ukulelechef
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I recently came back from my family vacation from Hawaii. I must say that it is probably one of the best trips that I had. Not only was it a fabulous food tour, but also made it an ukulele tour as well. I was able to take several factory tours including Kanile'a, Koaloha and Ko'olau. I was able to meet several of of the noted ukulele personalities in the ukulele community including Joe Souza (Kanile'a), Alvin "Pops" Okami (Koaloha), Noa Bonk (Ko'olau). I also got to go to the Ukulele Site store and visit with Sean Tiwanak and met Andrew Kitakis (HMS) at the 48th Annual Ukulele Festival. It was awesome to see Jake Shimabukuro perform on stage live! It was able to pick up a Pineapple Sunday signed and played by Pops at Koaloha and placed an order for a custom built Ko'olau. I don't think I could ever top this trip of a lifetime!