Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 11, 1 November 1989 — Hoomanoa anthology features works by Hawaiian writers [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hoomanoa anthology features works by Hawaiian writers

Cover art by 'Imaikalani Kalahele. Reproduced by permission of publisher

"Ho'omanoa: An Anthology of Contemporary Hawaiian Literature" has been published by Ku Pa'a ine. of Honolulu. Edited by Joseph P. Balaz, the anthology features literature written predominantly in English by writers of Hawaiian ancestry. It is the first of its kind, according to Balaz, eomprised entirely of Hawaiian writers incorporating modern literary genres with traditional influences. TTie anthology was three years in the making, with initial work beginning in late 1986. Ku Pa'a ine. is headed by Hawaiian publisher and writer John Dominis Holt. Hawaiian writers featured in the anthology include Wayne Westlake, Haunani-Kay Trask, Leialoha Apo Perkins, Tamara Wong-Morrison, Miehael McPherson, Cecilia Kapua Lindo, Lino Kaona, 'Imaikalani Kalahele, John Dominis Holt, Dana Naone Hall, Puanani Burgess, and Joseph P. Balaz.

A public group reading featuring most of the writers in the anthology will be held at Atherton Halau, Bishop Museum on Nov. 17, with a reception beginning at 7 p.m. Copies of the anthology will also be available at the reading.