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By Claire Noland / The Bulletin
November 7, 2009
George Na’ope, a guardian of native Hawaiian culture who taught traditional hula and chanting to generations of students and introduced the ancient art forms to new audiences, has died. He was 81.
Na’ope, who was honored with a National Heritage Fellowship award by the National Endowment for the....