When Huihui Kanahele-Mossman was a girl, she spent a lot of time with her grandmother, Edith Kanaka‘ole. With her tutu as her teacher she grew up bilingual, a native speaker of Hawaiian as well as English.
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No scholar has had a more profound impact on the intellectual development of the Hawaiian community.
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Trisha Kehaulani Watson is a Kaimuki resident, small business owner, and bibliophile. She holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Hawaii and J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law. She writes about environmental issues, cultural resource management, and the intersection between culture and politics. Opinions are the author s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat s views. You can follow or contact her on Twitter at @hehawaiiau.