Emma Ka‘ilikapuolono Nakuina
Photo courtesy of …. (or other text as needed) Native Hawaiian, Museum Work, Cultural and Judicial Activism Emma Ka‘ilikapuolono Nakuina (1847-1929) Emma Kaʻilikapuolono Metcalf Beckley Nakuina is recognized as Hawaiʻi’s first female judge, a folklorist, curator, writer, and scholar who preserved Hawaiian cultural rights, history, and traditions in the face of the U S colonization …