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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]
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
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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]