Dottie Thompson
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Dottie Thompson
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Dorothy Mae Elizabeth Soares Thompson, widely known as Auntie Dottie, was an American festival organizer, who is credited with co-founding and developing the Merrie Monarch Festival. The Merrie Monarch Festival, which is held in Hilo, is Hawaii's premier hula event. It was developed by Thompson and hula dancer, George Naʻope. Dorothy Mae Elizabeth Soares was born on May 16, 1921, the youngest of five children. As a sophomore in 1937 she was named best female athlete of Hilo High School. She gra
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Hawaiian cultural activist
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dottie_Thompson
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2022-01-17T22:55:40Z
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