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Peshkwe
Akahai
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 Posted - 02/25/2008 : 08:42:44 AM
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Just saw a post at HawaiiThreads saying Auntie Genoa Keawe passed on at about 4am HST.
If true....*sigh*
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Lawrence
Ha`aha`a
USA
1597 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 09:02:47 AM
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A real loss...
...what a great contribution she has made.
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Mahope Kākou...
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 09:05:08 AM
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| What a kind and gracious lady she was. She was the embodiment of aloha. She has left a legacy of her music and her family. Aloha `oe, Aunty. Now you may sing with the angels. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
1918 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 09:29:23 AM
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She was the epitome of aloha.
How blessed we are to have her wonderful recordings to keep her forever in our hearts... |
Auntie Maria
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 09:32:45 AM
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From the photo gallery at www.genoakeawe.com
Genoa Keawe holding her National Endowment for the Arts award in September 2000. This award was given in recognition for her contribution in sharing her Hawaiian music and culture in Hawaii. Hawaii Representative Patsy Mink attended the ceremony and was invited to present the Award. Representative Mink also hosted Genoa and family at the nation's capitol for lunch.
Big loss for Hawaiian music and fans everywhere, but she will be remembered always. |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 10:04:19 AM
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I am absolutely devastated. I am lucky to have been able to tell her many times that hers was the voice that took me to paradise when my own childhood was less than idyllic. Had there been no Genoa Keawe, I couldn't have cared less about Hawaiian music.
In my mind and in my heart, she was the first and only.
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Join me for the history of Hawaiian music and its musicians at Ho`olohe Hou at www.hoolohehou.org. |
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naukilo
Lokahi
USA
103 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 11:56:33 AM
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Aloha Everyone,
It is indeed a sad day in all Hawaii that the First Lady of Hawaiian Music has passed on.
Auntie Genoa has always been a gracious warm lady filled with aloha that touched many musicians, like myself, in our careers. Her smile and warmth touched all those who met her. She will be missed.
Ua hala 'oia i ka lanikeha i ka poli o Ke Akua mana loa. Amama. Ua noa.
Aloha Ke Akua,
Rev. Dennis Kamakahi
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da_joka
Lokahi
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Admin
Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 12:52:51 PM
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| An interview with Auntie Genoa Keawe by Branscombe Richmond at mauitoday.tv. Other fun clips there too. |
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KäneKïHö`alu
Akahai
64 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 1:15:58 PM
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| Aloha `oe, Aunty Genoa. You will be truly missed, but never forgotten. |
E mālama pono a e hoʻomaha ma ka maluhia o ke Akua,
Matt |
Edited by - KäneKïHö`alu on 02/25/2008 1:16:41 PM |
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hawaiianmusiclover06
`Olu`olu
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 1:22:59 PM
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Aloha 'oe, Aunty Genoa. You will surely be missed in the islands. Please say a prayer for the Keawe 'ohana. There will be no one that will replace you Aunty Genoa.
Alana :) |
Aloha Kakou, maluhia a me aloha mau loa (Hello everyone, peace and love forever) |
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hwnmusiclives
`Olu`olu
USA
580 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 1:48:59 PM
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Over the coming days and weeks, I am sure the tributes are going to take many forms - everyone sharing their special moment with Aunty Genoa.
This is my favorite Genoa Keawe moment - sung from her wheelchair from the audience on the wireless mic... A duet with O`Brien Eselu.
September 23, 2005
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Join me for the history of Hawaiian music and its musicians at Ho`olohe Hou at www.hoolohehou.org. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 1:59:06 PM
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| Thanks for sharing those links, guys. Bill, an especially fitting tribute to Aunty. What a classy lady. And her `ohana has the same aloha. Remember, Eric Keawe is one of our TP family members. We extend our deepest respect, admiration and condolences to `Ohana Keawe. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 2:24:59 PM
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What a fabulous wahine she was. I wish I could have heard her sing live and/or met her in person. Oh well.
(sings) Aia i 'Alika... lol |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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Pops
Lokahi
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 4:15:19 PM
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| I met Aunty on Thanksgiving last year. What a gentle lady. She was very gracious to me and I feel so lucky that I was able to tell her how much her music meant to me. I'm sure she's with the angels now and my thoughts and prayers are with her family. Aloha, Aunty. |
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
841 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 5:18:20 PM
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It's very hard to grasp the enormity of what Genoa Keawe means to so many different people in so many different ways. Mother of 12. Leaving behind scores of grand, great, and great great grandchildren. Icon of Hawaiian music.
If a "Mt Rushmore" of Hawaiian Music and culture is ever built. This Icon of Hawaiian Music deserves her place in it. The world is a better place because of Genoa Keawe. A role model to us all, in lots of different ways. |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain |
Edited by - markwitz on 02/25/2008 7:44:27 PM |
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