Music filled the air in Arroyo Grande on Saturday as the annual Central Coast Ukulele Festival made its return to Heritage Park. Nearly a dozen different ukulele bands serenaded the audience ...

Jul. 16—The festival came about after Roy Sakuma announced in 2022 that he was retiring after 52 years as the founder and producer of the Ukulele Festival Hawaii. At first glance Kamakakehau Fernandez ...

Roy and Kathy Sakuma, pictured in 2019, have welcomed musicians from around the globe to the festival over the years. The festival quickly became one of Honolulu’s biggest annual events. Before the ...