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‘Oiwi
'Oiwi,
a Native Hawaiian Journal, is the first journal
dedicated to the mana’o
(thoughts) and hana
no’eau
(works) of Hawaiians, a historical landmark in the
revival of the rich and ancient literary heritage of na
‘oiwi ‘o Hawaii nei – the native people of
Hawaii. All
the authors and artists in ‘Oiwi, as well as the
entire ‘Oiwi staff, are Native Hawaiian.
‘Oiwi’s inaugural issue features mele, oli, poems,
an excerpt from a play, mo'olelo, photographs, drawings,
essays, kanikau, reprints from Hawaiian-language
newspapers of the last century, and testimony by more
than 30 writers and artists.
The
purpose of the journal is to give na ‘oiwi a venue for
literary, scholarly, and artistic expression.
‘Oiwi is partly in response to the claim that
there exists no “real” body of contemporary Hawaiian
literature, just a few scattered voices.
‘Oiwi knows this is not true, as the native
eloquence of our people can be heard and seen all over
these islands: in
speeches, testimonies, prayers, conversations, music,
dance, film, and art.
WE want to gather some of these voices in book
form, to provide one more place where our community can
meet artistically, intellectually, socially,
politically, spiritually, and culturally, like our
ancestors did in the Hawaiian-language newspapers of the
19th century.
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