Hilo Hattie

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Clarissa "Clara" Haili (stage name Hilo Hattie) (October 28, 1901–December 12, 1979) was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian. She was a featured performer with Harry Owens' Royal Hawaiian Orchestra; she toured the world with them and performed in their radio and TV show which was broadcasted from Hawaii. Besides being a performer she was also a school teacher at the Waipahu Elementary teaching English, math, and social studies. Her favorite subject, of course, was music.

"When Hilo Hattie Does the Hula Hop" was a song the Hilo Hattie made her Trade Mark Song.

Today there is a chain of Hawaiian-themed stores, Hilo Hattie, formed in 1963 and named for her, which keep alive in fashion her native spirit and her love for Hawaii, its culture, and its traditions.

Not to be confused with Myrtle Hilo, the singing Hawaiian cab driver. Myrtle Hilo

[edit] Further reading

  • Singletary, Milly [1979] (2006). Hilo Hattie: A legend in our time. Mutual Publishing. ISBN 1566477808. 


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