A ship named the Raven's crag arrived in Honolulu on Aug 23rd 1879 from Portugal. On that ship was a man named Manuel Nunes came to Hawaii with his friends to work the sugar cane fields. However, he soon developed the ukulele based on a native Portuguese instrument called the braguinha. Native Hawaiians immediately fell in love with instrument and it became known as the ukulele, and It is found all over the world now. Today the ukulele is an instrument found all along the globe with many people learning how to play it. The ukulele is basically a smaller guitar with a body,neck,strings,and tuners. It has stayed relatively the same since 1879 besides the fact its parts have become stronger and able to last longer. It is in the string family
