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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 07 > George Na’ope, Hawaiian cultural authority

George Na’ope, Hawaiian cultural authority

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....

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