This ukulele is for Iwalani, who lives in Washington but grew up in Hawaii. We had the pleasure of meeting her and her daughter when they came to the shop to select wood, and we immediately felt connected! Iwalani has a really nice instrument from Hawaii, but wanted a local instrument built just for her. She asked for a rich and deep sound that was still loud enough to be heard in a group and while teaching. I think Port Orford Cedar and Walnut was a good choice. She wanted to pay tribute to her daughters with an inlay, so we used a Tahitian Gardenia with a star in the middle of it. I cut out the maple inlay and Nicole wood burned the details. The POC is from the Oregon coast, the Walnut is from a local tree and the Fir neck is salvaged from an old floor joist.