Loading chat...
HI HR24
Resolution
Status
2/15/2017
Primary Sponsor
Daynette Morikawa
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Honors Kuana Torres Kahele for his contributions to perpetuating Native Hawaiian culture, including olelo, hula, music, and traditional practices.
-
Recognizes his training as a kane dancer under legendary kumu hula Johnny Lum Ho starting at age six and his role as a permanent halau musician.
-
Acknowledges his co-founding of Na Palapalai in 1995 with Kehau Tamure, whose song "Ke Anu O Waimea" became the most popular hula song in Japan.
-
Highlights his 2011 solo album "Kaunaloa" which reached No. 2 on the Top World Albums Chart and won Na Hoku Hanohano Awards for Album and Song of the Year.
-
Recognizes his work organizing and instructing the hula halau Na Lei Lanakila O Ni'ihau and his Hawaiian Music & Culture School in Japan serving over 200 students in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.
Legislative Description
Recognizing Kuana Torres Kahele Kumu Hula, Award Winning Singer And Songwriter, Traditional And Cultural Practitioner For All His Accomplishments, Accolades And Efforts To Perpetuate Hawaiian Culture.
Recognizing Kuana Torres Kahele – kumu hula, award winning singer and songwriter, traditional and cultural practitioner for al
Last Action
Resolution adopted in final form.
2/15/2017