Ukulele Festival Hawaii. This annual Waikiki festival honors Hawaii's beloved musical instrument. Photo: Tina Mahina. Photo: Tina Mahina. The ukulele is Hawaiiâs best-loved musical instrument, so it makes sense that Ukulele Festival Hawaii is the worldâs largest, attracting enthusiasts from as far away as Italy and Thailand.
atrioventricular (AV) valve, a valve in the heart through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles. The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is the mitral (bicuspid) valve; the right AV valve is the tricuspid valve. 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
The word is derived from the Latin valva, the moving part of a door, in turn from volvere, to turn, roll. The simplest, and very ancient, valve is simply a freely hinged flap which drops to obstruct fluid (gas or liquid) flow in one direction, but is pushed open by flow in the opposite direction. This is called a check valve, as it prevents or checks the flow in one direction.