Eric Alfred Knudsen

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Eric Alfred Knudsen (born July 29, 1872, in Waiawa, Kauai, Hawaii; died February 12, 1957, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii) was a noted writer, folklorist, lawyer and politician who grew up and lived on Kauai. His father was Valdemar Knudsen, a west Kauai sugar plantation pioneer.

He married Cecilie L'Orange on September 15, 1905, in Oslo, Norway. They had five children.

Knudsen was a delegate from Kauai to the 1904 Republican National Convention. He was also a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, and served as its Speaker from 1905-1907.

He is most known for his writings and collections of short stories of and about Hawaiian folklore and culture.

[edit] Partial List of Publications

• Hawaiian tales told by Teller of Hawaiian tales, 1945.
• Kanuka of Kauai, 1945.
• Spooky Stuffs: Hawaiian Ghost Stories, 1974, 1987.
• Teller of Hawaiian Tales, 1946.