Nalani Kanakaʻole
Nalani Kanakaʻole | |
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| Born | March 19, 1946 Keaukaha, Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| Occupation | Kumu hula |
| Years active | 1960 – present |
| Children | 1 |
| Mother | Edith Kanakaʻole |
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Nalani Kanakaʻole (born March 19, 1946) is an American Hawaiian kumu hula (hula teacher) at Hālau o Kekuhi, the dance company. The daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole, she leads Hālau o Kekuhi along with her niece Huihui Kanahele-Mossman. 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".