You’re invited to an evening of high-energy performance poetry by Hawai‘i Poet Laureate Emeritus Kealoha Wong ’95 and selected student poets.

Thursday, November 21
6 p.m.
NEW VENUE:
Dillingham Hall

This event is supported by the Wing Tek Lum ’64 Endowed Fund for the Hawai‘i Writer-in-Residence Program at Punahou School. The goal of the program is to inspire students as creative writers by introducing them to diverse published writers with meaningful ties to Hawai‘i. Additional event support from the Patty Smith ’80 Endowed Fund.

About Kealoha Wong ’95

The founder of Hawai‘i Slam, Youth Speaks Hawai‘i, and First Thursdays, Kealoha was honored as a “National Poetry Slam Legend” in 2010. He has performed at ‘Iolani Palace, the White House, the Smithsonian Museum, and the Pro Bowl Halftime Show and has collaborated onstage with local musicians Jack Johnson, Henry Kapono, and Hapa. He has appeared on NBC, PBS, the Food Network, National Public Radio, and the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.

A member of the Punahou Class of 1995, Kealoha graduated with honors from MIT with a degree in nuclear engineering and a minor in writing. As an internationally-acclaimed poet and storyteller, Kealoha has traveled the world from Brazil to Switzerland. He lives in Honolulu.