Our featured Hawaiian ukulele maker this season is Ko’olau. Ko’olau Guitar and Ukulele was founded in 1995 by Mr. John Kitakis. It was originally located in Kane’ohe on O’ahu, Hawai’i. Ko’olau was well known for both making wonderful guitars and ukuleles, as well as being the only authorized Martin repair facility in the islands. They…
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This page highlights one of Oahu’s artisan Hawaiian ukulele makers: Ana’ole. Ana’ole ukuleles are all handmade on Oahu, Hawaii. The luthier, Garreth “Bula” Yahiku was trained at G-Sring Ukulele by Derek Shimizu before branching off on his own in the early-mid 2000s. Please see our selection of Ana’ole ukuleles here. Below you can find the…
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