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Cultural icon, the late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who to be featured on U.S. quarters, the U.S. Mint said Wednesday the other side of each quarter will show George Washington. The Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation in Hilo, which was established in 1990 to perpetuate her and her husband Luka Kanaka’ole’s teachings. As reported by the AP:

Kanaka’ole, who died in 1978, has been described as cultural icon, composer, chanter, dancer, teacher, and entertainer

HONOLULU (AP) — The late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole is among five women who will be individually featured on U.S. quarters next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the coins.

This undated photo provided by Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation show the late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole. Kanaka”ole is among five women who will be individually featured on a U.S. quarter next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the flip side of the coin. (Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation via AP)

The U.S. Mint said Wednesday the other side of each quarter will show George Washington.

It described Kanaka’ole, who died in 1978, as a composer, chanter, dancer, teacher, and entertainer.

“Her moʻolelo, or stories, served to rescue aspects of Hawaiian history, customs and traditions that were disappearing due to the cultural bigotry of the time,” it said in a news release.

The Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation in Hilo, which was established in 1990 to perpetuate her and her husband Luka Kanaka’ole’s teachings, said she has been recognized as “the preeminent practitioner of modern Hawaiian culture and language.”

This undated photo provided by Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation shows the late Native Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanaka’ole and her husband Luka Kanaka’ole. Kanaka”ole is among five women who will be individually featured on a U.S. quarter next year as part of a program that depicts notable women on the flip side of the coin. (Edith Kanaka’ole Foundation via AP)

The U.S. Mint said the other four women to appear on the coin next year were: Bessie Coleman, the first African American and first Native American woman pilot; Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady and author; Jovita Idár, the Mexican American journalist and activist; and Maria Tallchief, who was America’s first prima ballerina.

This year, the program is issuing coins featuring five other women, including poet Maya Angelou and astronaut Sally Ride.

Source AP

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