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Noted Maui kumu Charles Kaupu dies
Maui kumu Charles K. Kaupu Jr., a chant teacher and performer, died early this morning, friends said.
He was 53.
Alakai Paleka, KPOA 93.5 program director and disk jockey, said she was told the Kaupu died early this morning on Maui.
She described Kaupu as “a true Hawaiian master chanter” and “very charismatic.”
Maui FM radio station KPOA 93.5, where he worked in the late 1980s and '90s as a program director and on-air personality, paid tribute this morning to Kaupu, who was known as “Bushman” to his listeners.
Kaupu was a founding member of the annual Celebration of the Arts Festival in Kapalua.
He traveled with the musical duo Hapa, and was recently featured alongside musicians Raiatea Helm and Keola Beamer at the 34th Annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards show.
Paleka said that Kaupu also traveled extensively in Japan.
Kaupu was a 1975 graduate of Kamehameha Schools.
He was married.
Funeral services are pending.
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Charles Kaupu chants for dancers on the Old Lahaina Luau float at the the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2002. Maui kumu Charles K. Kaupu Jr., a chant teacher and performer, died early this morning, friends said.
He consulted on traditional Hawaiian protocol at events like The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua's Celebration of the Arts, was employed by Old Lahaina Luau as a chanter and cultural adviser for 22 years, and had worked as a disc jockey and program director at
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In addition to his other recordings and tours with Hapa (see second video below), visitors might also recognize Ka'upu as an engaging chanter and storyteller for the Old Lahaina Luau; his chants -- many preserved on his 2004 album, "Ke Aka: Reflections
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Anthony “Akoni” Akana was the founding executive director of the Friends of Moku’ula for nearly two decades, an organization that strives to educate the Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian community on the significance of historical sites in a non-exploitive environment and to initiate the process of restoring, protecting and preserving historically significant sites.
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