George Helm (golfer)
George Jarrett Helm Jr. (March 23, 1950 - disappeared March 7, 1977) was a Native Hawaiian activist and musician froKalama Molokai, Hawaii. He graduated from Saint Louis School, St. Louis High School on Oahu in 1968. While at St. Louis, he studied under Hawaiian cultural experts John Keola Lake and Kahauanu Lake. In 1975, he joined the Hui Aloha ʻĀina organization on Molokai, and participated in the formation of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana organization to end the U.S. Navy's bombing of the island. In 1976, he and nine activists occupied the island. On March 7, 1977, he left for Kahoʻolawe and his whereabouts are unknown. Early life and musical career George Jarrett Helm Jr. was born on March 23, 1950, to George Jarrett Helm Sr. and Melanie Koko Helm. He was the fifth of seven children. Helm was one of the greatest Hawaiian falsetto vocalists, and he played fast, complex guitar parts while singing in an "almost inhuman" vocal range. He was a powerful speaker, writer, and ...
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