Edith Kanakaʻole
Edith Keʻkuhikuhiʻipuʻuoneonāaliʻiokohala Kanakaʻole (30 ʻOkakopa 1913–3 Mei 1979) he kumu hula, mele Hawaiʻi, loea ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, a kumuʻike Hawaiʻi hoʻi mai Hawaiʻi mai. He wahine akamai loa ʻo ia i ka moʻolelo Hawaiʻi a me nā loina kahiko, a ua kōkua nui ʻo ia i ka hoʻōla hou ʻana i ka ʻike Hawaiʻi i ka wā o ka Hoʻōla Hou ʻAna o ka Hawaiʻi o nā makahiki 1970 [1].
Ka Nohona
[E ho'opololei | edit source]Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Edith Kanakaʻole i ka lā 30 ʻOkakopa 1913 ma Honomū, Hawaiʻi. He keiki ʻo ia na John Kanaeleolulakaikenao (i hānau ʻia ma 1870) lāua ʻo Mary Kekuewa Ahiena (i hānau ʻia ma 1880). He ʻumikumamālua mau keiki a lāua[2]. Ua aʻo ʻia ʻo ia i nā mele a me nā hula kahiko e kona makuahine. Ma hope o kona puka ʻana mai ke kula kiʻekiʻe, ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e aʻo i ka hula a me ka moʻolelo Hawaiʻi.
Ke Aʻo ʻAna
[E ho'opololei | edit source]I ka makahiki 1966, ua lilo ʻo ia i kumu ma ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo. Ma laila, ua aʻo ʻo ia i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, ka moʻolelo Hawaiʻi, a me ka hula. Ua kūkulu pū ʻo ia i ka papahana hōʻike hula Hālau o Kekuhi, kahi e aʻo ʻia ai ka hula kahiko. Ua aʻo ʻo ia i nā haumāna a pau i makemake e aʻo i ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi, ʻaʻole i ka poʻe Hawaiʻi wale nō[1].
Nā Haʻawina
[E ho'opololei | edit source]Ua kōkua nui ʻo Edith Kanakaʻole i ka hoʻomau ʻana i nā loina Hawaiʻi. Ua kākau ʻo ia i nā mele he nui, e like me "Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai" ("Plants of the Sea"), a ua hoʻopaʻa ʻo ia i ka ʻike no nā pele a me ka hoʻomana Hawaiʻi. Ua hoʻokumu ʻo ia i ka Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation i ka makahiki 1990.
Nā Hanana Hope
[E ho'opololei | edit source]Ua hala ʻo Edith Kanakaʻole i ka lā 3 Mei 1979 ma Hilo, Hawaiʻi. I ka makahiki 2024, ua hoʻohui ʻia kona inoa i ka U.S. quarter dollar, ʻo ia ka wahine Hawaiʻi mua loa i hoʻohanohano ʻia pēlā[1]. Ma luna o ke kālā, ua kākau ʻia nā huaʻōlelo "E hō mai ka ʻike" (Grant us knowledge), he māhele o kekahi oli āna i aʻo ai[1].
Nā Kūmole
[E ho'opololei | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chang, Heidi (2 Iune 2023). "'Aunty Edith' is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter". NPR.
- ↑ Dawson, Shay (2024). "Biography: Edith Kanakaʻole". National Women's History Museum.
He ʻōmuku kēia mea. Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, e kōkua mai i ka holomua ʻana i kēia mea. |