# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mele: A Poetry Reading
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-10:00)
- **Event Description**: Featuring Kalehua Kim and her collection of poems, Mele.About this EventWinner of the inaugural APALA Pasifika Poetry prize, Mele, by Kalehua Kim, embodies the meaning of the word “mele” – a Hawaiian song or chant traditionally used to preserve history through the oral tradition.Kim’s debut collection evokes modes of language and culture that shape the contours of memory and expose the fault lines of family and self, as well as the grace and generosity of healing, acknowledgement, and commemoration. The poems reflect on what we inherit and how who we become is intertwined with who our parents were and are, and the pain of facing that reality.Join author Kalehua Kim on Sunday, October 4th at 2pm for poetry readings, Q&A, and a book signing. Kalehua will be joined by local poets Misty-Lynn Sanico and Arielle Taitano Lowe.This event is free to the public but RSVPs are encouraged! Parking is available in the Kaimukī Municipal Lot across the street.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/honolulu/mele-a-poetry-reading/100002002175760597
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 2 hours
  - Location: da Shop: books + curiosities
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Honolulu
- **state**: HI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: da Shop: books + curiosities
- **lat**: 21.280966
- **long**: -157.800409
- **full address**: da Shop: books + curiosities, 3565 Harding Avenue, Honolulu, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mele: A Poetry Reading being held?
  - **A:** Mele: A Poetry Reading takes place on Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at da Shop: books + curiosities, 3565 Harding Avenue, Honolulu, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mele: A Poetry Reading?
  - **A:** Mele: A Poetry Reading is organized by da Shop: books + curiosities.

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