Fact #143756
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The foreword to the newly-published edition of Songs Of Hawaii, by arranger A.R. Cunha, declares, "The instruments of the old Hawaiians have succumbed to the onward march of civilization, and today they are very little used in the cities, although in country districts one may often hear their weird sounds. The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the ukulele (modification of a Portuguese fiddle), and the flute, have all taken their place and have come to stay."