u/Behemot999

Especially coming from Catholic country where religious indoctrination tries from childhood to hammer into your brain that you are somehow responsible for some primordial disobedience. So you have to acknowledge your sins, gratitude for redeemer and repent. It never made any sense to me whatsoever.

But I am not shopping for religion, lessons how to live, daily practice or - Universe forbid - "wisdom" - Taoism is just interesting departure point and I am aware that without years of studying the language and classical Chinese culture I will never attain any reasonably sophisticated grasp of it. Which is fine - it is an interesting perspective without the need to chant or shave my head. One of my favorite authors found Taoism foundational - so even finding some glimpses of inspiration provide illumination for my own path.

OK - I understand the movie is not a masterpiece. It is low budget low brow comedy. But it is not half bad. Characters are likeable and has some interesting cultural angles. For example main character - Tai "Gonzo" Alonzo (former pro surfer and perennial community college student living in his van) acting like a spiritual surf "guru" for the benefit of tourists taking surf lesson and then few minutes later offering - with a straight face - to pee on injured leg of his student to "disinfect it". Or when giant Hawaiian (and somewhat grumpy) man - hotel staff member - sings a song during luau for tourists - he starts innocently with "islands make me smile" but within just one verse he sings about "Captain Cook bringing diseases" and then what violent thing he'd like to do to foreigners - before owner of hotel (also Native Hawaiian) interrupts him. And many other moments.

Movie take in Hawaiian theaters was rather modest $35,000 but then it was voted best Hawaiian movie of 2021. I can't really see it through the eyes on a Native person (I live in Texas) but I found it rather informative - there is nothing like watching movie in which culture makes self-deprecating fun. In a way it reminded me of Stephen Chow mo lei tau Hong Kong style of comedy - say "Shaolin Soccer" or "Kung Fu Hustle" - it was low brow but never mean or cruel and you liked the characters. And those two movies gave me interesting perspective on Chinese culture (especially watching Chinese edition of "Shaolin Soccer" - it was MUCH funnier in surrealistic way than the one edited for American audience).

I have Kala concert banjolele - impulse buy since Kala was selling it "blemished" for $100.
I really like strumming old jazz tunes on it or taking it to singalongs - it is small but loud enough and it cuts through and is great in enforcing the groove.
My normal ukulele style is 90% fingerstyle so I would like to be able to add a bit of that on banjolele but with narrow 34.9mm nut an fairly narrow string spacing at the saddle it is hard. Helps your strumming but not fingerstyle.
Are there any confirmed wide nut banjoleles out there? Or reso-ukes?

There are many.
Check eg. Jamie Aebersold "Jazz Handbook" p. 35:
Jazz Handbook

or this blog post on jazz blues (guitar centric but applicable to uke):
Jazz Blues Chord Progressions