These influential wāhine and their achievements in Hawaii s history paved the way for all Hawaiian women, as well as women around the Pacific! Source: Hawaii Magazine 1. Queen Emma Photo: Wikipedia In 1859, Queen Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke established Queen s Hospital to save the rapidly declining Native Hawaiian population, providing free services to those suffering from foreign-introduced illnesses like smallpox and influenza. In 1867, she founded The St. Andrew’s Priory School for Girls. Her talents extended into music as a vocalist, pianist and dancer and regarded for her skills as an equestrian. 2.
The Maui surfer girls love each other's hair. It is awesome hair, long and bleached by the sun, and it falls over their shoulders straight, like water, or in squiggles, like seaweed, or in waves.
As an optimist, passionate filmmaker, writer, and musician, Leah Dawson derives her passion in life from her love for surfing and her relationship with the ocean. She focuses on creating positive media that empowers, educates, and inspires viewers to recognize the influence of community and the importance of living in harmony with nature and each other. She feels responsible to nurture the female surf culture, and to encourage a growing community of women to express themselves with their innate inner beauty.