Donavan Kamakani Albano is a queer Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) poet from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. A finalist for the 2026 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets, his work appears in Poetry Northwest, Pasefika Presence, and Chapter House Journal.
Donavan Kamakani Albano is a queer Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) poet from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. A finalist for the 2026 James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets, his work appears in Poetry Northwest, Pasefika Presence, and Chapter House Journal.