Women's History
Edith Kankaole
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#ABOUT EDITH
#ABOUT EDITH
-Edith full name is Edith Kenao Kankaole
-She was a Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, and a teacher
-Edith was born on October 30, 1913 and sadly passed away on October 3, 1979 at the age of 65 years old.
#CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION
#CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION
-Edith spent her childhood at the the beach or at a river catching fishes with her family then after eating them for dinner
-Edith has dropped out of her formal school, just before completing middle school
#EDITH ACCOMPLISHMETS
#EDITH ACCOMPLISHMETS
-Preserve Native Hawaiian culture, revisiting the Hawaiian language , hula and chant.
# EDITH LATER YEARS
# EDITH LATER YEARS
- At the age of 33 years old Edith has begun to compose traditional Hawaiian music and choreograph hula movements.
- Edith taught Hawaiian studies and language at the Hawai'i Community
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EDITH
Stunning, Lovely, and impressive.
Mother of Pualani Kanaka’ole Kanahele and Nalani Kanaka’ole.
The oli, Hawaiian chants, formed the basis of Hawaiian values and history.
Felt happiness, sadness, and excitement
She had no fears
Hawaiian land practices, mythology, and genealogy. The first Hawaiian to get their face on a coin.
She wanted to keep the Hawaiian spirit alive.
Honomu,HI is located on the Hamakua coast of hawaii
Kanaka’ole
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