Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Aunty' Genoa Leilani Adolpho Keawe-Aiko (October 31, 1918 – February 25, 2008) was a Hawaiian musician. [1] Keawe was born on the island of Oʻahu in the Kakaʻako district of Honolulu and grew up in Lā'ie. [2] She was an icon in Hawaiian music and a mainstay on the Hawaiian music scene for more than 60 years. She captivated local and ...
Mary "Aunty Malia" Blanchard Solomon (November 24, 1915 – May 8, 2005) was an American textile artist and expert on Hawaiian customs, crafts, and culture. Solomon researched and traveled across the South Pacific to regain lost knowledge about kapa, the traditional Hawaiian craft of making cloth from the fibers of trees.
Mary Louise Kaleonahenahe Wentworth Peck Kekuewa (February 5, 1926 – July 18, 2008) was an American Hawaiian master of the ancient art of lei hulu (or feather lei) making and teacher. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She is considered the "matriarch of the feather arts" according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser . [ 2 ]
Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer (August 15, 1923 – April 10, 2008) was a champion of authentic and ancient Hawaiian culture, publishing many books, musical scores, as well as audio and video recordings on the subject.
Margaret Maiki Souza Aiu Lake (28 May 1925 – 19 June 1984) was a hula dancer, kumu hula, hula teacher, and influential figure in the second Hawaiian Renaissance [1] [2] because of her revolutionary teaching techniques. [3] Because of her work she was recognized as the "Mother of Hawaiian Renaissance."
"Auntie" Alice Kuʻuleialohapoʻinaʻole Kanakaoluna Nāmakelua (1892–1987) was a Hawaiian composer and performer. Nāmakelua was also a kumu hula dancer and lei-maker. [1] She was an expert performer of the slack-key guitar and a master of the Hawaiian language. [2] Nāmakelua was a mentor of other musicians and wrote around 180 songs of her ...
"Auntie" Irmgard Keali'iwahinealohanohokahaopuamana Farden Aluli (October 7, 1911 – October 4, 2001) was a Hawaiian composer who wrote over 200 songs. In Hawaii, she was considered a haku mele, or maker of songs. [1] Aluli is considered the most prolific woman composer of Hawaii since Queen Lili'uokalani. [2]
Anna Leialoha Lindsey Perry-Fiske (née Lindsey; February 2, 1900 – June 1995) was an American rancher, philanthropist, and advocate for Native Hawaiian culture. [1] She is notable for managing the Lindsey Ranch (later renamed Anna Ranch), which was atypical for women at the time, and for introducing Brahman and Charolais cattle to Hawaii.