George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele (October 17, 1930 – September 15, 2000)[1] was a native Hawaiian activist, historian and author.

George Huʻeu Sanford Kanahele was born October 17, 1930, in Kahuku on the island of Oʻahu of Hawaii.

[2] Kanahele graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1948, and served as missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan until 1954.

Kanahele received his Bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Brigham Young University Hawaiʻi, and Ph.D. in Government and Southeast Asian Affairs from Cornell University in 1967,[3] graduating from Cornell with academic honors.

[4] Kanahele published several books during his life relating to Hawaiian culture and history.