Owana Salazar | |
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 Salazar in 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Owana Kaʻōhelelani Mahealani-Rose Salazar |
| Born | 30 October 1953 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Steel guitar |
Owana Kaʻōhelelani Mahealani-Rose Salazar (born October 30, 1953) is an American musician and activist. She is thought to be the only female steel guitar player in Hawaiʻi trained by Jerry Byrd.[1]
A descendant of Robert William Wilcox and Theresa Laʻanui, Salazar has been involved in Hawaiian sovereignty issues for many years.
- ^ Lorene Ruymar (1996). The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians. Centerstream Publications. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-57424-021-4.