Winona Beamer, 84, entertained, educated and inspired generations
11 April, 2008, The Honolulu Advertiser
Winona Beamer, the beloved matriarch of a prominent Island family of entertainers and who coined the phrase "Hawaiiana" and dedicated her life to hula, died early yesterday at the Lahaina home she shared with her singer-composer son, Keola Beamer. She was 84.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep," said a weeping Keola Beamer from San Francisco, where he was in the midst of a concert tour...
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