Hawaii lawmakers have recently passed a bill highlighting the ukulele and the pahu – a type of Hawaiian drum – as the state’s official musical instruments. Previously, a similar bill was dropped after critics suggested the ukulele wasn’t ‘Hawaiian’ enough. This time around, lawmakers allowed local students to vote on the matter as part of a project to increase civic engagement in kids. The ukulele became the favourite ‘modern’ Hawaiian instrument by a wide margin, while the pahu took the top category in ‘Traditional’ Hawaiian instruments, beating out the ipu heke (a gourd drum) by just a few thousand votes. Read more: kitv.com
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Ukulele, pahu become Hawaii’s official state musical instruments
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