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Specialties
Hilo Guitars has a large selection of Taylor Guitars & over a 150 of Ukuleles on display including Kanilea, Kamaka, Kala & many more. We have many products like guitars strings, amps, headphones, cables, & etc. We provide guitars & ukulele lessons.
History
Established in 2002.
After working in Blue Note music in San Luis Obispo the owner Ken Cameron fell in love with Hilo while visiting the Big Island of Hawaii. He then decided to move there & build a Guitar & Ukulele Shop.
Meet the Business Owner
Ken C.
Business Owner
I was born in Motherwell, Scotland, in May of 1951. My first recollection of hearing a guitar was when I was five years old and I was listening to an old tube radio. I asked my mother what that beautiful sound was. It was a Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar. It is rather ironic that I ended up with a Guitar and Ukulele Shop in Hilo, Hawaii.
I left my home in Scotland at the age of eighteen and hitchhiked to London with fifteen dollars, a guitar, and a sleeping bag, starting life as a busker (street musician). I did that for two years and then moved to Paris, France where I continued as a busker, playing in the Paris Metro (subway), cinema queues, and outdoor cafes, etc. I was discovered playing in a bistro by Spot Records and was signed to a record contract. I made one record with moderate success. I played on TV, radio, and festivals throughout France.
I decided that if I was serious about music that I should move back to England and pursue a career there. I stayed in a friend’s garage in B