06 Jan Brandy Nalani McDougall Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate 2023-2025

Congratulations to our very own, Brandy Nālani McDougall. She has been selected as the next Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate (HSPL) as part of the new collaborative initiative between Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System. She will be the second Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate, succeeding Kealoha (2012-2022).

She will be the Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate from 2023-2025. Her inaugural event will be Friday, January 13, 2022, 6:00-9:00 pm at the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum as part of the monthly live music night, The Vibe.

For more details, please go to: https://sfca.hawaii.gov/press-release-brandy-nalani-mcdougall-hawai%CA%BBi-state-poet-laureate-2023-2025/