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John Kameaaloha Almeida (28 November 1897 – 9 October 1985), born John Celestino Almeida, was a

protégé and composed more than 200 Hawaiian songs.^[1]^[2]

Early life

John Celestino Almeida was born in

After his daughter Annie was born in 1900, John Almeida, Sr. returned to

Queen Liliʻuokalani on November 17, 1917.^[1]^[4]

Almeida married Elizabeth Nāhaku, a woman from

Almeida mentored several other protégé during his career, including Genoa Keawe, Joe Keawe, Bill Aliʻiloa Lincoln, and Billy Hew Len. Several of his protégé performed at a fête held in his honor at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in 1971.

Almeida died on October 9, 1985 of atherosclerosis.

In 1998, Almeida was posthumously inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.

Kamehameha Schools Song Contest entitled Celebrating the Life of John Kameaaloha Almeida.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2009 Kamehameha Schools Song Contest official program" (PDF). Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ ^a ^b "89th Annual Song Contest - Kamehameha Schools". Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ Donaghy, Keola (2003). "Nā Hīmeni a John Kameaaloha Almeida: He kālailaina hoʻohālikelike me ke kālele ma luna o ka ʻokoʻa o ka puana kamaʻilio a me ka puana hīmeni" (Document). {{cite document}}: Cite document requires |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |format= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b Tucker, Keahi (2009-03-18). "Kamehameha Song Contest Remembers Almeida". KGMB. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
^ "HMHFM Honorees - John Kameaaloha Almeida". Retrieved 2009-04-08.