Larry’s Music

Brought our first uke here… Elize helped us a lot with purchase and first lesson… There was no pressure to buy and free to explore anything… Elize never tried to sell us the costliest but helped us choose the best for starters… A must visit on Kauai when if its just for exploring the store… Also got a great deal on there own Kamora brand. Highly Recommended…

Gigi was a delight! Full of great information, enthusiasm and patience as we made our decision. My husband’s guitar now sits in the corner and he’s playing his new soprano pineapple as I write this.

We had a little time so we dropped into Larry’s music in Koloa and walked out with a nice little soprano Ukulele. the experience was unlike any prior experience in a music store.
Gigi was there and help me out a lot. She showed me many different size ukuleles and price points and encouraged me to try them out to see what appealed the most.
After a while I was able to narrow the field down and Gigi suggested I come back when i was ready to make a selection.
After a couple of hours i returned and again was encouraged to try out any ukes that i’d like to. It took a while but i settled on the soprano entry level instrument. Even then i was allowed to try a high g Tuning uke and compare it to the low g tuning. I chose the low g and am very happy with my purchase.
If you’d like to try the uke, this is the place to go. great selection and great help

As i was playing my cheap soprano uke on Poipu beach, a couple told me about a Ukulele shop in old Koloa town to check out, so I did the next day. «Gigi» the nice woman working there was happy to show me a range of ukuleles to get a feel for. She guided me to purchase the perfect sounding uke, and made the experience easy & great, not like what I’m used to at Guitar Center or Online. Thanks Gigi I’ll bring my Kamoa Tenor by next time and Jam out!

Leaving this review for Larrys sister store in Koloa called «The Ukelele Store». GiGi is the BOMB! She has the Best customer service and one of the nicest ladies we met on our stay. She never tried to sell us the Priciest Uke and strictly showed us the best SOUNDiNG Ukes. As a musician you look for the best sound, no matter the price tag. My friend ended up buying a Komoa and couldn’t be happier with his purchase. Gigi was amazing and we wouldn’t shop anywhere else but here or Larrys!!!

Went to the Larry’s Music in Kappa an it was not on Unilocal,so I’m reviewing this Larry’s Music for the other Larry’s Music. If that makes sence? Anyway the store was fantastic and I was given choices that would meet my budget. The guy behind the counter was very friendly and knowable about his ukuleles. I had a great time and was very happy with my purchase. (If you are after a concert ukulele, they are $ 200+)

Larry’s dad was great and put up with our many questions, giving us helpful information and taking care to assure we made the right choice. Walked away with a beautiful sounding ukulele for my fifteen year old and returned almost immediately to get another for my thirteen year old. Awesome experience!

This has got to be the best ukulele purchasing experience I have EVER had, and I have had quite a few. For me, buying a new uke takes a lot of time and patience, and in my experience the sales person is often more interested in demonstrating how they play that I feel intimidated. Here, I spent almost 2 hours, taking my time, trying to decide between 3 soprano instruments. I ended up taking a golden pineapple soprano, strung with low G, (all my others are reentrant) and I couldn’t be happier. Such a rich, full tone, and frankly, much nicer than my higher end soprano. Totally agree with Sebastien B.
I would highly recommend this place.

We stopped there several times while on vacation in Kauai. The lady was incredibly nice, extremely friendly and remembered our names after the first visit, so I’m really surprised by some reviews.
On my first visit I got their E3-​T model which is designed by them and built in China, then got a custom one made in Kauai made of very high grade curly koa towards the end of my stay.
I build my own electric guitars and their E3-​T models was so well setup out of the box that it was shocking, the nut was cut properly and the action was super comfortable. It is highly unusual to find that on other «Made in China» ukuleles/​guitars.
The E3-​T actually sounds a bit richer/​fuller than custom koa one, this isn’t that surprising since koa is mostly sought for it’s look, but I also think what makes their E3-​T so great is the really great construction, setup, and choice of woods that work great for a ukulele tone.
They shipped one of the ukuleles and it arrived safely and rapidly in CA.
Overall, I’d highly recommend the store and their ukuleles. I also stopped by their main shop in Lihue and the store owner was extremely nice and welcoming as well.
For those complaining about stores not opening 5 minutes earlier than they should… you’re probably on vacation in HI so just relax. There are plenty of stores to look at in this old town, it’s really easy to just spend a few more minutes there.

The Ukulele Store is part of charming Old Koloa Town and is associated with Larry’s Music in Kapa’a. It handles only Kamoa ukuleles. Having played the guitar for many years, I’ve recently taken the ukulele up. I was interested by the store front and was glad I walked in. The proprietor, Gigi, was exceptionally helpful in explaining the Kamoa brand, the different sizes and build qualities they offer and in providing cheerful and very useful ukulele background and information, all with no selling pressure, just enthusiasm for what she has on offer. I ended up buying ukes for my wife (concert) and daughter (tenor) and imagine I’ll give in and buy one online for myself, probably the pineapple soprano. This was a great find that I highly recommend.

Cute shop in old Koloa town. I have not yet bought a Ukulele here, but I have been inside at least 6 times to browse and play. Staff has always been welcoming, cordial and talkative.
Check out the photos on this page. Yeah, it’s three walls full of Ukuleles. Priced from cheap China imports to high end Hawaiian hand made instruments.
Koloa is worthy of a 40 minute walk down the street to peek into the other shops or have a meal.
Larry also has a Uke shop on east side town of Kapa’a.

I don’t get the negative and rude comments about the lady behind the counter.
Gigi could not have been nicer, helpful and informative about our Ukelele purchase. Yep you can probably get it cheaper at one of those awful «Guitar Centers» but getting it here was a pleasure that is a high point of our visit. Started playing and singing with our new Uke already. :-))

Like many other reviewers i also had a horrific experience. I came into buy a kamoa ukulele. I asked if they had a tenor with a high G string. A guy (Sam Bonano’s Dad) who wasn’t even helping me started berating me. Telling me
«only idiots play like that»
«You are stupid to even ask»
And so on. He then ran out the back door before I really had a chance to respond.
I have been playing ukulele professionally for 10 years. I own vintage martins, kanakas, and kanileas. I was going to add a kamoa to my collection.
Sammy do yourself a favor and fire your Dad. He cost you $ 1100 today. Who knows how much in the future.
Would definitely have given 0 star if possible.

Fabulous ukulele selection. The nicest people that will talk to you about ukuleles and what style of music you like to play. It’s all about you.

This place was great, I ended up getting a pineapple shaped Ukulele and have been playing it since. The woman at the counter was very helpful and my wife hung out and chatted with the instructor that was there whom had some great stories. He played us a song, and that was all I needed for encouragement to purchase a Uke!
Uke’s fit as carry-​on luggage no problem, get one!

Unlike a couple of the other reviewers, I actually had a very good experience with the lady who works here. I wasn’t exactly shopping for a uke, just needed to kill some time before catching my flight back home on our last day. I found her to be quite delightful… and definitely knowledgeable about all things ukuleles. At first, I walked in thinking it was going to be a typical tourist-​trap uke store, but they actually carry real instruments: KoAlohas, Kamakas, G-​String, etc. Said lady was very friendly and helpful, and was willing to let me play any uke that caught my eye (probably after realizing that I kinda knew how to handle one). I especially liked that she knew who Eddie Vedder was, and assured us that she had just ordered his new uke book.
She also informed us that they offer $ 20 shipping (insured, and taxes waived). Sounds like a pretty good arrangement.

I play several muscial instruments and had been thinking for some time about buying a ukulele. I wandered into the store just to look. The woman behind the counter was very helpful, explaining the differences between the models, allowing me to play them, etc. Suddenly, I decided if I was going to get a uke – why not get it while I was in Kauai? Certainly a better souvenir than a t-​shirt! (Albeit, considerably more expensive!) When I selected my uke and a gig bag, I asked if they could ship it home for me – no problem. It arrived very well packaged and I’m a happy customer.
Not sure what the other folks were griping about in their reviews. And they have a RANGE of uke’s – they’re not all super expensive as one reviewer implies. If you want a quality uke at a reasonable price or even if you want to drop some significant cash – this is the place to go.
Delighted with the service and my purchase! Looking forward to enjoying my uke and perhaps I’ll upgrade when I return!

A star is born, or more likely aborted in this case.
I came fully intent to lay down a few bills for a quality beginners
uke for my daughter. I left within two minutes of a smuggly apathetic and uninviting attitude from the plump 60year old howli grey blonde behind the counter — too self-​involved and bent on being dismissive of customers to perform what should be as simple as swallowing for someone being paid to do it — selling ukuleles. I write this while the wife navigates thru traffic to a nearby store as though Larry’s was but an irritating bump in the road…

I was here in 2008, just finished Kauai ATV and thought I’d just browse. Joe was working and I asked some questions about ukuleles. Joe was great and explained the differences between different models, and taught me had to hold it, play a few cords, and even gave me the chords for my favorite uke song, Hawaii ’78 by Izzy. I wasn’t planning on buying a uke, but he was so helpful and made me feel like I could actually learn to play that I bought a nice concert uke.
Joe doesn’t have the patience for the snooty tourists who just want to buy something and not care about what they’re purchasing. But if you are interested in ukuleles and learning about their history and how to play, he is awesome. If I recall correctly, his son is the Larry of Larry’s Music.
I plan on visiting again!

I would never give 5 stars to a retail store but the experience here was just so awesome I had to do it.
While in hawaii, my 8 year old he wants to buy a Ukulele, and with $ 100 of his own money (from birthday gift cards etc) he buys it. Witht he Uke he gets a free lesson at Larry’s music.
So we go there one day, and for an hour «Uncle Joe» as the locals call him, teaches my son how to play, some basic cords and how to hold the thing.
He caught straight on, as uncle joe was very good teaching kids and just a really neat guy in general, symbolic of hawaiian attitude and having a good time with life.
As far as the store (see pics) they have a variety of Ukuleles from $ 100 to $ 5000+.