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Born and raised in Honomu, Puna, Hawaiʻi. Began her hula journey with her mother, Mary Keliikuewa Ahiena as her first teacher, later learning dance through Akoni Mika.

After some medical issues with her mother in 1953, she founded Hālau o Kekuhi, eventually training her daughters Nalani and Pualani to take over the hālau in the future.

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Every little bit of wisdom of the songs
(Every details and aspects of the mele such as kaona, cultural, historical, and political backgrounds)

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Grant us knowledge from above - The Hawaiian word "E" is meant as a command thus translating as a command to receive the ʻike.

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n. Thing or person

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1. nvs. Minute particle, grain, crumb, gram, speck, tiny bit, scrap, minutia; small, little, powdery.

2. nvs. Hidden secret; hidden. Cf. huna, a stative usually following nouns, and the transitive verb hūnā.

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vs., Clever, skillful, dexterous, wise, artistic, talented, expert, technical

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song/chant

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1. loc.n., High, upper, above, over, up; on, in, to, into.

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- to give, transfer
- a command to the piko (in this case, "ka ʻike")
- transitive verb, according to Pukui

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to give knowledge

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Edith Kanakaʻole

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E hō mai ka ʻike
mai luna mai ē
O nā mea huna noʻeau
o nā mele ē
E hō mai,
e hō mai,
e hō mai ē.