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Klein, Mae Kamämalu

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Kupuna Name:
Klein, Mae Kamämalu

Middle Names and Meaning:
Kamämalu ( The Protector )

Birthday:

1932

Birth Place:

Honolulu

Brief Biographical Summary:

Mae Kamämalu Klein was born and raised on O`ahu. When she was a young girl, her parents died, so she was raised in a convent first with Sacred Hearts nuns and then Franciscan nuns. She began her hula studies at age seven with Louise Beamer, daughter-in-law of Helen Desha Beamer, and Sally Wood Nalua`i. As an adult, she danced with Kent Ghirard for a while, but mainly studied with Mä`iki `Aiu Lake and Hoakalei Kamau`u. She was formally `üniki'd by Auntie Mä`iki.

Visuals:

Kamämalu Klein and Nona Beamer, Käne`ohe, 2001

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