Alice Nāmakelua | |
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![]() Cover art for Auntie Alice Ku‘uleialohapoina‘ole Namakelua, 1974 | |
Born | 12 August 1892
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Died | 27 April 1987
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Years active | 1927–1987 |
Labels | Hula Records |
"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 own. [1] She was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Nāmakelua was born in Kīhālani on Hawaii Island. [3] As a teenager, she sang for the deposed queen, Liliuokalani. [2] She was taught hula in her teen years by David Kaho'aleawai Kaluhiakalani, who had been the chanter for Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. [4] Nāmakelua spent most of her life on O'ahu. [5]
Nāmakelua worked for the City of Honolulu's Parks and Recreation department, and some of her songs were composed for the Kamehameha Day Parades. [5] Nāmakelua would work on the Maui float for the parade, starting in 1944. [6] While working for the city, she also taught hula, Hawaiian language and music classes. [7] She was also the playground director. [1]
She taught hula, song and the ukulele for a short time on Kauai in 1959, where she resided with mayor Francis Ching and his wife. [2] In the 1970s, she was part of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance and noted for her guitar playing. [8] In 1978, she was one of the special award winners of the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts. [9] In 1980, she received a Na Makua Mahalo ia award, which was originally developed to recognize the musical accomplishments of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. [10]
Alice Nāmakelua | |
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![]() Cover art for Auntie Alice Ku‘uleialohapoina‘ole Namakelua, 1974 | |
Born | 12 August 1892
![]() Honokaa ![]() |
Died | 27 April 1987
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Musical career | |
Instrument(s) |
|
Years active | 1927–1987 |
Labels | Hula Records |
"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 own. [1] She was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Nāmakelua was born in Kīhālani on Hawaii Island. [3] As a teenager, she sang for the deposed queen, Liliuokalani. [2] She was taught hula in her teen years by David Kaho'aleawai Kaluhiakalani, who had been the chanter for Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole. [4] Nāmakelua spent most of her life on O'ahu. [5]
Nāmakelua worked for the City of Honolulu's Parks and Recreation department, and some of her songs were composed for the Kamehameha Day Parades. [5] Nāmakelua would work on the Maui float for the parade, starting in 1944. [6] While working for the city, she also taught hula, Hawaiian language and music classes. [7] She was also the playground director. [1]
She taught hula, song and the ukulele for a short time on Kauai in 1959, where she resided with mayor Francis Ching and his wife. [2] In the 1970s, she was part of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance and noted for her guitar playing. [8] In 1978, she was one of the special award winners of the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts. [9] In 1980, she received a Na Makua Mahalo ia award, which was originally developed to recognize the musical accomplishments of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. [10]