Montgomery was knowledgable in a diversity of Native Hawaiian cultural and traditional arts, including hula, featherwork, playing various instruments, and chanting.
Rosalie Lokalia Lovelle was born on February 22, 1903, in Kapa'a, Kauai, Territory of Hawaii (now Hawai'i, United States).
[4] Her parents were Wilhelmina (née Keick) and Charles John Lovell Sr.. She married Timothy Makaleilaaupiionakaia Montgomery (or T.M.
[13] She was a member of the Daughters of Hawaii, the Pennet Gallery Group, and the Hawaiian National Music Foundation.
[4] Montgomery was featured in the film, Kumu Hula: Keepers of a Culture (1989) by Robert Mugge and Vicky Holt Takamine.