Kealoha（诗人）

Kealoha是Hawai`i的第一个桂冠诗人。作为一个国际知名的诗人和​​讲故事的人，他已经在世界各地进行的 - 从白宫到`伊奥拉尼皇宫，从巴西到瑞士。他是Hawai`i历史在州长的就职典礼进行第一诗人，被选定为艺术大师的全国捐赠为艺术课程，并从本地艺术和文化基金会的社区启示项目资助。在7年，他已在全国诗歌大满贯表示Hawai`i，他已经在总决赛的舞台进行的4倍，在国家最好的诗人的前十名排名在2007年，和被评为“全国诗歌大满贯Legend" in 2010. Kealoha was featured on HBO’s Brave New Voices series presented by Russel Simmons, and he has also made appearances on NBC, PBS, the Food Network, National Public Radio, and the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. He has performed at hundreds of live venues throughout the world including the Schiffbau (Zurich, Switzerland), the Bienal do Ibirapuera (Sao Paulo, Brazil), the NFL Pro Bowl halftime show, and the National Storytelling Network Conference. Kealoha's poetry has been printed by various publishers including the National Academy of Engineering, Auckland University Press, and Bamboo Ridge. He is the poetic vocalist for Henry Kapono’s “Wild Hawaiian” project (nominated for a Grammy), and has served as Hawai`i’s SlamMaster since 2003. Kealoha is the founder of HawaiiSlam (ranked 2nd in the nation), Youth Speaks Hawai`i (2-Time International Champions), and First Thursdays (the largest registered poetry slam in the world with 500+ in attendance). He graduated with honors from MIT with a degree in Nuclear Physics (and a minor in writing), served as a business consultant in San Francisco, and played around as a surf instructor prior to becoming a professional poet in 2002.