Roy Sakuma Ukulele Studios operates under a simple principle: anyone can learn to play ‘ukulele. Children as young as 5 can learn a new song in a single session using techniques learned at the studio, ...

Roy and Kathy Sakuma, pictured in 2019, have welcomed musicians from around the globe to the festival over the years. The festival quickly became one of Honolulu’s biggest annual events. Before the ...

Oahu resident Roy Sakuma is - for many - synonymous with the ukulele. He's made his living sharing his love for the little instrument, for half a century. For 50 years, Roy Sakuma has helped thousands ...

Sakuma taught at a summer fun program workshop in the 1970s. At the end of his lessons, Ohta invited Sakuma to begin teaching at his studio, where he discovered that his true calling was in teaching. ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ukulule teacher Roy Sakuma hosted his first Ukulele Festival in 1971. There have been 49 of them. The annual gatherings of ukulele enthusiasts draw thousands of ...

When Roy Sakuma first rounded up ukulele players for a festival at a Waikiki Park, he gathered 50 musicians and had an audience of 100. This year, some four decades later, 900 people strummed and ...