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Celebrate National ʻUkulele Day—Or Everyday—With HAWAIʻI Magazine’s ʻUkulele Spotify Playlist

Who doesn’t love the plucky sounds created by the ʻukulele, one of Hawaiʻi’s favorite and most iconic instruments. A distant member of the lute family, the ʻuke was actually brought over to the Islands by Portuguese immigrants from Madeira, however, Hawaiʻi locals—and monarchs like King Kalālakaua—quickly adopted the four-stringed noisemaker. Now, the ʻuke has gone global,

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