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GLADYS KUKANA GRACE / 1919-2013


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Weaver taught ancient craft to others

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 24, 2013

~~<p>Gladys Kukana Grace, a master lauhala weaver and recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, died Thursday at Kuakini Medical Center. She was 93.</p>
<p>Grace, known as &quot;Aunty Gladys&quot; to those she mentored, learned the art of lauhala weaving from her maternal grandmother while growing up on Hawaii island's South Kona coast.</p>
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Gladys Kukana Grace, a master lauhala weaver and recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, died Thursday at Kuakini Medical Center. She was 93.

Grace, known as "Aunty Gladys" to those she mentored, learned the art of lauhala weaving from her maternal grandmother while growing up on Hawaii island's South Kona coast. Login for more...



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