Aloha Dalire
Fabianne Pomaialoha Wong Dalire, known professionally as Aloha Dalire, (June 22, 1950 – August 6, 2014) was an American
Dalire Wong was born on June 22, 1950, in
Dalire won the first Miss Hula title, later known as Miss Aloha Hula, in 1971 under her
Death
Aloha Dalire died at her home in Kaneohe, Hawaii, during the early morning of August 6, 2014, at the age of 64.[2] She had recently returned from a hula competition in Japan on August 1.[2] She was survived by her three daughters and sixteen grandchildren.[1] Thousands of people attended her funeral service at the Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary in Kaneohe on August 20, 2014.[4] The service included hula dancers and music performed by Robert Cazimero and Jerry Santos.[4] Her funeral procession through Kaneohe included stops at her first hula halau on Kamehameha Highway (now owned by her oldest daughter, Kapua Dalire-Moe) and her hula studio on Kahuhipa Street.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Wu, Nina (2014-08-06). "Aloha Dalire, first Miss Aloha Hula, dies at age 64". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Burnett, John (2014-08-07). "Kumu hula Aloha Dalire, first Miss Hula, dies at 64". West Hawaii Today. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b c d Cooper, Jeanne (2014-08-10). "Loss of hula legend Aloha Dalire hits Hawai'i, Bay Area". San Francisco Chronicle's Hawaii Insider. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ^ a b c Kawano, Lynn (2014-08-20). "Funeral held for Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2014-08-31.