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Harry Kalahiki

hawaiian musician (1928–1991)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ30108625 ↗
Source-derived summary

Harry Kalahiki (1928 – March 31, 1991) was a Hawaiian musician. He was a "ukulele virtuoso". His 1960 album Mungo Plays Ukulele is regarded as the first album of instrumental ukulele music. The album was reissued in 2012.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Harry Kalahiki” as hawaiian musician (1928–1991). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1928, 1991, 1960, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1928-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Harry, Kalahiki and hawaiian can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as hawaiian musician (1928–1991). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30108625. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1928, 1991, 1960 and 2012.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Harry Kalahiki”, its source revision and the description used here.
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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Harry Kalahiki”?
  2. Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
  3. Which primary records establish identity, chronology and institutional ties?
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This entry incorporates text from “Harry Kalahiki” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.