Poet Laureate of Hawaii explained

The Poet Laureate of Hawaii or Ka Haku-Mele O Hawaii is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Hawaii. Prior to statehood Don Blanding, originally from Oklahoma, was unofficially referred to as the poet laureate of Hawaii.^[1] In 1951 Hawaii Territorial Senator Thelma Akana Harrison in concurrent resolution 28, declared Lloyd Stone, who was originally from California, poet laureate.^[2] When the modern program was established, Native Hawaiian Kealoha was appointed on May 3, 2012, and he is the first poet laureate for the state of Hawaii, serving through 2022.^{[3] [4] [5]} In January 2023, Brandy Nālani McDougall began her appointment as Poet Laureate of Hawaii, which she will serve through 2025.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Poet laureate
• List of U.S. states' poets laureate
• United States Poet Laureate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Huffman . Brian . Make a Lei on May Day Workshop . University of Hawaii . 2 August 2022.
2. Book: Senate Journal . 1951 . Tongg Publishing Company, Ltd. . 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 22 Poet Laureate Fellows Across the Country in Support of Public Projects . Academy of American Poets . 2 August 2022.
4. News: Poets academy gives $50,000 grants to local, state laureates . 2 August 2022 . ABC News . 2 August 2022.
5. Web site: Kealoha . Academy of American Poets . 2 August 2022.
6. Web site: Poets . Academy of American . The Academy of American Poets Awards $1.1 Million to 23 Poets Laureate Across the United States . 2024-06-20 . Poets.org . en.
7. Web site: Brandy Nālani McDougall, 2023-2025 Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate – Hawai'i Council for the Humanities . 2024-06-20 . en.
8. Web site: Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate . 2024-06-20 . State Foundation on Culture and the Arts . en-US.