Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 19, Number 10, 1 October 2002 — Hawaiian voices [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian voices

Four noted Hawaiian authors will participate in the "Hawaiian Voices" series of readings to be held at Native Books and Beautiful Things at Ward Warehouse from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 9, 2 to 4 p.m. Reading from their new works are: Haunani Kay Trask, excerpts from "Night is a Sharkskin Drum," Sept. 28; Jon Osorio, from his "Dismembering Lāhui, A History of the Hawaiian Nation to 1887L Oct. 5; "Imaikalani Kalahele, reading from " Kalahele: We Remember Now ," Oct. 12; and contributors to " Kunihi ka mauna (Steep is the mountain)," the second volume of 'Ōiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal." The series is dedicated to the memory of the lateNative Hawaiian writer and editor, Māhealani Dudoit, who had founded 'Ōiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal, the first literary journal written, edited and published by Hawaiians. The bodies of Dudoit and her husband were found on Aug. 27, just days before the publication party for the new 'Ōiwi edition. DetectKes investigating the deaths report that the writer obtained a restraining order against her husband three weeks prior. "W e want to honor her s pirit," said Mlaile VIeyer, co-owner of Native Books and Dudoit's friend. "Her voice was ended so quickly because someone did not want ha: to be heard. So we thought let's hocomau and continue her work of getting Hawaiian voices heard by getting people close to ha: to read from their work."