Edith kanaka ole biography of abraham

Hawaiian teacher and kumu hula (1913–1979)

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Edith kanaka ole biography of abraham

For the Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium, see Hoʻolulu Park.

Edith Kenao Kanakaʻole (born Edith Kekuhikuhipu'uoneonāali'iōkohala Kenao, October 30, 1913 – October 3, 1979) was a Hawaiian dancer, chanter, teacher, and kumu hula.

Born in Honomū, Hawaiʻi in 1913, she was taught hula from a young age, and dropped out of her formal schooling before completing middle school. She began to compose traditional Hawaiian music in 1946, choreographing hula to accompany many of her chants, and founded Hālau O Kekuhi in 1953.

In the 1970s, she taught Hawaiian studies and language at Hawaiʻi Community College and later the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, where she worked until her death in 1979.

Early life

Edith Kenao Kanakaʻole was born Edith Kekuhikuhipu'uoneonāali'iōkohala Kenao on October 30, 1913, in Honomū, on the Hāmākua coast of Hawaiʻi.

She was one of 12 children