Inaugurated in 2013, the Hawaii Ukulele Museum Benefit Concert is part of the Ukulele Picnic Weekend, the largest annual ukulele festival in Hawaii and is a benefit for a planned Hawaii Ukulele Museum to be constructed at Kaka’ako section in Honolulu.

The inauguration concert in 2013 was held with a star-studded lineup of entertainers from Japan and Hawaii, headlined by BEGIN, a popular group from Okinawa. Also performing were Raiatea Helm, John Cruz, Ho’okena, Benny Chong, Byron Yasui and the Ukulele Orchestra from Japan. The concert has continued for every year since inviting a number of celebrity musicians locally and internationally. All funds raised from the event will benefit the Ukulele Museum construction.

The Ukulele Foundation of Hawai’i is a non profit organization (501 (c)3 public charity) whose primary objective is to support music in education, as well as various charities and arts throughout Hawai’i, Japan and throughout the world through collective interest and awareness of the ukulele. The mission of the Ukulele Foundation of Hawai’i is to establish an ukulele museum that will facilitate social, educational and cultural activities in a friendly environment that perpetuates happiness and joy of the ukulele.