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Kumu hula From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nalani Kanakaʻole (born March 19, 1946) is a Hawaiian kumu hula at Hālau o Kekuhi.[1] The daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole, she leads Hālau o Kekuhi along with her niece Huihui Kanahele-Mossman.[2] In 1993, she and her sister, Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele, were jointly named National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts, which recognized them as "Hula Masters".[1]
Nalani Kanakaʻole | |
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| Born | March 19, 1946 |
| Occupation | Kumu hula |
| Years active | 1960 – present |
| Children | Kūhaʻo Zane |
| Mother | Edith Kanakaʻole |
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Kanakaʻole was raised on homestead lands in Keaukaha, Hilo, Hawaii, in a traditional Hawaiian fashion.[3] She first learned hula from her grandmother, Mary Kekuewa Kanaele Fujii. She was 13 years old when her mother Edith Kanakaʻole started work as a hula teacher, and began teaching hula herself at the age of 14 in 1960. Her family spoke the Hawaiian language at home.[2]
In 1985, Kanakaʻole opened Sig Zane Designs alongside her husband[4] Sig Zane.[3]
In 1982,[4] Kanakaʻole and Sig Zane had a son, Kūhaʻo Zane.[5]
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