Puakea Nogelmeier | |
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 Nogelmeier at ʻIolani Palace, 2018 | |
| Born | Marvin Nogelmeier |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, Linguist, Composer, Kumu Hula |
| Awards | Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame, Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Anthropology (PhD), Pacific Island Studies (MA), Hawaiian Language and Anthropology (BA) |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Thesis | Mai Pa'a I Ka Leo: Historical voice in Hawaiian primary materials, looking forward and listening back (2003) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Hawaiian Language |
| Institutions | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Notable works | The Epic Tale of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele |
Puakea Nogelmeier is a kumu hula, linguist, scholar, researcher, writer and American composer of Hawaiian music and chant who is Professor Emeritus of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Executive Director of Awaiaulu.[1] Nogelmeier was Professor at the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His translation of The Epic Tale of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele won the 2008 Samuel M. Kamakau Award for books of the year.
Nogelmeier was born Marvin Nogelmeier. He was given the Hawaiian name, Puakea, by kumu hula Maiki Aiu Lake.[2] "Puakea" translates to "fair child." Nogelmeier was trained in hula by Mililani Allen, learned Hawaiian chant from Edith Kanakaʻole and Edith Kawelohea McKinzie. He learned much of the Hawaiian language and culture from Theodore Kelsey, Sarah Nākoa, and Kamuela Kumukahi.
In 1999, Honolulu's public bus transportation service, TheBus, hired Nogelmeier to rerecord the voice announcements featured on the bus. Nearly 6,000 individual phrases and place names were recorded for the program. In the process, Nogelmeier researched each Hawaiian place name to ensure the most accurate pronunciation. The recordings have helped to standardize how people pronounce these names.[3]
Life[edit]
In 1984, Nogelmeier began teaching Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[4] He retired in 2018 after teaching for 35 years.[5]
Academic achievements, awards, and honors[edit]
- Samuel M. Kamakau Award - Book of the Year (2008)
- Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (2014) [7]
Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards[edit]
Over the years, Nogelmeier has been nominated for more than two dozen Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards for a number of categories. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 at the 43rd Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.[8]
| Year | Album/Artist | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | Ka Lei Moana (Kūpaoa) | Liner Notes | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | Ka Lei Moana (Kūpaoa) | Song of the Year | Nominated | [10] |
| 2017 | Hoʻokele (Kūpaoa) | Liner Notes | Nominated | [11] |
| 2017 | Hoʻokele (Kūpaoa) | Haku Mele | Nominated | [12] |
| 2014 | Bumbye (Kūpaoa) | Haku Mele | Won | [13] |
| 2011 | English Rose (Kūpaoa) | Liner Notes | Won | [14] |
| 2009 | Kamalei: Collection Two (Kealiʻi Reichel) | Liner Notes | Won | [15] |
| 2007 | Maluhia (Kealiʻi Reichel) | Liner Notes | Won | [16] |
| 2004 | Keʻalaokamaile (Kealiʻi Reichel) | Song of the Year | Won | [17] |
| 2004 | Keʻalaokamaile (Kealiʻi Reichel) | Liner Notes | Won | [18] |
| 2000 | Melelana (Kealiʻi Reichel) | Liner Notes | Won | [19] |
Selected compositions[edit]
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Hawaiian
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Hawaiian-English
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Selected bibliography[edit]
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Linguistics
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Hawaiian Culture
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References[edit]
- ^ "University of Hawaiʻi: College of Education".
- ^ "PBS: Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox" (PDF).
- ^ Keany, Michael (2011-04-11). "Voice of TheBus". Honolulu Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ Chad Blair. "Found in Translation".
- ^ James Brancho. "Puakea: The Consummate Kumu".
- ^ Mickey Weems (January 4, 2016). "January 2016 - EXPRESSION! MAGAZINE HAWAII". Issuu.
- ^ "2014 Hall Of Fame Honorees".
- ^ "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS".
- ^ "43rd Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards".
- ^ "43rd Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards".
- ^ "2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Final Ballot Nominees".
- ^ "2017 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Final Ballot Nominees".
- ^ "A Little Aloha: Kūpaoa Brings Sounds of the Islands to the Central Coast".
- ^ "2011 Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners".
- ^ "2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards spread the wealth".
- ^ "Na Hoku Hanohano 2007 Final Ballot".
- ^ "Na Hoku Hanohano 2004 Final Ballot".
- ^ "Na Hoku Hanohano 2004 Final Ballot".
- ^ "2000 Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winners".
- ^ "The 25 Greatest Hawaii Songs of the New Century".
- ^ "The 25 Greatest Hawaii Songs of the New Century".