en:bio:george_kia_nahaolelua

NameNahaolelua
First namesGeorge William Henry Lua
NicknameGeorge Kia
Born19.8.1877
Died21.7.1929
Nationality

Born on Hawaii (his mother was servant of Queen Lili'uokalani), he learned the printing business. He mastered numerous instruments and as an employee of the music merchant George J. Birkel in Los Angeles, with his band George Kia and his Hawaiians made the ukulele popular in California.

Kia published in 1914 his own textbook for ukulele and rajão.

Kia, George: The Self-Instructor for the Ukulele and Taro-Patch Fiddle, and Ukulele Solos and Hawaiian Songs with Ukulele Accompaniment. Boston und Los Angeles 1914