Kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui

kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui is a Native Hawaiian author who is known for her scholarship on Pele.

Early life and education

Born in Kailua, Oʻahu, hoʻomanawanui also spent part of her childhood on Kauaʻi at Wailua Homesteads.[1] Attending the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an undergraduate, hoʻomanawanui earned her B.A. in Hawaiian Studies, an M.A. in Polynesian Religion, and PhD in English literature at the university.[1] While in graduate school, hoʻomanawanui was a founding editor of ʻŌiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal. She became the chief editor after the passing of Mahealani Dudoit.[1]

Career

hoʻomanawanui has been a full professor with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 2007,[2] teaching Native Hawaiian literature and Pacific (Oceanic) literature. Her focus is on moʻolelo, especially the legends of the Hawaiian goddess Pele. hoʻomanawanui is the first Native Hawaiian with a tenure track position in the Department of English at the University of Hawaiʻi.[3] Her work received an honorable mention for the Modern Language Association Prize for Studies in Native American Literatures, Cultures, and Languages.[4]

Bibliography

• hoʻomanawanui, kuʻualoha (2014). Voices of fire : reweaving the literary lei of Pele and Hi'iaka. Minneapolis. ISBN 978-1-4529-4120-2. OCLC 881732359.

References

1. ":: Tradewinds -- Department of English -- University of Hawaii at Manoa ::". 2012-05-16. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
2. "UH Will Allow Students To Earn Credit While Protesting TMT". Honolulu Civil Beat. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
3. "Pele's Ph.D." Hana Hou!. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
4. "Reweaving of Pele and Hiiaka literature honored by MLA | University of Hawaiʻi System News". Retrieved 2021-03-25.