High Resolution Photos
High Resolution Photos are available below. Permission is given to use these images for press or educational purposes. If you have booked Kealoha to perform at an event, permission is also given to use these images to promote that event. Unauthorized use is a violation of Copyright law. As a courtesy, please send a quick email to info@KealohaPoetry.com to let us know what you are using the photos for. If you need a different type of shot, we will be happy to send you a few more options.
Photo Credit: Ronen Zilberman
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Photo Credit: Michael K.S.C. Wong
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Photo Credit: MJ Miljavac
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Photo Credit: Ronen Zilberman
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Short Bio for Press Releases and Introductions
Kealoha is the founder of HawaiiSlam, Youth Speaks Hawai`i (2-Time International Champions), and First Thursdays (the largest registered poetry slam in the world with 600+ in attendance). In the 7 years that he has represented Hawai`i at the National Poetry Slam, he has performed on the finals stage 4 times (finishing 8th individually out of 350 of the world’s best in 2007) and was honored as a "Legend of Slam Poetry" in 2010. Kealoha was featured on HBO’s Brave New Voices series presented by Russel Simmons, and he has performed at hundreds of live venues throughout the world including the Schiffbau (Zurich, Switzerland), the Bienal do Ibirapuera (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl halftime show. He is the poetic vocalist for Henry Kapono’s “Wild Hawaiian” project (nominated for a Grammy), and has served as Hawaii’s SlamMaster since 2003. Kealoha graduated with honors from MIT with a degree in Nuclear Physics (and a minor in writing), served as a business consultant in San Francisco, and played around as a surf instructor prior to becoming a professional poet. Visit www.KealohaPoetry.com for more information.
Full-Length Bio for Articles
The full-length bio for Kealoha is on the Home page (click here) of this Website. Please add the following words to the end of it: "Visit www.KealohaPoetry.com for more information."