Charles W. Kenn | |
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| Born | 2 January 1907  Honolulu |
| Died | 10 June 1988 (aged 81) Kaneohe |
Charles William Kenn (January 2, 1907 – June 10, 1988) was a Hawaiian historian and cultural expert. Kenn was one of the last living practitioners of lua, a Hawaiian martial art, before he shared what he knew with a select group of students to continue the sacred tradition. In his scholarly writings, he resisted cultural assimilation of Hawaiians into American culture and defended the cultural practices of Native Hawaiians.