Malia Maunakea (author)
@maliamaunakea.bsky.social
Kanaka (Native Hawaiian) author of LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS, BACKPACKING WITH CHILDREN
Reached the end of today's reading, and found this amazing sponsor acknowledgement. Thank you to Primo beer for this book
March 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Reached the end of today's reading, and found this amazing sponsor acknowledgement. Thank you to Primo beer for this book
Today's reading: a book that was given to my father the year I was born
March 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Today's reading: a book that was given to my father the year I was born
So stoked that the kids of Hawaiʻi selected LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS as their 2025 Nēnē Award recipient! And congratulations to @claribelortega.bsky.social for receiving the award for the graphic novel FRIZZY!
#808READS #hawaiilibraries #808libraries
#808READS #hawaiilibraries #808libraries
February 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
So stoked that the kids of Hawaiʻi selected LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS as their 2025 Nēnē Award recipient! And congratulations to @claribelortega.bsky.social for receiving the award for the graphic novel FRIZZY!
#808READS #hawaiilibraries #808libraries
#808READS #hawaiilibraries #808libraries
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Marathon listening to YA & middle grade for an upcoming PD & am loving my most recent reads. Lei and the Fire Goddess had me laughing out loud, googling Hawaiian folktales, and holding my breath during Lei’s big race with the fire goddess Pele! @maliamaunakea.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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What are you reading this month?
I've read @makana-yama.bsky.social 's Hammajang Luck and need to pick up The Off-Season.
I've read @makana-yama.bsky.social 's Hammajang Luck and need to pick up The Off-Season.
my tbr for january!
reading recently published kanaka stories! wanted to support!
books:
hammajang luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
lei and the invisible island by @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
the off-season feat. stories by @sloanesloane.bsky.social, @keikiakapueo.bsky.social, wailana kalama!
reading recently published kanaka stories! wanted to support!
books:
hammajang luck by @makana-yama.bsky.social
lei and the invisible island by @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
the off-season feat. stories by @sloanesloane.bsky.social, @keikiakapueo.bsky.social, wailana kalama!
January 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What are you reading this month?
I've read @makana-yama.bsky.social 's Hammajang Luck and need to pick up The Off-Season.
I've read @makana-yama.bsky.social 's Hammajang Luck and need to pick up The Off-Season.
Digesting my newest edit letter with a gassy dog is a special kind of lovely-awful
December 4, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Digesting my newest edit letter with a gassy dog is a special kind of lovely-awful
Thank you to @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social whose mentorship program connected me with @alangratz.bsky.social and for @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social whose mentorship program connected me with @andreaywang.bsky.social And of course MGwaves and the other amazingly helpful kidlit creatives! #kidlitchat
TOPIC: Tonight, we're thanking those individuals who have meant the most to us in our careers: a mentor, a critique partner, a reader who wrote a glowing review, a professor who pushed us to succeed, a spouse who never stopped believing, or... you tell us! #kidlitchat
November 27, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Thank you to @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social whose mentorship program connected me with @alangratz.bsky.social and for @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social whose mentorship program connected me with @andreaywang.bsky.social And of course MGwaves and the other amazingly helpful kidlit creatives! #kidlitchat
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Hi 👋 I put together a starter pack to spotlight Pacific Islander authors for anyone wanting to discover and uplift PI literature.
Say hi & follow along to celebrate PI! And if you're a Pacific Islander book creator, reach out to be included :)
go.bsky.app/HFSy2tG
#books #authors #pasifika
Say hi & follow along to celebrate PI! And if you're a Pacific Islander book creator, reach out to be included :)
go.bsky.app/HFSy2tG
#books #authors #pasifika
November 22, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Hi 👋 I put together a starter pack to spotlight Pacific Islander authors for anyone wanting to discover and uplift PI literature.
Say hi & follow along to celebrate PI! And if you're a Pacific Islander book creator, reach out to be included :)
go.bsky.app/HFSy2tG
#books #authors #pasifika
Say hi & follow along to celebrate PI! And if you're a Pacific Islander book creator, reach out to be included :)
go.bsky.app/HFSy2tG
#books #authors #pasifika
So happy to hang with these lovely people!
What a fun (and early) morning meeting up with members of the #ForTheLoveOfMG group. @laurastegman.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @kchowrites.bsky.social @danakramaroff.bsky.social @jsamtaylorauthor.bsky.social @lauraparnum.bsky.social @nancytandon.bsky.social @alysawishingrad.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
So happy to hang with these lovely people!
I figured it out! Pronunciation guides now available under the Educator tab at MaliaMaunakea.com
Has anyone seen pronunciation guides up on author websites? Please share them!
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
November 23, 2024 at 2:03 PM
I figured it out! Pronunciation guides now available under the Educator tab at MaliaMaunakea.com
Has anyone seen pronunciation guides up on author websites? Please share them!
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
November 20, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Has anyone seen pronunciation guides up on author websites? Please share them!
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
Trying to figure out if I should put some links for audio pronunciations on my individual book pages or under the Educators tab
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Share five 2023 middle grade novels you've read or are excited to read!
1. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
2. Lei and the Fire Goddess - @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
3. Nic Blake and the Remarkables
4. The Guardian Test
5. The Otherwoods - @justinepwinans.bsky.social
1. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
2. Lei and the Fire Goddess - @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
3. Nic Blake and the Remarkables
4. The Guardian Test
5. The Otherwoods - @justinepwinans.bsky.social
November 15, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Share five 2023 middle grade novels you've read or are excited to read!
1. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
2. Lei and the Fire Goddess - @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
3. Nic Blake and the Remarkables
4. The Guardian Test
5. The Otherwoods - @justinepwinans.bsky.social
1. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind
2. Lei and the Fire Goddess - @maliamaunakea.bsky.social
3. Nic Blake and the Remarkables
4. The Guardian Test
5. The Otherwoods - @justinepwinans.bsky.social
Who else is headed to #NCTE23? I'd love to connect IRL! I'll have collectable postcards from Punky Aloha to give away at the Penguin Young Reader Booth. Details below!
November 7, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Who else is headed to #NCTE23? I'd love to connect IRL! I'll have collectable postcards from Punky Aloha to give away at the Penguin Young Reader Booth. Details below!
Just registered for my final class in my Hawaiian Studies AA degree! I graduate next spring :)
And now back to NaNo...
And now back to NaNo...
November 7, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Just registered for my final class in my Hawaiian Studies AA degree! I graduate next spring :)
And now back to NaNo...
And now back to NaNo...
Just finished Ronnie Riley's book JUDE SAVES THE WORLD and it was FABULOUS! Go get yourself a copy or request it at your library.
October 31, 2023 at 4:20 AM
Just finished Ronnie Riley's book JUDE SAVES THE WORLD and it was FABULOUS! Go get yourself a copy or request it at your library.
What is one of your favorite ways to treat yourself for reaching milestones?
Nearing the end of revisions (I hit page 200 or 269), time for a small reward. I LOVE ume candy. #NaNoWriMo is coming soon!
#kidlit #revisions #mghub #umecandy
Nearing the end of revisions (I hit page 200 or 269), time for a small reward. I LOVE ume candy. #NaNoWriMo is coming soon!
#kidlit #revisions #mghub #umecandy
October 29, 2023 at 7:45 PM
What is one of your favorite ways to treat yourself for reaching milestones?
Nearing the end of revisions (I hit page 200 or 269), time for a small reward. I LOVE ume candy. #NaNoWriMo is coming soon!
#kidlit #revisions #mghub #umecandy
Nearing the end of revisions (I hit page 200 or 269), time for a small reward. I LOVE ume candy. #NaNoWriMo is coming soon!
#kidlit #revisions #mghub #umecandy
Getting the chapters in place! #NaNoWriMo starts next week🥳
October 23, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Getting the chapters in place! #NaNoWriMo starts next week🥳
Alright, I think I'm going to try fast draft my next book idea for #NaNoWriMo. Anyone else participating? I need to start plotting it out. I may not use the official website, just try write it on my own and track it using Scrivener.
October 16, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Alright, I think I'm going to try fast draft my next book idea for #NaNoWriMo. Anyone else participating? I need to start plotting it out. I may not use the official website, just try write it on my own and track it using Scrivener.
Anyone here on Kauaʻi? I'm heading to #HanapepeArtNigh at 5pm to hang by @talkstorybooks (Talk Story Bookstore). If I miss you here, maybe you could come say hi at one of these other places? I feel like this is one of those old "missed connections" ads :)
September 23, 2023 at 2:14 AM
Anyone here on Kauaʻi? I'm heading to #HanapepeArtNigh at 5pm to hang by @talkstorybooks (Talk Story Bookstore). If I miss you here, maybe you could come say hi at one of these other places? I feel like this is one of those old "missed connections" ads :)
Kicking off TODAY (last week was bonus!) I'm traveling across Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi & Hawaiʻi Island to meet 2700+ students & give them all a FREE BOOK! Thanks to my partners
@diversebooks and @WAACvisits
& support from Estée Lauder Companies + The Ruby & Hart Foundation
@diversebooks and @WAACvisits
& support from Estée Lauder Companies + The Ruby & Hart Foundation
September 18, 2023 at 8:28 PM
Kicking off TODAY (last week was bonus!) I'm traveling across Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi & Hawaiʻi Island to meet 2700+ students & give them all a FREE BOOK! Thanks to my partners
@diversebooks and @WAACvisits
& support from Estée Lauder Companies + The Ruby & Hart Foundation
@diversebooks and @WAACvisits
& support from Estée Lauder Companies + The Ruby & Hart Foundation
I got my revision in for LEI 2 yesterday!!! I invite you all to celebrate with me by reading a great book. I'm going to start @justinepwinans.bsky.social 's Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything! What are you reading? (let's celebrate other authors!)
September 6, 2023 at 2:47 PM
I got my revision in for LEI 2 yesterday!!! I invite you all to celebrate with me by reading a great book. I'm going to start @justinepwinans.bsky.social 's Bianca Torre is Afraid of Everything! What are you reading? (let's celebrate other authors!)