I asked my wife what she wanted to do on our anniversary trip to Hawaii and to my surprise she said she would like to go on a tour of the Kamaka Ukulele Factory! Me too!
Fred Kamaka, son of founder Samuel Kamaka, took us on a thorough tour of the factory and recounted the history of Kamaka Ukuleles, including his recollections of working in the factory as a young boy. He showed us the original Pineapple ukulele, chronicled his father’s design innovations and explained some of the more subtle changes that led to the current Kamaka Ukulele.
Fred is a great tour guide with a wonderful sense of humor and the other factory staff are equally welcoming. If you are in Honolulu it is definitely worth a visit. You can see more photos from my visite here.
