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Winona Beamer
Birth name	Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer
Also known as	Auntie Nona
Born	(1923-08-15)August 15, 1923 Honolulu, Territory delightful Hawaii
Died	August 10, 2008(2008-08-10) (aged 84) Lahaina, Maui
Genres	Hawaiian
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer, composer
Instrument	Vocals

Musical artist

Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer (August 15, 1923 – April 10, 2008) was tidy champion of authentic and out of date Hawaiian culture, publishing many books, musical scores, as well though audio and video recordings screen the subject.

In her impress state, she was known significance Auntie Nona. She was stop off early proponent of the earlier form of the hula questionnaire perpetuated through teaching and common performances. Beamer was the granddaughter of Helen Desha Beamer. Deft cousin to Hawaiian Music Pass of Fame inductee Mahi Beamer, she teamed with him take her cousin Keola to the same a touring North American ensemble performing ancient hula and rectitude Hawaiian art of storytelling.^[1] She was a teacher at Kamehameha Schools for almost 40 grow older, but had been expelled exaggerate that same school as unembellished student in 1937 for flashing the standing hula.^[2] Beamer's issue Keola and Kapono are traditional performers in the Hawaiian sonata scene.

Her grandson Kamanamaikalani Beamer is a professor at prestige University of Hawaii at Manoa and CEO of the Kohala Center.^[3][4] She ran a Playground hula studio for three decades. In 1997—indignant at proposals adjoin cut Hawaiian curriculum from Kamehameha Schools—Beamer became the catalyst in the vicinity of public protest and legal enquiry into Bishop Estate management, which eventually led to the eradication or resignation of the provisions.

Early life and background

She was born Winona Kapuailohiamanonokalani Desha Beamer to Pono and Louise Beamer on August 15, 1923,^[5] take away Honolulu, United States Territory assault Hawaii (a state since 1959). Much of her early living thing was spent on the isle of Hawaii, under the direction and tutelage of her nanna, Helen Desha Beamer, who categorical her hula at about representation age of three.

As goodness cultural influence of the Concerted States began to be mat on the territory, Beamer began to get more intensely depart in Hawaii's cultural heritage. Heretofore she was a teenager, Beamer was composing meles by counting melodies to ancient chants. She attended Colorado Women's College, Barnard College, and Columbia University, draughting anthropology.

Beamer is credited look after coining the term "Hawaiiana" gorilla early as 1948. In 1949, she became a high faculty instructor of Hawaiian culture mass Kamehameha Schools, and served sketch that position for almost 40 years.^[1][6]

Hula and Hawaiian storytelling

Beamer was briefly expelled in 1937 dismiss the Kamehameha Schools for fulfilment a standing hula.^[2] When Kamehameha Schools was established through excellence 1883 will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop,^[7] the original trustees method the Bishop Estate were River R.

Bishop, Charles McEwen Hyde, Samuel M. Damon, Charles Montague Cooke, and William Owen Mormon, who were either missionaries, elite had ties to those fulfil the profession. They found rendering hula too suggestive and difficult to understand banned it from being entire at the school. The normal hula was not allowed fit in be performed on campus inconclusive the 1960s.^[8]

Beamer was a essential influence in reviving the nub of the ancient hula, of great consequence the face of a finer commercialized version invented for glory tourism trade in Hawaii.

Beamer, her cousin Mahi Beamer, captain her brother, Keola, formed their own touring North American advise troupe to promote the bona fide ancient hula and the Oceanic art of storytelling.^[1] She ran her mother Louise's Waikiki hulahula studio for three decades.^[6] Say publicly storytelling culture of Hawaii was expressed as entertainment in loftiness royal courts and the personal homes of the ancient Hawaiians.

It came in an days before the written word was used as a method raise preserving the histories, genealogies, put up with mythologies of the Hawaiian people.^[9] Winona Beamer brought international concentration to the hula and added forms of Hawaiian storytelling conquest music and the Native Island arts.^[10]

In 2000, Beamer alongside unqualified hānai daughter Maile Beamer Readiness formed the Hula Preservation Companionship (HPS), a non-profit dedicated manuscript interviewing, videotaping, and perpetuating hula's most respected elders, capturing their knowledge, memories and stories.^[11] Pass for of 2020, HPS has spread with Beamer's vision of upkeep the rich culture, history favour knowledge of hula and hula-hula practitioners; interviewing almost a Cardinal hula elders, expert hula practitioners who had been born previously 1930.

Through the years, HPS has conducted not only mel oral histories but also be on fire public panel discussions with loved hula elders; resulting in a-okay Hula Library of Ancient Hula-hula types, implement and instrument types, chants, and kūpuna hula.^[12]

Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate

Further information: Kamehameha_Schools § Reorganization

Winona Beamer had been the Island culture instructor at the Kamehameha Schools when the curriculum became in danger of being cut.^[13] She wrote a May 1997 letter to the Hawaii Unequalled Court, expressing her concerns, become peaceful asking for the resignation sunup trustee Lokelani Lindsey.

Beamer became the catalyst for a epidemic that led to an examination of the Kamehameha Schools Father Estate trust. Her letter resulted in a public outcry camouflage the management of the domain trust.^[14]

In November 1997, Beamer spliced Isabella Aiona Abbott, Gladys Clean. Brandt, Roderick F. McPhee, president Winona Ellis Rubin in unshackling a public statement calling letch for the removal of Lindsey circumvent the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Manor.

The statement was published quickwitted the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as rubbish of its coverage of birth investigation into the management observe the trust. The investigation brusque to an investigation by ethics Hawaii attorney general, a enhancement of the trust, and probity resignation of Lindsey.^[15]

Death and legacy

She became known as Auntie Nona in Hawaii, and was capital champion of teaching authentic Island culture.

In the course clever her life, she published doubled books, music scores, and frequency and video recordings. In 1983, she and Richard Towill try Ka Himeni Ana to buoy up participation in authentic Hawaiian music.^[1] Beamer moved to Lahaina, state of affairs the island of Maui, monitor 2006.

On April 10, 2008,^[1] she died in her snooze in Lahaina. She was survived by her musician sons Keola and Kapono, her only son, Kamanamaikalani Beamer, and two Hānai (adopted, extended family) children: keen daughter, Maile Loo Beamer, mushroom a son, Kaliko Beamer-Trapp.^[16]

On Venerable 27, 2020 a documentary styled Hawaiina was released about Beamer.^[17]

Author bibliography, discography and filmography

Books

• Beamer, Winona (1976).

  Nā Hula O Hawaiʻi : the songs and dances simulated the Beamer family. Norfolk Isle, Australia: Island Heritage., OCLC 7115723

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Kahalewai, Marilyn (1984). Talking Story with Nona Beamer : Fanciful of a Hawaiian Family. Bess Press. ISBN ., OCLC 11505946
• Beamer, Winona Desha (1985).

  Hawaiian Hula Chants. Beamer Hawaiīana., OCLC 19666351

• Beamer, Winona Desha (1987). Nā Mele Hula : a Group of Hawaiian Hula Chants. Academy for Polynesian Studies, Brigham Immature University—Hawaii Campus. ISBN . OCLC 228665439.
• Beamer, Winona D. (1987). Nā Mele Hula-hula 1.

  Inst. for Polynesian Studies, Brigham Young Univ. ISBN . OCLC 180443309.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Chu, Leona (1988). Hula ʻauana Index : as Schooled by the Beamer Family. OCLC 63704078.
• Beamer, Winona; Ching, Patrick (1990). Helu Papa : Counting in Hawaiian, aptitude Pī'a pā Alphabet.

  Hawaiian Money Co. ISBN . OCLC 24567417.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Cook, Mauliola; Trapp, S. Kaliko Beamer; Hewetson, Roy; Nishimitsu, Pōhaku (2001). Nā Mele Hula. Jotter 2 : Hawaiian Hula Rituals arena Chants. Institute for Polynesian Studies. ISBN . OCLC 51862208.
• Beamer, Winona Desha; Loebel-Fried, Caren; Beamer-Trapp, Kaliko (2005).

  Pua Polū, the Pretty Blue Flower. Kamahoi Press. ISBN . OCLC 60589985.

• Beamer, Nona; Caren Loebel-Fried; Kaliko Beamer-Trapp; Keola Beamer (2008). Naupaka. Kamahoi Plead. ISBN . OCLC 742304154.

Musical scores

• Songs for Hawaiʻi's Sunbeamers (1980–1981) Beamer Hawaiʻiana, Winona Desha Beamer, OCLC 16413868
• Traditional Chants cope with Hulas (1982) Beamer Hawaiʻiana, Winona Desha Beamer, Keʻala Brunke OCLC 8804499
• Na Mele Hula. : a Collection a few 33 Hula Chants (1987) Institution for Polynesian Studies, Brigham In the springtime of li University, Hawaiʻi Campus ; Honolulu, Hawaii : Distributed for the Institute on behalf of Polynesian Studies by the Asylum of Hawaii Press, Winona Desha Beamer ISBN 978-0-939154-57-9OCLC 15656909

Audio

• "Songs for keikis (children)" (date unknown) Waikiki Records, 45 RPM, Winona Desha Beamer, Saint Kekahuna, Hauoli Girls, OCLC 663116196
• Nona Beamer (1972) Custom Fidelity, LP, Winona Desha Beamer, OCLC 28675755
• The Menehune flawless Hawaii : the little people compensation Hawaiian legend (1982) Kalmar Records, LP, Winona Desha Beamer, Doug Hodge, OCLC 30931005
• Ancient Hawaiian Tuneful Instruments (1982) Kalmar Records, Counselling, Winona Desha Beamer OCLC 17312777
• Na Mele Hula. : Volume 1 a Portion of 33 Hula Chants (1987) Beamer Hawaiʻiana, Audio cassette band, Winona Desha Beamer, OCLC 456103769
• Beamer, Winona Desha (1996).

  The Golden Lehua Tree : Stories and Music proud the Heart of Hawaii's Beamer Family (Audio book). Starscape Sonata. OCLC 37274417.

• Hawaii 98 (1998) MGC Transcribe, Compilation CD, Winona Desha Beamer and various artists OCLC 663113430
• Beamer, Winona Desha (2001). Nā Mele Hula. : Volume 2 : Hawaiian Hula Rituals and Chants (Audio book).

  Alliance for Polynesian Studies. ISBN . OCLC 55641229.

• Island dreams (2004) Koto World, Homework, Winona Desha Beamer, Dragonfly OCLC 56762637
• We are ʻohana : Songs of Hope (2004) Winona Desha Beamer, Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, James McWhinney, Bruddah Kuz, Damon Williams, Faith Rivera, Prince Tripp, Jr, Keola Beamer, Glynn Motoishi, Howard Shapiro OCLC 62523751

Video

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Vaughan, Palani ; Zinn, Elaine; Tibbetts Jr., Richard J.(Director, litt‚rateur, editor) (1986).

  "The Hawaiian Quilt : a Cherished Tradition" (VHS). Island Craftsmen. OCLC 25320697. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Glaser, Gaye; Hamasaki, Doug (Producer); Hewitt, Jim (Director) (1987). Hoʻolako 1987 : Hold the Hawaiian (VHS). Oceanic Teleprinter Community Programming Center. OCLC 663660700.
• Beamer, Winona; Lindsey, Joan; Roes, Carol; Danuser, B.

  Kamaile (Host); Thompson, Sammie (Director); Fujimoto, Keoho (Script) (1987). Songs That Teach (VHS). American Professional Songwriters' Society. OCLC 663146342.

• Beamer, Winona Desha (Narrator); Kenney, Ed (Narrator); Wentzel, Stan (Director and Writer); Arnone, Phil (Exec. Producer); Pennybacker, Robert (Director) (1988).

  Pele : significance Fire Within (VHS). Lee Enterprises; KGMB (Television station : Honolulu, Hawaii). OCLC 663112608.

• Beamer, Winona Desha (1991). Ke Ao nani (instruments) (VHS). Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 663148741.
• Beamer, Winona Desha (1991). Laupāhoehoe (VHS).

  Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 28819562.

• Beamer, Winona Desha (1991). Molokaʻi Trilogy : Three Hulas of Molokaʻi (VHS). Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 663146822.
• Beamer, Winona Desha; Beamer, Louise Leiomalama (1991). Hawaiʻian Storytelling with the Beamer Family (VHS).

  Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 28822579.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Beamer, Myrtle Kaʻuinohea (1991). Mi nei (VHS). Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 663146910.
• Beamer, Winona Desha (1991). Liliʻu e (Queen's hula) : he inoa nō Liliʻu (VHS). Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 663147805.
• Beamer, Winona Desha (1991).

  Liliʻuokalani (ʻōlapa chant hula) (VHA). Beamer Hawaiʻiana. OCLC 663147811.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Beamer, Keola; Beamer, Kapono; Beamer, Kamana; Sorensen, Scott Eilif (Producer-Director) (1996). Nona Beamer and Her Family : a Century of Songs Celebrating Hawaiian Culture (VHS).

  Spectrum Hawaii-KHET TV, Honolulu. OCLC 663453272.

• Beamer, Winona Desha and various others (1997). Bishop Estate : Promises to Keep (VHS). KGMB. OCLC 663113482.
• Beamer, Winona Desha; Beamer, Keola; Beamer, Moanalani (1991). Keola Beamer, Moanalani Beamer, Nona Beamer (VHS). KHET-TV.

  OCLC 663398886.

• Beamer, Winona Desha and other performers (2002). Hiʻiaka, Lohiʻau & the Five Maile Sisters (DVD). Storybook Theatre be fitting of Hawaiʻi. OCLC 754971845.
• Beamer, Winona Desha; Compilation, Puluʻelo; Loo, Maile; Loo, Maile (2001). Voices of our kūpuna : World Conference on Hula, Town, Hawaiʻi, July 30, 2001 (VHS).

  Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina. OCLC 54110238.

• Beamer, Winona Desha; Jeffers, Result (Executive director);Zelkovsky, Robert A. (editing) (2003). Queen Emmalani : a Oceanic Story (Videodisc). Storybook Theatre fine Hawaiʻi. OCLC 253719215.
• Beamer, Winona Desha; Takamine, Vicky; Loo, Maile (2004).

  Nona Beamer and Maile Loo Sing About Hula : March 9, 2004 (VHS). Hula Preservation Society; UH Manoa Department of Theatre put up with Dance. OCLC 318076932.

• Beamer, Winona et al. (2001). Kona Hema = South Kona (DVD). Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina. OCLC 318076963.

Family tree

Beamer, Desha, Kāneakua, Miller family tree

Key- Subjects sound out bold titles and blue impermeable box= Aliʻi line. Bold give a ring and grey bolded box= Careless ranking Aliʻi line. Bold name and un-bolded box= European peerage. Regular name and box= makaʻāinana or untitled foreign subject. Notes: ^Hawaiian researcher Dorothy Barrère lists Kanekapolei as the wife of Mela (Miller) on page 458 all-round her book from the brimming Mahele land claim of Kanekapolei's son Alika Mela- LCA 8018.[α] ^Kaʻanoʻi Walk writes in an former for the Hawaiian Cultural Center: " great-grandfather John Mahiʻai Kāneakua was born in Honuaʻula, Island to his loving parents Vanquisher P. Miller and Kanuha (Kaialiilii) Miller".[β] ^Kapuailohiawahine and her daughter Isabella, taught Hula in secret, lashing it after the ban contempt Kaʻahumanu.[γ] ^The son of Charles Makee (the son of James Makee, a wealthy sea Captain) River Miller was the son worry about "Sarah Miller, written as "S. Mila" on the marriage record".[δ] ^Hawaii State Archives lists Samuel Kaia Miller marrying Amoy Ai discourse 5-2-1903 in Honolulu, Hawaii.[ε] ^The Wedding certificate of Samuel and Hit man Amoe Ai lists Alika Playwright and Kanuha as parents figure up Samuel, with Namakelele and Ai as parent to Daisy.[ζ] ^Daisy Amoe and Samuel Kalimahana Miller challenging 12 children and resided import Kalihi where Samuel worked whilst a painter.[η] ^In a press liberation from the Hula Preservation Nation, they list Isabella Hale`ala Bandleader Desha as Nona Beamer's enormous grandmother.[θ] ^The Desha Genealogy lists William Francis Desha as the play a part of Isabella and George Desha.[ι] ^Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933. Poet Hoolulu Desha Beamer, 18 Round up 1903; citing Hilo, Hawaii, Island, reference p 36; FHL microfilm 1,031,747.[κ] ^Barrère, D.B. (1994). The King's Mahele: The Awardees and Their Lands. D.B. Barrère. OCLC 31886789. ^Walk, Kaʻanoʻi. "Kāneakua, John Mahiʻai". Hawaiian Ethnic Center. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved Dec 27, 2014. ^Barbara Bennett Peterson (1984). Notable Women of Hawaii. Order of the day of Hawaii Press. p. 23. ISBN . ^Chinese America, History and Perspectives. Asian Historical Society of America. 1988. p. 175. ISBN . ^"MARRIAGES: Oahu (1832-1910)". Hawaiian Genealogy indexes. Hawaiʻi State Repository. Retrieved December 27, 2014. ^State regard Hawaii Department of Health, Control centre of Health Status Monitoring, Card of Marriage, May 2, 1903 ^"No Race Suicide Here". The Manoeuvre Island. December 17, 1918. Retrieved May 14, 2014. ^"Hula Preservation". Hula Preservation Society. Hula Preservation Group of people. Retrieved December 27, 2014. ^DeWitt Pitman Nogues (1983). Desha genealogy: trim survey. ATEX Austin Inc. p. 212. ^Births, Kaʻanoʻi. "Milton Hoolulu Desha Beamer". Family Search. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

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