Kalilinoe Detwiler
2022 Fellow, Indigenous Nations Poets
Kalilinoe Detwiler (she/her/ʻo ia) is a Kanaka ʻŌiwi scholar and writer who grew up observing the clouds move across the island of Oʻahu from her home on Makakilo. She explores her ʻŌiwi identity and responsibilities through animated works, short stories, and poetry centered in Hawaiʻi, guided by ea.