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Nalani
Nalani or Nālani is a given name of Hawaiian origin that may refer to: * Nalani (orca) (born 2006), a captive female orca * Nalani Kanakaʻole (b. 1946), a Hawaiian kumu hula * Nalani & Sarina, an American soul-rock duo from New Jersey * Agnes Nalani Lum (b. 1956), an American former model, singer, and actress * Asia Nalani Vernimo (b. 1990), an American R&B singer *Brandy Nālani McDougall Brandy Nālani McDougall is a Kānaka Maoli author, poet, educator, literary activist, and associate professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is the Hawai'i State Poet Laureate for 2023–2025. Early life and education McDougall ..., a Kānaka Maoli author, poet, educator, literary activist, and associate professor * Ernest Nalani 'Juggie' Heen Jr. (1930 – 2013), an American politician * Wilfred Nalani "Moe" Keale (1939 – 2002), an American musician of Hawaiian music, a ukulele virtuoso, and an actor {{Disambiguation, human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalani (orca)
Orcas, or killer whales, are large predatory cetaceans that were first captured live and displayed in exhibitions in the 1960s. They soon became popular attractions at public aquariums and aquatic theme parks due to their intelligence, trainability, striking appearance, playfulness in captivity and sheer size. As of February 2019, captive orcas reside at facilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia. The first North Eastern Pacific orca, Wanda, was captured in November 1961 by a collecting crew from Marineland of the Pacific, and over the next 15 years, around 60 to 70 orcas were taken from Pacific waters for this purpose.Heimlich, Sara and Boran, James. ''Killer Whales'' (2001) Voyageur Press, Stillwater, Minnesota. When the US Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 effectively stopped the capture of Pacific orcas, captures were made in Icelandic waters. Since 2010, captures have been made in Russian waters. However, facilities in the United States such as SeaWorld ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
