David Kanuha
Appearance
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David Kanuha, also known as David Kanuha Ainoa (July 4, 1861 - November 12, 1938) was the first Native Hawaiian teacher at Kamehameha Schools in Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii starting on January 27, 1893, only days after the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.[1] He taught tailoring at school and was one of the only school staff to participate in resisting the Republican forces after the kingdom's overthrow.[2]
He was married to Esther Staine.[3] The couple had two children, a daughter named Gladys Kamakakuokalani Brandt and a son named David K. Ainoa. An infant son named Alfred Staine Kanuha died in 1899.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Terry Lee Marzell (2012). Chalkboard Champions: Twelve Remarkable Teachers Who Educated America's Disenfranchised Students. Wheatmark, Inc. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-60494-810-3.
- ^ Broken Trust. University of Hawaii Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8248-3808-9.
- ^ "Hawaiian Genealogy". Papakilo Database. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu" (PDF). The Independent (digital copy). p. 3. Retrieved 29 July 2017.