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Aunty Edith Ke-Kuhi-Kuhi-I-Pu-u-One`o-
Na-Ali`i-o-Kohala Kenoa Kanaka`ole (1913-1979) began her hula training as a child under her mother, Mary Ahi`ena Kekuewa of Puna. From an early age she was taught to regard the oli (chant) over the dance, and in her teachings often stressed the importance of fluency in the Hawaiian language for understanding the kaona (hidden meaning) in each chant.
She said," The oli can exist without the hula, but the hula cannot exist without the oli in the classical forms of these arts."
For years she taught Hawaiian language, first at Hawai`i Community College and from 1973 through 1979 at Hilo College. She was named Hawaiian of the Year in 1977 by the State Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and in 1979 was
presented with the Governor's Award of Distinction for Cultural Leadership, by the State Council on Hawaiian Heritage and the State Foundation on Culture and Arts.
Since her passing, her daughters Pualani Kanaka`ole Kanahele and Nalani Kanaka`ole have continued her teaching in Halau O Kekuhi.
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|  "Hi`ipoi I Ka `Aina Aloha (Cherish the Beloved Land)" CD (1979/2003)The selections heard on this album were original Hawaiian compositions, never before recorded, that reflected and confirmed the Hawaiian celebration of love for the land. From Ka`u to Ka`ula, from Kaua`i to Kaho`olawe, the Hawaiian soul continues to pledge its allegiance to the beauty and the integrity of the life-sustaining `aina (land).
Guest musicians on this album included
George Kahumoku, Jr., Moses Kahumoku, Leimamo Kekuna Ah Yee, Martha Kekuna, Kanailekini Kukahiko Akimseu, Isaiah Ka`aihue, Kana`e Keawe, and Kalani Meinecke.
Winner of the 1980 Na Hoku Haohano Award for Traditional Hawaiian Album of the Year.
Songs:
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Ka `Uluwehi O Ke Kai (The Plants of the Sea)
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Ke One Kaulana O Hawai`i (The Famous Lands of Hawai`i)
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Pua Melie (Plumeria Flower)
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Na `Ono O Ka `Aina (The Delectable Taros of the Land)
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`A`ali`i Kumakani O Ka`u (Steadfast `A`ali`i of Ka`u)
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Nani Ke Kiele/Makapala (Beautiful is the Gardenia/Makalapa)
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Na Pana Kaulana O Keaukaha (The Famous Places of Keaukaha)
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He Punahele Na Ke Kupuna (A Favorite of Grandpa)
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