Top-6 of music shops in Lawai

Kaycee’s talent made the moments in our wedding so incredibly special. She plays so beautifully; perfect tempo, perfect sound. Impeccable skill. I’m forever grateful for her contribution on our significant day.

The most special addition to our wedding ceremony. The quartet’s song list is quite extensive and they are all such talented musicians. Very grateful for the role they played in our big day. Highly recommend!

I booked Kaycee as a single violinist at my wedding a few weeks ago and she was AMAZING!! I had a couple specific requests regarding song choice and timing, and she delivered perfectly! Her beautiful playing really added to the ambiance of the ceremony and made it so much more special and picturesque. Kaycee is super nice, very responsive, easy to work with, and is obviously a beautiful violinist, I can’t express how perfect the music was!! Thank you Kaycee for making my wedding unforgettable!!

I love this store. Sam really cares about the people that come in and is extremely knowledgeable and talented. He takes a lot of time to help find the right ukulele for you. A place filled with the Aloha spirit – it is always a great experience visiting this shop.

Amazing experience buying my first ukulele. Toured several stores in the area and this was by far the next experience. The gentlemen who sold me the Kama ukulele designed them and it was clear a lot of thought and care went into this. I was searching for worthy ukulele to buy in Hawaii and this was definitely the place to buy it.

Very cool shop – fine spread of bodyboards in addition to beautiful ukes and instrument repair. Gets science, hubboards, others. The hours are limited but Sam does sales by appointment. Helped me figure out what I need and get all set to shred. Prices were better than the surf shops. Mahalo!

Great and knowledgeable sales folks. Be careful about the “Larry’s Custom” cases. Not good! Barely good enough to bring back on the plane. Need a case made by the manufacturer to protect your ukulele long term. BTW who sells Kamka Ukuleles without a case? For the money they charge it should always come with a case from the manufacturer. Too bad I was in a hurry. Everyone was in hurry that day.

I wanted to like this shop. Plenty of expensive ukuleles on the wall. Sam may be friendly but I guess he was busy. Jay greeted me and is very into himself. He was selling Kamoa ukes made on Kauai at high prices. He only had a few minutes to chat as he had to ship ukes out. These might be equivalent to Kala and lots of used ones on eBay. I guess if you want one made in Hawaii, this would qualify. Shop not so friendly for me.

My only review is due to the fact that they are actually closed weekends in a resort area. Makes no sense. Would have bought one but alas…no deal.

Amazing helpful, knowledgeable, friendly guys

Nice shop!

They are all super awesome and are always trying to help

Great service. Friendly and helpful staff. Large selection of ukuleles and gig bags.

Informative and incredibly helpful staff.
Make sure to respect the instruments and ask for help before touching.

They know what they sell. Helpful staff. Competitive pricing

31 year old Male Staff employee took advantage of me(16 year old). Told me a guitar was 600 dollars retail was 400. Made the mistake of buying it, looked it up later and it was 300 dollars. I knew it was my mistake too. Definitely a store you cannot trust

Tremendous

I had no idea what to expect when walking into the store, and was so happy that I stopped in. Sam was super nice and helpful in answering my newbie questions. He took the time to show me several different models and wood types while also providing a whole bunch of info about ukuleles. I left with an entry model and have been really enjoying playing and getting to learn the instrument. Thanks Sam!

We visited both shops on Kauai-one near Poipu and the other in Kapaa. Great experience X2! These ukuleles are amazing and worth the money-they are well built and have an extraordinary sound quality. Also, my salesperson helped entertain my kids while I shopped-she played music for them and (4 and 2) and they loved it! I was playing my new soprano tonight with my now 3 year old and realized that I need to shop for another one…. Thank you, Kamoa Ukulele

Was excited to stop by and had purchased a ukulele for the 1st time at Kamaka in Honolulu 2 yrs prior. I let the owner know I was an amateur, and as I played, he assumed I’d learned my strumming pattern on YouTube…but I listen to the music I like and interpret as an artist. He told me about the free lessons he offers. I said, “Let me try playing this song and you can tell me what to improve.” He says, “I don’t need to hear it; I can tell you right now.” I was enjoying playing and felt a bit disappointed. But I listened as he told me I was playing much too harshly, audiences do not like that, compared it to fingernails on a chalkboard, and told me as my audience it was basically terrible for him to listen to. I replied that he is like 2 feet away. I also agreed I could try softening my strumming, but his ex.of very soft, slow strumming did not fit the style of the song I was going for. I explained that, and he then told me that his dad had to leave the room b/c of my harsh playing. I said, “If he needs to leave that is his opinion and doesn’t offend me”(although it did make me feel bad!) I teach piano students and can’t imagine saying my husband had to leave the room b/c of the way they were playing the piano!! I guess there’s a reason the lessons are free! He could’ve said something positive and nicely asked, “What if you tried softening your strumming a bit?” I would’ve felt and responded totally differently. I was happy to take feedback but was there also for the enjoyment of trying out the instruments. This quickly dissipated through the interaction. He needs to work on his approach with a potential customer! I would never want to take lessons here, let alone purchase an instrument. Side note:, instead of starting out by explaining all the info about the instruments and knowledge, maybe could try asking what I’m looking for in an instrument. I highly recommend Kamaka Hawai’i, Inc. in Honolulu, because they treated me very kindly and respectfully.
*Response: His answer is unnecessarily scathing and of course refuses to take any responsibility or acknowledge my honest experience.
A. Don’t talk about my daughter; barely worth replying to; she was not crying because she wanted to try a ukulele. Has cried on and off during our trip when tired, and we both try to console her. Sad he’s even trying to bring up parenting to throw in our faces! Wow…no we were not looking for ukulele lessons for her but thanks for the offer. I told her about egg rolls…
B. There was 1 lady worker in the room who was quiet, and she was actually grooving a little after he walked out for a bit ;), & maybe 1-2 other people milling around, so I’d hardly say I was “entertaining” the store. As any musician can understand, we enjoy going in to a music store and trying out instruments for learning and enjoyment..
C. He has no understanding or care about the frustration that I’m expressing here. I feel like he’s not used to sharing knowledge then listening to a slightly different response. He drives his point home at the expense of a person’s feelings. He wants to paint me as an obnoxious person who was there to brag on my talents and annoy everyone, though I berated my skills sev. times, then he says all these ppl walked out who weren’t even there. Keep in mind this was a short episode: I was talking with him, trying to figure out some chords, playing a couple short songs in a virtually empty store, until my terrible playing completely emptied it?
D. This was not an official “lesson” to my knowledge. I was there to try out instruments and be free to do so /ask for input
E. I took his advice by playing a song again more quietly, to which he said it was much better, so again his story is not adding up. Also, at that point, I was the one who showed myself to the door!
F. I was told this is common behavior for store owners/employees on the island, but we did have some nice experiences! I’m sure others have enjoyed this store, but I did not, and feel it is worthwhile to share my experience, even if it means I’m berated vs. validated once again in return.

Had a great time discussing music with Joe.He helped me out fixing the Kamoa ukulele I had made a mess of.Was a wealth of knowledge and great stories.Extremely helpful and had a lot of fun playing a number of ukes they had in the store.Already owned 2 Kamoas and 3 others left feeling that my understanding of playing was much better.Mahalo nui loa Joe.Take the time to stop by..

Larry’s Music is a great place to shop for a ukulele. We stopped in to pick up a music book for our daughter who just started taking ukulele lessons and ended up buying her a new Kamoa ukulele. The older lady that helped us was so friendly, helpful and enthusiastic.