Biography

John Pi‘ilani Watkins
b. December 24, 1928
d. February 25, 1983
Kumu hula (hula practitioner and teacher), musician, and composer
2009: Posthumous winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.
d. February 25, 1983
Kumu hula (hula practitioner and teacher), musician, and composer
2009: Posthumous winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts.