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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
New Class!
Elemental Stories: A Creative Writing Class

Weds, Sept 23 - Oct 28, 2026

Elemental Stories: A Creative Writing Class
 September 23 - October 28, 2026  Wednesdays, 6pm – 8pm (6 Sessions) UHM Kuykendall Room 205 Fee = $75.00

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With Elemental Stories, we’ll explore the four elements–earth, air, water and fire–through prose and poetry. Connecting to the natural elements gives us new inspiration for our work. For example, water relates to emotions, point of view and the music in our words.

We’ll spend time working through pieces of prose and poetry as a class and discuss the power of the elements, with an emphasis on the elements here in Hawaiʻi. From there, we’ll create prompts for new writing and filters for critique. The class is for experienced writers and those picking up a pen for the first time. We’ll look at examples and discuss craft elements such as imagery, character, pacing, tone, theme and conflict.

In a two-hour class, we’ll spend approximately the first hour in discussion, including interactive activities. The second hour will be devoted to writing and feedback.
 Instructor:

Deborah Harada, M.A writes fiction and poetry. Recently, her essay, Belonging, was included in Honolulu Magazine in a feature focusing on local writers. She has published short fiction and poetry and is currently seeking representation for her first novel. She developed this curriculum and has taught creative writing to a wide range of students, in Hawai’i and Los Angeles. She is Executive Director of the Lōʻihi Arts Foundation. www.deborah-harada.com

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Okinawan Dance

Sundays, Sept 20 - Oct 25, 2006

Okinawan Dance
September 20 – October 25, 2026  Sundays, 2:00pm – 3:30pm (6 sessions)
UHM Music Department Room 118 Fee = $75

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Experience Okinawan culture through dance in this introductory class. Participants will learn selected dances from the Okinawan classical & folk traditions. No experience necessary & no performance required. Bring tabi or socks to class.

Instructor:
Yukie Shiroma is an Okinawan-American sansei born in Hawai‘i and raised in San Francisco. She was a founding member, performer, and choreographer of the Asian American Dance Collective (now Asian American Dance Performances). In 1987 she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from the University of Hawai‘i and was the founder of the Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts Dance Program where she served as director for twenty years. In 2006 she received the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship and has been teaching Okinawan dance at UHM in the Department of Theatre and Dance since 2013. Artistic Director of mask dance theatre, Monkey Waterfall, she currently directs the Imaginary Homelands Project in collaboration with musicians Kenny Endo, Norman Kaneshiro, Derek Fujio, Brandon Ing, and Jesse Shiroma, challenging the definitions of tradition in the retelling of ancestral stories.

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