The U.S. Mint on Monday released the design of the commemorative quarter that will honor Edith Kanaka‘ole. Photo courtesy of Sen. Mazie Hirono
A new commemorative quarter will honor prominent Native Hawaiian leader and kumu hula Edith Kanaka’ole as part of the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program.
The design of the quarter was one of five released Monday by the Mint honoring prominent women in American history, including Bessie Coleman, the first African American and Native American woman pilot; Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist, activist and suffragist; Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady and first chairperson of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights; and Maria Tallchief, a Native American prima ballerina.
“Edith Kanaka’ole was a prominent leader in the revitalization of Hawaiian language and culture — notably as a renowned kumu hula,” Sen. Mazie Hirono said in a news release Monday announcing the design. “She helped preserve and spread Hawaiian language, traditions, and history, contributing so much to the Native Hawaiian community, Hawaii, and our nation. It is fitting that she be honored with this special recognition.”
The design depicts Kanaka’ole with her hair and lei po’o morphing into a Hawaiian landscape, symbolizing her work in preserving the natural land and traditional Hawaiian culture, according to the U.S. Mint. The inscription “E ho mai ka ‘ike” translates as “granting the wisdom” and references the intertwined role hula and changes play in this preservation.
The American Women Quarters Program features coins honoring the contributions of prominent American women in suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, the arts and other fields. As required by the law, no living person are featured in the coin designs. The Mint is issuing five coins with different reverse designs annually over the four-year period from 2022 through 2025.
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