Ku`ualoha Meyer Ho`omanawanui is a kanaka maoli who proudly traces her Hawaiian lineage to the islands of Kaua`i, Maui, and Hawai`i, and is a descendant of both chiefly and kahuna families in the districts of Kohala Ka`u, and Puna on the islands of Hawai`i. She receiverd her B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and M.A. in Hawaiian religion from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English. She is a lecturer in Hawaiian Mythology at the Center for Hawaiian Studies, as well as a co-editor of `Oiwi: a Native Hawaiian Journal.

real audio or mp3 of reading at Myth, Terrorism, and Justice

real audio of "Challenges and Issues Faced by Contemporary Hawaiian Writers," talk at Island Writing

real audio of `Oiwi performance at Island Writing