Aloha John Lake

from a couple of days ago...

"John Keolamaka'ainana Lake, a beloved son of Hawai'i who devoted his life to preserving native language and traditions, died yesterday in Honolulu, according to relatives and friends.

Lake, 70, was a master chanter, kumu hula, author, researcher, educator and lecturer who retired from full-time teaching at Saint Louis School in 1992. When Lake joined the Saint Louis faculty in 1965, he started a Hawaiian Studies program that grew to include courses in Hawaiian history, language, music, dance and singing."

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