Joseph Kekuku

Joseph Kekuku‘upenakana‘iapuniokamehameha Apuakehau Jr., better known as Joseph Kekuku, was a Hawaiian-American musician and the inventor of the steel guitar. Born in the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kekuku immigrated to the contiguous United States in 1904 to pursue a successful career in music. In 1993, he was inducted into the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame.