Isabella Haleʻala Kaʻili Desha

Isabella Haleʻala Kaʻili Desha^[1] (née Miller; January 16, 1864 – February 28, 1949^[2]) was a highly regarded Hawaiian composer, musician and kumu hula^[3] during the Kingdom of Hawaii and throughout her life. She is descended from notable chiefly lines.^[4]

Birth and early life

She was one of five children. Her father was Alika (Alexander) Mela (Miller). She, along with her mother, Kapuailohiawahine Kanuha Miller, herself a notable kumu hula, composer and dancer of her time, would teach the dance in a secret Hawaiian hālau. Isabella's sibling's included John Mahiʻai Miller/Kāneakua.^[5]

Isabella married George Langhern Desha, the Postmaster for Hilo, Hawaii,^[6] and had four children,^[7] including William Francis Desha^[8] and Helen Desha Beamer.^[9] In his book, Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Keola Beamer writes that Helen Beamer and her mother Isabella would dance the hula, Kūwili as a spontaneous celebration during family gatherings.^[10]

She is the matriarch of the Beamer musical dynasty, considered the most notable musical family in the history of the Hawaiian islands.^[11] The family includes award winning musicians, composers, historians and activists that have perpetuated Hawaiian culture and history for over 100 years.^[12] She was forced to teach the hula in secret due to the puritanical beliefs of the Calvinist missionaries.^[13]

Beamer method of hula

During the reign of King David Kalakaua, the formerly banned native dance known as hula was given a mandate from the monarch to be brought back to both the Royal Court and in public display.^[14]^[15] Many of the hula master of the time came forward from different parts of the islands representing different parts of the old aliʻi kingdoms. Through this restoration of the dance, was preserved the identification of the original four aliʻi kingdoms through chant.^[15]

Family tree

Key- Subjects with bold titles and blue bold box= Aliʻi line. Bold title and grey bolded box= Lower ranking Aliʻi line. Bold title and un-bolded box= European nobility. Regular name and box= makaʻāinana or untitled foreign subject.

Mela (Miller)

Kānekapōlei^{[lower-roman 1]}

Kaialii

Poimoa

Kilinahe

Lama (w)

Alexander P. Miller Jr.
(Alika Mela)^{[lower-roman 2]}

Kapuailohia Wahine Kanuha Kaialiilii.^{[lower-roman 3]}

Ai

Namakalele

Charles Makee^{[lower-roman 4]}

Sarah Kaʻili Miller

John Mahiʻai Miller/Kaneakua
(Oct. 9, 1860-Jan. 26, 1936)
County Clerk of Kaua‘i
Hui Hawaiian Aloha ʻĀina

Lucy Kaʻumealani Cummings

Samuel Kalimahana Kaialiilii Miller.^{[lower-roman 5]}^{[lower-roman 6]}
(1868-Nov. 24, 1933)

Daisy Amoe Ai^{[lower-roman 7]}

George Langhern Desha

Isabella Haleʻala Kaʻili Miller^{[lower-roman 8]}^{[lower-roman 9]}
(1865-Feb. 28, 1949)

Noa Miller

Charles Miller

Sakichi Hayashi

Annie Maikaʻi Miller

Charles Hoolulu Siemsen

Peter Carl Beamer

Helen Kapuailohia Desha
(Sept. 8, 1882–Sept. 25, 1952)

David Lester Desha

James Waichiro Miller

Milton Hoʻolulu Beamer
(October 18, 1903^{[lower-roman 10]} - )

Kaaloehukaiopuaena Copp

Francis Kealiʻinohopono Beamer

Louise Leiomälama

Harriet Kekahiliokalani Beamer

Peter Carl Kaleikaʻapunihonua Beamer Jr.

Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer

Mahi Beamer

Odell Steppe

Winona Beamer

Keola Beamer

Kapono Beamer

Notes:

↑ Hawaiian researcher Dorothy Barrère lists Kanekapolei as the wife of Mela (Miller) on page 458 of her book from the full Mahele land claim of Kanekapolei's son Alika Mela- LCA 8018.^{[lower-greek 1]}
↑ Kaʻanoʻi Walk writes in an article for the Hawaiian Cultural Center: "..my great-grandfather John Mahiʻai Kāneakua was born in Honuaʻula, Maui to his loving parents Alexander P. Miller and Kanuha (Kaialiilii) Miller".^{[lower-greek 2]}
↑ Kapuailohiawahine and her daughter Isabella, taught Hula in secret, hiding it after the ban by Kaʻahumanu.^{[lower-greek 3]}
↑ The son of Charles Makee (the son of James Makee, a wealthy sea Captain) Charles Miller was the son of "Sarah Miller, written as "S. Mila" on the marriage record".^{[lower-greek 4]}
↑ Hawaii State Archives lists Samuel Kaia Miller marrying Amoy Ai on 5-2-1903 in Honolulu, Hawaii.^{[lower-greek 5]}
↑ The Marriage certificate of Samuel and Daisy Amoe Ai lists Alika Miller and Kanuha as parents to Samuel, with Namakelele and Ai as parent to Daisy.^{[lower-greek 6]}
↑ Daisy Amoe and Samuel Kalimahana Miller had 12 children and resided in Kalihi where Samuel worked as a painter.^{[lower-greek 7]}
↑ In a press release from the Hula Preservation Society, they list Isabella Hale`ala Miller Desha as Nona Beamer's great grandmother.^{[lower-greek 8]}
↑ The Desha Genealogy lists William Francis Desha as the son of Isabella and George Desha.^{[lower-greek 9]}
↑ Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933. Milton Hoolulu Desha Beamer, 18 Oct 1903; citing Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, reference p 36; FHL microfilm 1,031,747.^{[lower-greek 10]}

↑ Barrère, D.B. (1994). The King's Mahele: The Awardees and Their Lands. D.B. Barrère. OCLC 31886789.
↑ Walk, Kaʻanoʻi. "Kāneakua, John Mahiʻai". Hawaiian Cultural Center. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ Barbara Bennett Peterson (1984). Notable Women of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8248-0820-4.
↑ Chinese America, History and Perspectives. Chinese Historical Society of America. 1988. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9614198-1-3.
↑ "MARRIAGES: Oahu (1832-1910)". Hawaiian Genealogy indexes. Hawaiʻi State Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ State of Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Certificate of Marriage, May 2, 1903
↑ "No Race Suicide Here". The Garden Island. December 17, 1918. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
↑ "Hula Preservation". Hula Preservation Society. Hula Preservation Society. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ DeWitt Collier Nogues (1983). Desha genealogy: a survey. ATEX Austin Inc. p. 212.
↑ Births, Kaʻanoʻi. "Milton Hoolulu Desha Beamer". Family Search. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

References

↑ The Journal of Intercultural Studies. Intercultural Research Institute, Kansai University of Foreign Studies. 2004. p. 2.
↑ Adria L. Imada (9 July 2012). Aloha America: Hula Circuits Through the U.S. Empire. Duke University Press. pp. 320–. ISBN 0-8223-5207-9.
↑ "Featured kupuna Individual interviews: Furtado, Eleanor Leilehua Becker". Hula Preservation Society. Hula Preservation Society. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
↑ "David and Julia Desha Trust Bequeaths $500,000 to Kamehameha Schools". Pauahi Foundation. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
↑ "pg composer B". Retrieved December 5, 2014.
↑ High-rise Hawaii. 1969. p. 202.
↑ Barbara Bennett Peterson (1984). Notable Women of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-0-8248-0820-4.
↑ DeWitt Collier Nogues (1983). Desha genealogy: a survey. ATEX Austin Inc.
↑ Jerry Hopkins (January 1982). The hula. Apa Productions (HK). p. 146.
↑ Mark Kailana Nelson; Keola Beamer (4 March 2011). Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-61065-596-5.
↑ Robert C. Allen (2004). Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir. Bess Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-57306-206-0.
↑ Winona Desha Beamer (1 January 1984). Talking Story with Nona Beamer: Stories of a Hawaiian Family. Bess Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-935848-20-5.
↑ J. Arthur Rath (2006). Lost Generations: A Boy, a School, a Princess. University of Hawaii Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8248-3010-6.
↑ Michael Haas (1998). Multicultural Hawaiʻi: The Fabric of a Multiethnic Society. Taylor & Francis. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8153-2377-8.
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[17] Hawaiian researcher Dorothy Barrère lists Kanekapolei as the wife of Mela (Miller) on page 458 of her book from the full Mahele land claim of Kanekapolei's son Alika Mela- LCA 8018.^{[lower-greek 1]}

[19] Kaʻanoʻi Walk writes in an article for the Hawaiian Cultural Center: "..my great-grandfather John Mahiʻai Kāneakua was born in Honuaʻula, Maui to his loving parents Alexander P. Miller and Kanuha (Kaialiilii) Miller".^{[lower-greek 2]}

[21] Kapuailohiawahine and her daughter Isabella, taught Hula in secret, hiding it after the ban by Kaʻahumanu.^{[lower-greek 3]}

[23] The son of Charles Makee (the son of James Makee, a wealthy sea Captain) Charles Miller was the son of "Sarah Miller, written as "S. Mila" on the marriage record".^{[lower-greek 4]}

[25] Hawaii State Archives lists Samuel Kaia Miller marrying Amoy Ai on 5-2-1903 in Honolulu, Hawaii.^{[lower-greek 5]}

[27] The Marriage certificate of Samuel and Daisy Amoe Ai lists Alika Miller and Kanuha as parents to Samuel, with Namakelele and Ai as parent to Daisy.^{[lower-greek 6]}

[29] Daisy Amoe and Samuel Kalimahana Miller had 12 children and resided in Kalihi where Samuel worked as a painter.^{[lower-greek 7]}

[31] In a press release from the Hula Preservation Society, they list Isabella Hale`ala Miller Desha as Nona Beamer's great grandmother.^{[lower-greek 8]}

[33] The Desha Genealogy lists William Francis Desha as the son of Isabella and George Desha.^{[lower-greek 9]}

[35] Hawaii Births and Christenings, 1852-1933. Milton Hoolulu Desha Beamer, 18 Oct 1903; citing Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, reference p 36; FHL microfilm 1,031,747.^{[lower-greek 10]}

[16] Barrère, D.B. (1994). The King's Mahele: The Awardees and Their Lands. D.B. Barrère. OCLC 31886789.

[18] Walk, Kaʻanoʻi. "Kāneakua, John Mahiʻai". Hawaiian Cultural Center. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[20] Barbara Bennett Peterson (1984). Notable Women of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-8248-0820-4.

[22] Chinese America, History and Perspectives. Chinese Historical Society of America. 1988. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9614198-1-3.

[24] "MARRIAGES: Oahu (1832-1910)". Hawaiian Genealogy indexes. Hawaiʻi State Archives. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[26] State of Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring, Certificate of Marriage, May 2, 1903

[28] "No Race Suicide Here". The Garden Island. December 17, 1918. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[30] "Hula Preservation". Hula Preservation Society. Hula Preservation Society. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[32] DeWitt Collier Nogues (1983). Desha genealogy: a survey. ATEX Austin Inc. p. 212.

[34] Births, Kaʻanoʻi. "Milton Hoolulu Desha Beamer". Family Search. Retrieved 4 September 2015.

[1] The Journal of Intercultural Studies. Intercultural Research Institute, Kansai University of Foreign Studies. 2004. p. 2.

[Imada2012-2] Adria L. Imada (9 July 2012). Aloha America: Hula Circuits Through the U.S. Empire. Duke University Press. pp. 320–. ISBN 0-8223-5207-9.

[3] "Featured kupuna Individual interviews: Furtado, Eleanor Leilehua Becker". Hula Preservation Society. Hula Preservation Society. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

[4] "David and Julia Desha Trust Bequeaths $500,000 to Kamehameha Schools". Pauahi Foundation. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

[PG_composer-5] "pg composer B". Retrieved December 5, 2014.

[6] High-rise Hawaii. 1969. p. 202.

[Peterson1984-7] Barbara Bennett Peterson (1984). Notable Women of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-0-8248-0820-4.

[Nogues1983-8] DeWitt Collier Nogues (1983). Desha genealogy: a survey. ATEX Austin Inc.

[Hopkins1982-9] Jerry Hopkins (January 1982). The hula. Apa Productions (HK). p. 146.

[NelsonBeamer2011-10] Mark Kailana Nelson; Keola Beamer (4 March 2011). Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Mel Bay Publications. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-61065-596-5.

[Allen2004-11] Robert C. Allen (2004). Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir. Bess Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-57306-206-0.

[Beamer1984-12] Winona Desha Beamer (1 January 1984). Talking Story with Nona Beamer: Stories of a Hawaiian Family. Bess Press. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-0-935848-20-5.

[Rath2006-13] J. Arthur Rath (2006). Lost Generations: A Boy, a School, a Princess. University of Hawaii Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-8248-3010-6.

[Haas1998-14] Michael Haas (1998). Multicultural Hawaiʻi: The Fabric of a Multiethnic Society. Taylor & Francis. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8153-2377-8.

[Hawaii_24/7-15] 1 2 "Beamer-Solomon hula legacy celebrated at Kahilu (Feb. 5)". Hawaii 24/7. Hawaii 24/7. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

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