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Honolulu, Hour 2

Episode Season Antiques Roadshow Season 11 Episode 2 Premiered 20070108

Roadshow hears about Hawaii's music at the Kamaka ukulele factory.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser David Bonsey explore Hawaii's music during a visit to the Kamaka ukulele factory. Highlights include: an 18-karat gold Victorian cuff bracelet; and a rare painting of Hilo Harbor by Joseph Nawahi, the first Hawaiian-born artist to paint in a Western style. Purchased for $400 in the 1970s, it now has an auction estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser David Bonsey explore Hawaii’s music during a visit to the Kamaka ukulele factory. Highlights include: an 18-karat gold Victorian cuff bracelet; and a rare painting of Hilo Harbor by Joseph Nawahi, the first Hawaiian-born artist to paint in a Western style. Purchased for $400 in the 1970s, it now has an auction estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.