The Big Island Ukulele Guild (BIUG) goal is to provide an resource for their members and visitors to learn about the art of building ukuleles. You'll find interesting articles & "how-tos", meeting activities & workshop handouts, a forum for sharing ideas and ask questions, photo albums of past BIUG events, and up-to-date information of all things ukulele and BIUG.

Our mission is to use music as a vehicle to inspire people to serve in their community while maintaining a healthy life style and positive

The Ukulele Guild of Hawaii (UGH) began as a group of  ’ukulele builders sharing a common interest and desire to exchange information, techniques and experiences in the early 1990’s. In September, 2001, a group of 18 people led by founder Mike Chock met to officially create a membership forum. The make-up and direction of the Guild was created and steps to form a non-profit corporation were initiated. A year later in 2001, the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort hosted the Inaugural ‘Ukulele Guild of Hawaii Exhibition and Conference.

The Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum was founded in 1996 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The Museum is a non-profit organization with federal 501 (c) non-profit status. Our Mission is to document, preserve and promote the history of the ukulele, its players and makers as well as to inspire and engage people everywhere in the perpetuation of the ukulele and ukulele music through performances and exhibits. The Museum is currently in search of an appropriate public site to house the collection of books, tapes, records, CDs, photographs, and uke ephemera. We welcome your input and gratefully acknowledge your support through member dues, donations, and purchases from the Hall of Fame Museum Shop.

BMI supports its songwriters, composers and publishers by taking care of an important aspect of their careers – getting paid. BMI supports businesses and organizations that play music publicly by offering blanket music licenses that permit them to play nearly 13 million musical works. Both relationships save each time and money.

ASCAP is a membership association of more than 625,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. We uphold the value of our members’ music, and help them thrive alongside the businesses that use their music every day.