Genoa Keawe, a major figure in the history of modern Hawaiian music and an inspiration for several generations of Hawaiian entertainers, died yesterday morning at her family home in Papakolea. She was 89. Here she is shown in 2006 giving a performance on Kalakaua Avenue at the "Waikiki by Moonlight" street party.
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