Rubellite Kawena Johnson Explained

Rubellite "Ruby" Kawena Kinney Johnson is a Historian of Hawaii.

Life

Her father was Ernest Kaipoleimanu Kinney (1906–1987) and mother was Esther Kauikeaulani Kaʻulili (1913–1979).Her maternal grandparents were Solomon Kamaha Kaʻulili and Kawena Ah Chong. Her paternal grandparents were William Kihapiʻilani Kinney (1868–1953) and Mary Francesca Vierra (c. 1879–1915).[1] Her paternal great-grandfather was William Kinney (1832–1915) who came to the Hawaiian Islands from Nova Scotia.She was named for the mineral rubellite which is more commonly called tourmaline.Her grandfather was also known as K. W. Kinney[2] to avoid confusion with his half-brother William Ansel Kinney who became a prominent lawyer and then betrayed the Queen in legal representation on behalf of the Kingdom of Hawaii.[3] Another of her grandfather's half-brothers, Ray Kinney (1900–1979), became a popular Hawaiian musician.[4] She was born on the island of Kauaʻi.[5] She married geophysicist Rockne H. Johnson, and had four children: Dane Aukai, Moanilehua, Kaleihanamau and Lilinoe.[6] She has 11 grandchildren.

From 1967 to 1993 she was on the faculty of the University of Hawaii, where she helped establish its Hawaiian studies program. She then became Professor Emeritus of Hawaiian Language and Literature and continued to publish. She researched the history of the Kumulipo, a sacred chant of Hawaiian mythology, and early newspapers in the Hawaiian language.[7]

Johnson was named one of the Living Treasures of Hawai'i in 1983 by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai'i.[5] She was selected as an advisory committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She generally opposes the Akaka Bill for its avoidance of child welfare matters and failure to bring trials for Hawaiian children.[8] She submitted testimony as an expert witness on March 1, 2005, at the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Keny, d. 1693, Milton, MA . DNA test results . Georgia Kinney Bopp . June 4, 2010 . August 15, 2010 .
  2. Web site: Kinney, K.W. office record . state archives digital collections . state of Hawaii . August 15, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Kinney, William Ansel office record . state archives digital collections . state of Hawaii . August 15, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Nick Hayes & Sue Drake - root and branch . Rootsweb . August 15, 2010 .
  5. News: A Talk with Rubellite "Ruby" Kawena Johnson . Mark Coleman . . February 2, 2003 . August 15, 2010 .
  6. News: Honolulu Star-Bulletin . Hawaiians must resist politics of dependency . June 11, 2006 . Kaleihanamau Johnson . August 15, 2010 .
  7. Web site: Ka Nupepa Kuokoa . Digital Collection . University of Hawaii Library . August 15, 2010 .
  8. News: Panel tables Akaka Bill debate . . November 17, 2007 . August 15, 2010.
  9. Web site: Testimony by Rubellite Kawena Kinney Johnson . U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on S. 147 . 113–117 . US Government Printing Office . March 1, 2005 . August 15, 2010 .

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