Augusto Dias

Augusto Dias
Augusto Dias was one of the Madeiran Cabinet Makers that came to Hawaii on the Ravenscraig and have been credited along with Manuel Nunes and Jose do Espirito Santo, with "inventing" the Ukulele.

According to records of the time Augusto Dias was the first of the three to open a Guitar shop in 1884, however it burned down in 1900 and he didn't open again until 1904. He retired in 1910 and died in 1915.

Augusto Dias Ukuleles are considered the rarest of the three "inventors" Ukuleles and he was also the favourite maker of King David Kalakaua. He made the two Ukuleles that are know to have belonged to the King and was apparently allowed to put the royal seal of Hawaii on his Ukuleles, (however none with the royal seal on are known to exist today)