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Welcome to the
Big Island Ukulele Guild
Welcome to the new site of the Big Island Ukulele Guild. We are a group of builders and ukulele enthusiasts on The Big Island of Hawaii dedicated to the promotion of ukulele building. The current membership is about 30 builders The information on this site changes frequently, so please check back from time to time.
New Events:
Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Guild will be in July on the east side of the Island. The location and date are not fixed yet but as always will be starting at noon until around 4pm. For more information, email us at info@bigislandukuleleguild.org
In conjunction with the Merry Monarch Festival The Big Island Ukulele Guild had an exhibit of instruments at The Wailoa Center in Hilo from April 13 - 17. Over 25 handmade ukuleles crafted by guild members were on display along with Hawaiian quilts. The Wailoa Center curator has asked us to come back next year to display our talents. Hope to see you there.
Inlay Workshop with Aaron Oya of Koaloha Ukuleles
Ukuleles for Young Musicians
2008 was a great year for the Guild as we completed our Ukuleles for Young Musicians project which resulted in almost 20 Koa Tenor ukes being donated to Kids across the island. This was a great experience for our members as it got the newer builders into the action and gave our old pros a chance to share information with them. This was followed up by our 5th Annual Show and the presentations of the ukuleles to the kids. Many thanks to Bob Gleason, Gerald Santiago and Chuck Moore for their hard work and leadership.
The Ukuleles for Young Musicians project will continue again this year. For more information on this year's project and how to nominate a young musician go to our Ukuleles for Young Musicians webpage.
Builder's Tips
Thanks to the generosity of our master builder Bob Gleason, we have expanded our Builders tips section to include all the information Bob has published on his website Pegasus Guitars & Ukuleles
To view our expanded Builders tips area, Click here
Big Island Ukulele Guild's 5th Annual Show
The 5th Annual Big Island Ukulele Guild Show was held from November 7th-15th at the Holualoa Ukulele Gallery in Holualoa, Hawaii. The opening reception was held on Saturday November 8th from 6-9PM. On display were the instruments from our 2008 Ukuleles for Young Musicians Project, as well as a variety of instruments from Guild members. In addition we had some great food and a kanikapila session, shown below.
For further info about the Big Island Ukulele Guild, please contact us at info@bigislandukuleleguild.org