Authentic Keli'i ukulele?

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Hi, I am a beginner and just bought a 2nd-hand Keli'i pineapple ukulele from a music store in Japan. As it seems to look a bit different from Keli'i ukes I searched on the internet, I'm wondering if I bought an authentic one.

1. Most Keli'i ukuleles have the word "Keli'i" on the headstock above the tuning pegs, but mine only has the logo. I found pictures of a 2000 uke that also only has a logo, so maybe it's a redesign in recent years?
Headstock:
http://imgur.com/klmFx2q

2. The sticker in the soundhole of my ukulele is a simple gold sticker with only 3 lines on it:
"KELII UKULELE
MADE IN HAWAII
PHONE: 487-8420"
I've not seen any other Kelii uke with its soundhole looking like mine.
Sticker in soundhole
http://imgur.com/Y25aBiv

If this is not an authentic Keli'i uke, I'll try to return it to the store. Thanks for any ideas...
 
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I have the same model with the same decal on the headstock, and it says keli'i on it....while mine has a white label in the soundhole, it an early model, I paid 75 dollars for mine
Get this mine in new condition sounded terrible until I did a set up and changed the strings...your is all koa too..
 
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