Updated Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa was Hawaii's last living princess. She died in December 2022 at 96 years old. She descends from an Irish businessman who came to Hawaii in the 1800s and made a living off his sugar plantation. Here are some of the most interesting facts about Kawananakoa's life. Born in 1926, Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, who went by "Kekau" (pronounced kay-kow) with close friends family, tended to be an extremely private person, despite her renowned royal title. Read More...
Ana Perez is an associate producer for Morning Edition. She produces and creates content for broadcast and digital for the program.
Perez began her NPR career as an associate producer at Weekend All Things Considered in the summer of 2022. She previously worked as news producer at KERA, the NPR member station for North Texas. She got her start as an assistant producer for Think With Krys Boyd, a nationally syndicated talk show based in Dallas, Texas. Read More...
On many levels, this breathtaking Tiny Desk from dodie felt like the ultimate cathartic release. The English singer and her band arrived after more than a year and a half of planning and COVID-related delays; and, this was the final performance we had behind the desk in 2022, capping our long-awaited return to the building after more than two years of pandemic disruption. A lot of us who were lucky enough to see it in person were pretty teary-eyed by the end. Read More...