ku‘ualoha ho‘omanawanui

Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui is a poet, artist, mālama ‘āina advocate and Assistant Professor of Hawaiian literature, specializing in Hawaiian folklore, mythology, Oceanic literature, and indigenous perspectives on literacy. A key interest is place-based literature, literacy and learning. She is also a founding and current Chief Editor of ‘Ōiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal. She has widely published both critical essays and creative writing in Hawai‘i and abroad (the U.S., the Pacific, and Europe). She is a former Ford Foundation Fellow (2001-2005), and Carnegie-Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow (2009-2010). She was born in Kailua, O‘ahu, and raised in Wailua Homesteads, Kaua‘i, and has been a "Ko‘olau” east-side girl her whole life, currently dividing her time between Anahola, Kaua‘i and Ha‘ikū, O‘ahu.

native Hawaiian literature, literatures of Hawai‘i, folklore and mythology, children’s literature, translation studies, oral tradition, comparative Oceanic folklore