A few years ago, before we had to worry about keeping regular hours and feeding a little one before the witching hour, we followed our friends to a beach in Princeville, where their friends played their ukuleles nightly, at sunset. They played a lot of mainstream faves, including Puff the Magic Dragon, which I learned to play on my own ukulele the year I turned 12. This kind of setting isn’t the only way to take in a show on the islands, though. All year-round, there are events of all sizes, flavors, and settings.

• The annual Big Island Music Festival is coming to the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center
• Hawai’i Slack Key Guitar Festival happens in Kapiolani Park, Honolulu.
• Of course, there’s Don Ho’s Island Grill in Honolulu.
• Chamber Music Hawai’i keeps it cultural.

Because music is such an important part of island culture, ukulele or no, you’re bound to find every opportunity to take in the sounds of Hawai’i wherever you are. And if all else fails, there’s always the radio.

Photo by Flickr–Creative Commons, by adampiggot

Post from: The Hawaii Traveler