Hawaii Poetry.com

A New Site for Hawaiian Poets

Please support this site by donating and /or purchasing some of the merchandise from the links below. This site is presented by Steven Robert Heine. Heine is a disabled poet in his 70'. He was crippled in a fall several years ago and suffered a stroke in 2023. Your support will help cover costs of this site and provide more frequent updates.

Hawaii Poetry and Writing Groups.

• 1 ) Hawaii Poet Laureate Link.

Hawaiian Poet Laureate
The Poet Laureate for Hawaii is Steven Kealohapau'ole Hong-Ming Wong, who writes under the pen name "Kealoha." "Kealoha," was appointed the first official Hawaii Poet Laureate by Governor Neil Abercrombie on May 3, 2012. The length of Kealoha's term is at the Governor's discretion.Previous Hawaii Poet Laureates:
none.

• 2) The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts.

The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and Arts is located at the Capitol District Building, t 250 South Hotel Street in downtown Honolulu. The Foundation provides grants, programs and resources for poets, writers and artists. Their mission statement reads _ The mission of the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) is to promote, perpetuate, and preserve culture and the arts in Hawai‘i. SFCA funding is provided by the State of Hawai‘i and the National Endowment for the Arts._
Information can be found on the link above.

• 3) Hawaii Poetry Slam.

HawaiiSlam is an exciting competition for adults, presenting their poetry in spoken form. They compete through a series of slam rounds to reach the finals. Cash prizes are awarded. See site for details.

• 4) Pacific Writers Connection.

From their website above: ” The Pacific Writers' Connection (PWC) is a Hawai'i based non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging nature and place writers, youth writing and reading programs to strengthen a network of global citizens who share concerns about their environments, communities, place, people and cultures.
“The purpose of the Pacific Writers' Connection is to encourage and support creative, nature, environment and place-based writing programs, and engage writing, cultural and arts communities in Hawai'i and the Pacific to ensure their voices and issues are heard.
“Established in 2001 PWC provides writing programs for children and young people, annual writing workshops for local Hawai'i communities, public readings and literary lectures.For information on how to get involved in this exciting project, please see the link above.

• 5) MAHI - Mystery Authors of Hawaii Island.

** MAHI – Mystery Authors of Hawaii Island** is a group of mystery writes who meet to discuss their work and publishing opportunities. (Above is a link to their Facebook page).

• 6) Kauai Live Poets Society.

The Kauai Live Poets Society is a group in Kauai that creates contests and resources for local poets. Here is more information about the mission of the group: The Kauai “Live Poets’ Society” is a free gathering of poets for the purpose of enjoying the process of reading/writing poems together. The group meets monthly at Lihue Public Library

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About the author: Steven Robert Heine is an American poet and author. He has spent much of his life supporting poetry projects and events. He is the author of 8 volumes of poetry. In 2011 he was seriously injured in a fall that left him in great pain and almost unable to walk. He suffered a stroke in 2023. Heine receives no disability and relies on a small pension and retirement income. He is no longer able to make public appearances.
We hope you will consider purchasing some of the merchandise in the links below. Many are original tee-shirts and merchandise created by Steven Robert Heine.
Thank you!
Heine tries to provide this site as a service to the poets of Hawaii.

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Steven Robert Heine is a West Coast poet & author. He has traveled extensively through the United States, especially the Western United States. He has spent his life promoting poetry; serving as founder for many poetry contests. He is the author of fifteen books, including poetry, history and his own short auto-biographies. His books can be found on Ebay, Amazon and Amazon Kindle.
Heine was crippled in a fall in 2011 and now makes very few public appearances.

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