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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. In 1951 Hawaii Territorial Senator Thelma Akana Harrison in concurrent resolution 28, declared Lloyd Stone, who was originally from California, poet laureate. 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. In January 2023, Brandy Nālani McDougall began her appointment as Poet Laureate of Hawaii, which she will serve through 2025.

• Poet Laureates of Hawaii
• Kealoha
• Brandy Nālani McDougall

See also

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

References

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

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