Youth Speaks Hawai'i

Poetry Calendar – March 2012

youthspeakshawaii — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:37:51 +0000

March 1st:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages

March 10th:
Youth Speaks HI 2nd SATurdays MONTHLY Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages

March 23rd:
Youth Speaks HI 2012 Grand Slam Finals
Farrington High School Auditorium (1564 N. King St)
Doors open 6:00, slam at 6:30
$5 presale, $10 door
All ages

Poetry Calendar – November 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:50:12 +0000

November 3rd:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages
featuring G Yamazawa

November 4th:
Hawai’i Theatre Slam
Hosted by Bridget Gray and Darron Cambra
Hawai’i Theatre, 2nd floor (1130 Bethel St)
Poet sign-in 6:30, show 7:00
Free
All ages
featuring G Yamazawa

November 12th:
Youth Speaks HI 2nd SATurdays MONTHLY Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages
featuring Hannah Matsunaga
2011 Youth Speaks Hawai’i Grand Slam Champion

Poetry Calendar – October 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:35:49 +0000

October 6th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages

October 7th:
Hawai’i Theatre Slam
Hosted by Bridget Gray and Darron Cambra
Hawai’i Theatre, 2nd floor (1130 Bethel St)
Poet sign-in 6:30, show 7:00
Free
All ages

October 8th:
Youth Speaks HI 2nd SATurdays MONTHLY Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages
featuring Sterling Higa
2010 HawaiiSlam champ, YSH Event Coordinator, person who posted this calendar.

Poetry Calendar – September 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:53:16 +0000

September 10th:
Youth Speaks HI 2nd SATurdays Back to School Poetry Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages
featuring Javon Johnson
HBO Def Poet and 2x World Champ

Poetry Calender – July 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:28:00 +0000

July 7th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages

July 9th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i David VS. Goliath Slam & Open Mic
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$3
All ages

Poetry Calender – June 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Tue, 31 May 2011 07:12:34 +0000

June 2nd:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages

June 11th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Team Hawai’i (Noa Helela, Trudy Hodnefield, Harrison Ines, Hannah Matsunaga, Ke’ala Morrell & Serena Simmons)
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages

June 24th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i INTERscholastic SummerSLAM!
Featuring poetry teams from Farrington, Kaiser, Kaimuki, Kalani, and Punahou high schools
Hosted by TBA
Farrington High School Auditorium (1564 North King St)
Doors open 6:30, show 7:00
Ticket prices $4 pre-sale, $5 student, $7 adult, $20 VIP includes t-shirt and chapbook
All ages

Poetry Calender – May 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Thu, 05 May 2011 03:37:52 +0000

May 4th:
Real Word Magazine presents Speak.Easy
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Tui-Z
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com

May 5th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Featuring the Quadraphonix
Hosted by Kealoha
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$3 before 8:30, $5 after
All ages

May 14th:
Value of Hawai’i + Youth Speaks Hawai’i
FREE
Main Stage
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds
Noon till 1:00pm

Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Amanda Hutchinson and Brian Liu
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
$1
All ages

May 15th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i Open House
Mission Memorial Auditorium
Hawai’i Book and Music Festival
Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds
10:00am to Noon
FREE

May 25th:
Real Word Magazine presents Green.Light
Hosted by Lancy Poo
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Open mic slam, all forms of performance welcome
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com

Online Store Now Open!

youthspeakshawaii — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:02:49 +0000

The Youth Speaks Hawai’i Online Store is now open!
You can purchase the 2011 t-shirts and Legends chapbook.
More merchandise will be added in time.
Shipping is only available to the United States.
Happy shopping!

Poetry Calender – April 2011

youthspeakshawaii — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:28:45 +0000

Featuring the biggest First Thursday event of the year.

April 1st:
Hawai’i Theatre Slam
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Bridget Gray, Travis T and Jesse Lipman
Hawai’i Theatre, 2nd floor (1130 Bethel St)
Qualifying slam, top poets qualify for the Hawai’i Theatre Slam Finals
Poet sign-in 6:30, show 7:00
Free
All ages

First Friday: Ong King’s 5th Anniversary
Featuring Drew Dames
Ong King Arts Center (184 North King St)
Gallery opens 6pm, show at 9pm
$5 before 9, $10 after
All ages

April 6th:
Real Word Magazine presents Speak.Easy
Featuring Sterling Higa
Hosted by Tui-Z
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com

April 7th:
First Thursday Hawai’i Slam
Featuring Bluz (2-time national champion and 2-time Emmy award winner)
Hosted by Kealoha
Grand Slam Finals in April, top 5 poets qualify for the Hawai’i Slam Team
Fresh Cafe Warehouse (831 Queen St)
Poet sign-in 7:30, show 8:30
$15 with all proceeds going to sending the team to Boston for the National Poetry Slam
All ages

April 9th:
Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2nd SATurday Slam
Featuring Joanna Gordon and Kamden Hilliard
Hosted by Sterling Higa
Arts @ Mark’s Garage (1159 Nuuanu Ave)
Doors open 2:30, show 3:00
Free
All ages

April 27:
Real Word Magazine presents Green.Light
Hosted by Lancy Poo
The Venue (1146 Bethel St)
Open mic slam, all forms of performance welcome
Sign-up begins at 6:30, show at 7:00pm
$5 cover or free with pre-registration, email info@realwordmagazine.com

Youth Speaks Hawai’i 2011 is…

youthspeakshawaii — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:20:00 +0000

Keala Morrell
Trudy Hodnefield
Harrison Ines (3-time member and BNV champion)
Serena Simmons
Noa Helela (2-time member)
and 2011 Grand Slam Hannah Matsunaga

Congratulations to the top 6 poets of the year and to all those who left their hearts on the Grand Slam Finals stage: You do YSH proud.