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Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings is dedicated to RESEARCH We research document and gather living histories historical recordings stringed instruments and archival materials relevant to Hawaii and the Pacific regions pivotal role in the evolution of popular music and stringed instrument design. RESTORATION Working with a team of world renowned scholars luthiers conservators musicians and audio engineers we facilitate and promote the restoration and conservation of historic stringed instruments and their legacy of recorded music. CELEBRATION Through live concerts exhibitions publications recordings and an online digital resource portal we bring the legacy of Hawaii and the Pacific to life for a global community of students researchers scholars and practitioners of luthiery and the musical arts. Forest to Frets Luthiery Workshops Invasive timbers become Hawaiian Steel Guitars and ukulele Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings has partnered with Puuhonua O Waimnalo and Aloha ina AgriCultural Restoration Project to repurpose invasive timbers currently being cleared to restore historical agricultural Loi Kalo.