Clarissa "Clara" Haili (stage name Hilo Hattie) was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian. She was a featured performer with Harry Owens' Royal Hawaiian Orchestra; she toured the world with them and performed in their radio and TV show which was broadcast from Hawaii. Besides being a performer she was also a school teacher at the Waipahu Elementary teaching English, math, and social studies. Her favorite subject, of course, was music.

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  • Clarissa "Clara" Haili (stage name Hilo Hattie) was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian. She was a featured performer with Harry Owens' Royal Hawaiian Orchestra; she toured the world with them and performed in their radio and TV show which was broadcast from Hawaii. Besides being a performer she was also a school teacher at the Waipahu Elementary teaching English, math, and social studies. Her favorite subject, of course, was music. "When Hilo Hattie Does the Hilo Hop" was a song the Hilo Hattie made her Trade Mark Song. Today there is a chain of Hawaiian-themed stores, Hilo Hattie, formed in 1963 and named for her, which keep alive in fashion her native spirit and her love for Hawaii, its culture, and its traditions. In October 2008 the Hilo Hattie chain store filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in Bankruptcy Court. In April 2009, the bankruptcy court trustee filed a motion to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Not to be confused with Myrtle Hilo, the singing Hawaiian cab driver. Myrtle Hilo
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  • Clarissa "Clara" Haili (stage name Hilo Hattie) was a Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedian. She was a featured performer with Harry Owens' Royal Hawaiian Orchestra; she toured the world with them and performed in their radio and TV show which was broadcast from Hawaii. Besides being a performer she was also a school teacher at the Waipahu Elementary teaching English, math, and social studies. Her favorite subject, of course, was music.
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  • Hilo Hattie
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