39th Ukulele Festival

Kekis playing "Wipe Out" at the Ukulele festival at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki

Zoe Clark proudly showing off her ukukele at the Festival in Honolulu

The 39th annual ukulele festival held at Kapiolani Park in Waikiki on July 19th was a memorable gathering this year. My cousin Kathleen Clark's daughter Zoe played with several youths. Zoe is learning to play the uke and she has really improved. What an opportunity for her to come in contact with the Hawaiian culture, especially the music of Hawaii. It was a delightful experience for me listening to the "young keikis" playing the ukuleles with proud parents and relatives enjoying the music and their kids. Terry, Eileen and I joined Aunty Meding and family at this festive gathering. Here are a collage of pictures taken at the festival. Here on Maui we will be having our 3rd Ukulele festival at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in October. It is sponsored by Roy and Kathy Sukuma who have begun the ukulele festival in Honolulu. They are doing a great community service enhancing the music and culture of Hawaii.