Above: Final assembly and set-up of a new Ko'olau Tenor Ukulele.

Ko'olau Production Team
From the left: Kilin Reece (Finishing Department Supervisor),
Noa Bonk (Production Manager), Andrew Kitakis (Quality Control),
and Abe Lagrimas Jr. (Recording Artist Sponsor)

Kilin Reece restoring vintage 'ukulele

Vintage restoration process

The beautiful finished product

Local 'ukulele collector Jim Wheeler holding his restored vintage, early 1900's 'ukulele.

Installing binding and purfling on Ko'olau 'ukulele

Kilin Reece, French Polishing a Varnish model

With Performer Cecilio Rodriquez of C & K (Cecilio plays a Ko'olau I'O (Hawaiian Hawk) guitar)

Ko'olau crew with Makua Rothman and his new custom Ko'olau Model 500 Tenor.