She excelled in quilting and won blue ribbons in State Fairs and other craft competitions.
During the late 1930s, the Zuttermeisters bought land and built several houses which were later rented out and passed down to her children.
In 1933, with the encouragement from her husband, she started taking hula lessons from her mother's cousin, Samuel Pua Ha'aheo.
[4][3] She continued teaching hula, traditional chants, and pahu drumming in the style of Pua Ha'aheo for more than 50 years.
[5] In 1989, four Zuttermeister generations performers represented Hawai'i in the Festival of American Folklife at the Smithsonian.