Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage” Native Hawaiian and Ohio-resident poet/musician/artist Joe Balaz presents a FREE performance of retrospective and recent poetry, artwork, and music including selections of his well-known poetry work written in Hawaiian Islands Pidgin (HIP, also formerly known as Hawaiʻi Creole English) followed by a moderated conversation and an audience Q&A. Balaz was born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of O’ahu with ancestry that encompasses Hawaii, Slovakia, and Ireland. His album of pidgin poetry, Electric Laulau (1998), is considered a foundational text in Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) literature. This event was originally scheduled for May 6 and has now been rescheduled.
Hawaiian in Ohio: A Celebration of “Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Asian American Heritage Month” Native Hawaiian and Ohio-resident poet/musician/artist Joe Balaz presents a FREE performance of retrospective and recent poetry, artwork, and music including selections of his well-known poetry work written in Hawaiian Islands Pidgin (HIP, also formerly known as Hawaiʻi Creole English) followed by a conversation with Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library Coordinator Don Boozer and an audience Q&A. Balaz was born and raised in Wahiawa on the island of O’ahu with ancestry that encompasses Hawaii, Slovakia, and Ireland. His album of pidgin poetry, Electric Laulau (1998), is considered a foundational text in Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) literature.
Our first list 50 Essential Hawai‘i Books You Should Read in Your Lifetime was one of our most popular stories ever, but it didn’t do justice to our flourishing regional literary scene. So here we go again: More of da kine, only bigger, broader, deeper.