In Memory, We Fuck

Donavan Kamakani Albano is a māhū Kanaka ʻŌiwi poet from Kāneʻohe, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu. He was raised in Kalihilihiolaumiha and is genealogically connected to Maui, the Philippines, and Borikén (Puerto Rico). A 2025 Indigenous Nations Poets Fellow, Albano’s work has appeared in Poetry Northwest and Pasefika Presence. He holds an M.A. in Indigenous Politics from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.