George Kanahele
George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele (1930–2000) was a native Hawaiian activist, historian and author.
George Kanahele | |
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| Born | October 17, 1930 |
| Died | September 14, 2000 (aged 69) |
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| Occupation(s) | Activist, historian, author |
Biography
George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele was born October 17, 1930, in Kahuku on the island of Oʻahu of Hawaii.[1] Kanahele graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1948, and served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan until 1954. He then served in the United States Army Security Agency in Germany.
Kanahele received his Bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi, and Ph.D. in Government and Southeast Asian Affairs from Cornell University in 1967,[2] graduating from Cornell with academic honors.[3]
Kanahele published several books during his life relating to Hawaiian culture and history.[4] As co-founder of the Hawaiʻi Entrepreneurship Training & Development Institute, he trained indigenous people around the world in how to start sustainable businesses.[1]
Kanahele founded of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association in 1997.[5] Despite being a valuable part of the Hawaiian activism movement, some of his ideas are controversial, such as his argument that native Hawaiians should embrace Hawaii's tourism by helping the visitor industry revive a "Hawaiianess," also described as "a Hawaiian sense of place," in visitor destinations such as Waikīkī. In 1998 he received the Living Treasures of Hawai'i award.
He died in Guam on September 14, 2000, after a heart attack[4] while teaching a seminar.[6]
Publications
- "The Japanese occupation of Indonesia: prelude to independence". Cornell University Microfilms. May 1967.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) Ph.D. Dissertation - "The Hawaiian Renaissance". Polynesian Voyaging Society. May 1979.
- Hawaiian music and musicians: an illustrated history. University of Hawaii Press. 1979 [1986]. ISBN 978-0-8248-0578-4.
- Kanahele, George S.; Berger, John, eds. (2012) [1979]. (2nd ed.). Honolulu, HI, USA: Mutual Publishing. ISBN 9781566479677. OCLC 808415079. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- Pauahi: the Kamehameha legacy. Kamehameha Schools Press. 2002 [1986]. ISBN 0-87336-005-2.
- Hawaiian values for the hospitality industry. WAIAHA Foundation. 1992. ISBN 978-1-881332-00-8.
- Kū kanaka, stand tall: a search for Hawaiian values. University of Hawaii Press. 1993 [1986]. ISBN 978-0-8248-1500-4.
- Waikīkī, 100 B.C. to 1900 A.D.: an untold story. University of Hawaii Press. 1995. ISBN 978-0-8248-1790-9.
- Emma: Hawai'i's Remarkable Queen: a Biography. University of Hawaii Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8248-2240-8.
References
- ^ a b . The National Army Security Agency Association. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ Michael Tsai (July 2, 2006). "George Kanahele". The Honolulu Advertiser.
- ^ "2008 Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism Honorees: George H. S. Kanahele". Shidler College of Business. 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Omandam, Pat (September 16, 2000). "Historian Kanahele, 69, leaves legacy in Waikiki". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ . official web site. Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ Dan Nakaso (August 16, 2009). "George KanaheleRestored 'Hawaiianness' to Waikiki and founded the Native Hawaiian Tourism and Hospitality Association". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2010-03-08.[permanent dead link]