While on vacation in Maui a year ago my wife & I and friends stopped into the best ukulele shop I'd ever seen. The salesman and excellent ukulele player was both helpful and delightful. My wife & I both play guitar and were looking for ukuleles. We still love them and have enjoyed them with friends and family. read more

I'm happy to report Mile Ukulele chose to resolve dispute noted in our original review to our satisfaction. Their business is a Sales and Service location that has a no return policy. As long as you do business within them in that context, I think they will be able to meet your expectations. I do acknowledge this business supports the maui music community.. read more

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We now own six ukuleles from Mele.. They're beautiful (instruments, and we had some wonderful experiences at Mele. read more

Visited on January 7, 2025 with my daughter who is shopping for a new uke. This place has an amazing selection! The prices are good, considering these are fine instrument, not toys. Many are hand-made. The service was exceptional. Joel is very knowledgeable. He spent time discussing my daughter's needs and offered excellent recommendations. If you are in the market for a nice uke, this is a great place. read more

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While browsing in Paia today, my friend and I stopped in at Mele Ukulele where Joel welcomed us and answered our many questions about the gorgeous ukuleles in this shop. I had no idea there were so many kinds and left having a much greater appreciation for this instrument. Thank you, Joel, for a really fun and informative visit! read more

Joel was seriously so nice and caring. He deserves a raise no joke! Thank you to Joel for making my once-in-a-lifetime uke experience awesome! -Charlie read more

Really rude sales person. Bummed out. Came to spend money on a beautiful Ukulele and left empty handed.

Joel at Mele Ukulele is amazing !!! First time Ukulele buyers ... Joel was so patient and informative, he made us comfortable and was awesome every time he picked up a Ukulele to show us the options and made great recommendations ! Highly recommend!! read more

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I like this store so much and the people are great !!! Amazing customer service!!! Can not recommend this place more!!!!

Visited the Paia location. Joel did an awesome job of explaining all the different sizes and models of the ukes. He took 5 minutes and gave me a quick lesson on an amazing instrument. Such a delight to learn and visit with this talented and knowledgeable salesperson. Extremely encouraging without being pushy! This is the place to learn about these instruments and purchase high quality equipment! read more

Joel was very awesome! He took the time to show me how to play a song on ukulele. He is very patient, kind, supportive and welcoming. Thank you Joel for a great experience! read more

Joel was fabulous! I went to find out some information about slack key guitar playing, and then got interested in the ukuleles. There is such a huge variety of sizes and shapes and types of wood. He was awesome! He played a lot of the ukuleles and told me the differences between them. He also could play very well! I highly recommend this store if you are at all interested even in just learning about ukuleles. I didn't want to buy one today, however, if you do, this is the place to get it. read more

I had a great experience with Joel. He was very knowledgeable and easy to work with. He was very nice and helped me pick a great Ukulele. I recommend him and Mele as a go to place. read more

I just was in the store and we walked in at 5:55pm. The first thing out of the one worker's mouth was "I close in 5 minutes." We tried to hurry and look at picks and a strap. As we were paying, the jerk working there told us that he really wanted to go home and asked us to leave. I was in the process of telling my wife that we should come back and look at the ukulele that was hand made there ($900 +) when he said "I really want to go home. Can you just hurry and pay!" I would recommend never going there for anything. Sad really for the owner. They have very high quality ukuleles. read more

Great selection of ukuleles to choose from (for all different price points), and Joel is an excellent salesman/teacher. Absolutely fantastic service and showmanship - if you're interested at all in these instruments and in the neighborhood, stop here. read more

Incredible selection of ukes, with all the accessories, travel cases and sheet music. Carlos Rock is incredibly knowledgeable about the tone woods, from the sweet warm sounds of Koa to the bright notes of mango wood. Nice price range across the line. Very helpful service. read more

Rude, disrespectful and outright illegal! I am disabled. My parents came to visit, mom is a Ukulele fanatic! We went to Mele in Paia and the man told me I was unwelcome and had to leave because I had a service animal. Not only unreasonable (he's not a pet, he's a service dog) but also illegal. Perhaps he ought to educated on the ADA rights and regulations before he turns away patrons looking to buy $1,000 uk's read more

Annie was AMAZING! She helped us choose two beautiful ukeleles. These are our first and she was extremely helpful throughout the entire process! read more

Mele Ukulele - Picked up two beautiful hand crafted ukeleles! - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Paia, Hawaii

Yeah, you can get an Ukulele on Amazon or guitar center, but the experience of my 10 year old picking out the Ukulele is a memory she'll have forever. The lady and her uncle were great. My daughter can't stop talking about it. If we make it back to Maui when my 6 year old Is older, we'll be back in this store. Thanks guys.This might have been my favorite Maui memory. read more

My 9 year-old daughter saved up her money to buy a ukulele when we went to Maui and we had no idea where to get one. Luckily, we stumbled across the Mele Ukulele store in Paia. My daughter's eyes lit up when she entered the store and saw all the ukuleles. Annie helped us out and showed my daughter the ukuleles in our entry level price range. There were several to choose from and Annie was very sweet to our daughter. After my daughter picked out a ukulele, Annie took the time to give her a little mini lesson. I can't express how great Annie was with helping us out. I highly recommend the Mele Ukulele store. read more

Absolutely awesome experience I will never forget. Beautiful store and beautiful instruments. The young lady who helped me was so sweet and nice, very knowledgeable, and did a very thorough job of showing me several different ukuleles, explaining the differences, and helped me find the one that was right for me. She was also an amazing player and instructor too - she played each ukulele (different sizes and woods) so I could hear the tone differences and also taught me some chords so I could feel how each one played. read more

We bought our son his first ukulele here yesterday. It was the best experience ever. So informative and she spent extra time answering our sweet son's inquisitive questions about playing, snorkeling and visiting the crater! Such an amazing experience. read more