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Kamuela · Thursday, August 27, 2026

Ma-Ke Die Dead: Writing Poetry About Loved Ones Who Stay Gone

Ma-Ke Die Dead: Writing Poetry About Loved Ones Who Stay Gone on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Hawai‘i – Thelma Parker Memorial (Library). Best for: preschool, school-age.

When
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Venue
Hawai‘i – Thelma Parker Memorial
City
Kamuela
Category
Library
Age bands
preschool, school-age
Event page
www.librarieshawaii.org/event/poet-laureate-lee-tonouchi

Hawaiʻi Poet Laureate Lee A. Tonouchi wen go lose his mom in one tragic car accident when he was 2. He remembahs his family nevah really talked about her death. Everybody just held in their grief and carried on. Later on in life, Lee discovered that writing about da people you lose can actually be cathartic, healing, and help make it OK for oddah people to…

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