Mahealani Dudoit

Darlaine Māhealani MuiLan Dudoit (1954 – August 28, 2002) was a Hawaiian poet, essayist and editor. Her work appeared in the literary journals Manoa, the Hawaii Review, and The Southwest Review, as well as the anthologies Sister Stew, Growing Up Local,[1] and Against Extinction.[2]

Dudoit founded the literary journal 'Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal' in 1999 and served as its first editor.[3] According to her successor, Ku'ualoha Ho'omanawanui, "Mahealani knew how difficult it was for Hawaiian writers to get published in other venues for various reasons. Oiwi was created as a place where Hawaiian literary voices could be heard, nurtured, appreciated."[4]

She received the Ernest Hemingway Memorial Award for Poetry in 1989,[3] the Elliot Cades Award for Literature in 1999,[5] and a John Dominis Holt Fellowship in 2002.[6]

Dudoit was found dead in a Kaneohe hotel on August 28, 2002, along with her husband Sanford Kapana.[1] The Honolulu police department ruled her death a suicide. This conclusion was disputed by the medical examiner's office, citing inconclusive autopsy results, a lack of motive, and a restraining order that she had filed against her husband.[6]

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  1. ^ a b Viotti, Vicki (August 31, 2002). "Native Hawaiian writer Darlaine Dudoit mourned". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  2. ^ Dudoit, Mahealani (1999). "Against Extinction: A Legacy of Native Hawaiian Resistance Literature" (PDF). Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. ^ a b Oi, Cynthia (March 16, 1999). "Native voices finally heard". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  4. ^ University of Hawaii Department of English (April 2008). "Meet Ku'ualoha Ho'omanawanui". Tradewinds. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  5. ^ Staff report (November 18, 1999). "Keller, Dudoit honored". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  6. ^ a b Leach, Tanya Bricking (October 2005). "Night of the full moon". Vice-Versa. Retrieved 2014-04-24.