Kealoha (poet)

Kealoha
Kealoha in Honolulu, 2007
Background information
Born
Steven Kealohapauʻole Hong-Ming Wong
GenresSlam Poetry
Spoken word
Performance Poetry
OccupationsPoet Laureate
Slam Poet
Storyteller
Speaker
Educator
Actor
InstrumentsVocals
`Ukulele
WebsiteOfficial Site

Kealoha (born Steven Kealohapau'ole Hong-Ming Wong) is a prominent Indigenous poet and storyteller based in Hawaii. He was the first Poet Laureate of Hawai'i and the first poet to perform at a Hawaii governor's inauguration. In 2022, he received a Poets Laureate Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets.

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