Writer Margie Dukore led a vibrant, friend-filled life

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 06, 2012

~~<p>The facts of her life make for an impressive biography: She grew up on the campus of Kamehameha Schools, the daughter of a beloved scholar of Hawaiian history and granddaughter of a four-star admiral. She became an award-winning novelist, playwright, writing teacher and actor with a number of memorable roles on the original "Hawaii Five-0."</p>
<p>But beyond that, Margaret Mitchell Dukore Lisman was a person who lit up the room whether at a political gathering or on a trip to the chemotherapy unit.</p>
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The facts of her life make for an impressive biography: She grew up on the campus of Kamehameha Schools, the daughter of a beloved scholar of Hawaiian history and granddaughter of a four-star admiral. She became an award-winning novelist, playwright, writing teacher and actor with a number of memorable roles on the original "Hawaii Five-0."

But beyond that, Margaret Mitchell Dukore Lisman was a person who lit up the room whether at a political gathering or on a trip to the chemotherapy unit. Login for more...