1st Family Lesson

We gave our first private ukulele lesson followed by a private concert for a family at their location in June 2016. Daughter Kim hired us to be the surprise for her mom’s 80th birthday at their celebration. We brought 6 ukulele from our private collection including Martin and Kamaka brand instruments. After the lesson for 6 people ages 13 – 80, we gave a one-hour concert. A total of eleven family members from across the mainland came to Maui for the celebration.

(Photo taken of family spanning generations at their Polo Beach Club condo, Wailea, 16 June 2016)

by Mele Fong

Mele Fong is a professional singer, song arranger, and master of multiple strumming styles for the 'ukulele. She is an experienced educator with over 50+ years experience playing the 'ukulele and entertaining worldwide. Mele performs with her husband in the duo "The Hawaiian Serenaders" and leads student groups. In 1996, the duo represented the State of Hawai'i in concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mele and her husband Richard Tom were both born and raised on Oahu and now reside in Maui.