The Hawaiian ʻUkulele Experience

presented by the ʻUkulele Guild of Hawaiʻi
Friday, November 21, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 9:00 p.m. – 12: 00 noon
Pākī Conference Rooms | Gulab & Indru Watumull Atrium, Hawaiian Hall Complex
FREE with Museum Admission

Join the ʻUkulele Guild of Hawaiʻi for the Hawaiian ʻUkulele Experience, an international event featuring an exhibition of an incredible array of one-of-a-kind custom ʻukulele and workshops on ʻukulele building techniques. Local, national, and international ʻukulele builders, players, collectors, and ʻukulele lovers gather to discuss the craft of ʻukulele building, attend free workshops, kanikapila together and mingle with like-minded ʻukulele enthusiasts.

Daily Schedule

Friday, November 21, 2025
Workshops
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Pākī Conference Rooms

9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction | Mike Chock
9:15 a.m. Pore and Grain Filling: Sealing the ʻUkulele | Jon Rice
10:15 a.m. Neck to Body Alignment and Fastening | Mac Harada
11:15 a.m. Making Use of Vacuum Clamping in ʻUkulele Construction | Aaron Oya
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. Presentation of Various Soundboard Bracing Systems | Vincente Arkangel
2:00 p.m. Routing Position Markers in the Fingerboard | Mike Chock
3:00pm p.m. A Quick Method to Designing Headstocks: Use of a Sketchbook to Record Your Builds | Mike Chock

Saturday, November 22, 2025
ʻUkulele Exhibition & ʻUkulele Crafting Display
Gulab & Indru Watumull Atrium, Hawaiian Hall Complex
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

View hand-crafted custom ʻukulele and the ʻUkulele Making Process in Sequence on display.

Special Listening Session with Vincente Arkangel
10:00 a.m & 1:00 p.m.

Impromptu Kanikapila in the Courtyard

Sunday, November 23, 2025
ʻUkulele Exhibition & ʻUkulele Crafting Display
Gulab & Indru Watumull Atrium, Hawaiian Hall Complex
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

View hand-crafted custom ʻukulele and the ʻUkulele Making Process in Sequence on display.

Impromptu Kanikapila in the Courtyard

The ʻUkulele Guild of Hawai’i is dedicated to the preservation, perpetuation, and promotion of the ‘ukulele as a significant cultural icon here on the island of its birth. The Guild will serve as a clearinghouse of knowledge for the purpose of continually preserving and improving the art and craft of ‘ukulele making, and cultivating the historical background of the ‘ukulele and its musical importance.