Page 1 - MidWeek Windward - August 17, 2022

MULTIPLE MEDALS
A Kailua man excels at national athletic events for veterans.
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‘SOARING’ SUCCESS
A girl in a Windward O‘ahu troop obtains Eagle Scout status. SEE PAGE 3
Teaching Love Of ‘Ukulele In Kāne‘ohe
FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 17, 2022
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
Roy and Kathy Sakuma have ‘ukulele studios across O‘ahu, including one location in Kāne‘ohe.
PHOTO COURTESY ROY SAKUMA ‘UKULELE STUDIOS
ABY STEPHANIE LOPES
fter more than five decades of teaching ‘ukulele, Roy Sakuma re- flects, “I am really thankful I stayed
with it.”
With the assistance of dedicated wife
Kathy, Roy Sakuma ‘Ukulele Studios have opened schools across O‘ahu, including in Kāne‘ohe. It has garnered the reputation of being Hawai‘i’s top ‘ukulele school, with past students such as Jake Shimabukuro, and has collected an abundance of acco- lades, including former Gov. Ben Cayetano proclaiming July 30 as Roy Sakuma Day.
The start of Sakuma’s ‘ukulele career and his relationship with his wife revolves around an internationally influential ‘uku- lele player — Herb “Ohta-San” Ohta. In 1964, Roy heard Ohta-San’s hit song, Su- shi, sought him out and fervently practiced ‘ukulele.
“Ohta-San taught me how to play,” rec- ollects Roy. “Then he went on tour to Japan and asked me to teach his classes. I realized teaching was more fun than trying to be the
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