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Eddie Kamae, Feb. 4

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Feb. 4, 2017

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A man on a stand up paddle board heralded the procession of canoes for Eddie Kamae with a conch shell, or pu, at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki.
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Eddie Kamae's wife, Myrna, closed her eyes as she held his ashes in a canoe before launching off from Kaimana Beach on Saturday. His ashes were scattered off the shores of Waikiki by friends and family. Eddie and Myrna Kamae celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year.
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A celebration of life ceremony for Eddie Kamae, beloved ukulele master and a founding member of the Sons of Hawaii, was held on Saturday at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki. At the event, Myrna Kamae, Eddie's wife for 50 years, addressed the crowd.
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The crowd clapped and took took pictures and video from Kaimana Beach in Waikiki as the canoes paddled out to scatter Eddie Kamae's ashes on Saturday.
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The crowd clapped and took took pictures and video from Kaimana Beach in Waikiki as the canoes paddled out to scatter Eddie Kamae's ashes on Saturday.
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Myrna Kamae waved to the gathering at Kaimana Beach before launching off to scatter her husband's ashes with friends and family off shore.
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Eddie Kamae's wife, Myrna, sat in a canoe before launching off from Kaimana Beach on Saturday. His ashes were scattered off the shores of Waikiki by friends and family. Eddie and Myrna Kamae celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year.
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A celebration of life for Eddie Kamae was held on Saturday at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki. Pictured is his wife, Myrna, addressing the crowd who gathered for the beloved ukulele master and founding member of the Sons of Hawaii who died on Jan. 17 at age 89.
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Myrna Kamae (center) greeted friends at the celebration of life ceremony held for her husband Eddie Kamae at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki on Saturday. Pictured to the right is Hawaiian singer Marlene Sai.
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Ka Waihona o Ka NaÕauao students blew conch shells, or pu, during the celebration of life ceremony held for ukulele master Eddie Kamae at Kaimana Beach on Saturday.
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A celebration of life for Eddie Kamae was held on Saturday at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki. Pictured is the gathering for Kamae where music was played, prayers were made and stories were shared.
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Musicians performed at the celebration of life ceremony held for Eddie Kamae on Saturday at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki. Kama was a beloved ukulele master and a founding member of the Sons of Hawaii who died on Jan. 17 at age 89.
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Myrna Kamae, wife of Eddie Kamae, looked back and waved to the crowd lining the shore of Kaimana Beach as her friends and family departed on canoes to scatter her husband's ashes.
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The ashes of Eddie Kamae were wrapped in ti leaves and on display at his celebration of life ceremony held at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki on Saturday.
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Kimo Kahoano had tears in his eyes as he addressed the gathering held for Eddie Kamae at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki on Saturday.
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Phenyx Newman, 7, blew a conch shell, or pu, with fellow Ka Waihona o Ka NaÕauao students during the Eddie Kamae celebration of life ceremony held at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki on Saturday.
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A sign welcomed people to the celebration of life ceremony held for Eddie Kamae at Kaimana Beach on Saturday morning. Kama was a beloved ukulele master and a founding member of the Sons of Hawaii who died Jan. 17 at age 89.
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