Ma Ma Loa

Born 17 September 1922 in Hilo, Hawaii, USA

Died 11 April 2009 (aged 86)

Ma Ma Loa (born as Leilani Hia'a Kalaeloa; September 17, 1922 - April 11, 2009) was a Hawaiian chanteuse, songwriter, recording artist, composer and Hula dancer. As young women, Ma Ma Loa and her sisters were models for artist John Melville Kelly, whose 1940s paintings captured a romantic vision of old Hawaii still seen in prints and posters of his work.