Ohana SK-35S

I teach uke and use the Kala-15S. It is a genuine workhorse, and a good many of these just sound damn fine even to my more experienced ears. A few I've wanted to keep for myself and not hand out!

Laminates can be good. It just depends. More variability, imho, than solids. This said, life is short and solid is the better way to go, imho.