallery listed MacDonald among island luthiers; he later taught instrument building in Oregon.
What endures
The retained record keeps Bill MacDonald connected to Hawaii Island, the instruments, and the community memory surrounding this work.
This tribute is built from the surviving public record. Missing dates and workshop details remain open questions rather than reconstructed biography.
Chronology
A life in the record
Historical Deceased 2019
Hawi Gallery listed MacDonald among island luthiers; he later taught instrument building in Oregon.
Evidence, not decoration
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