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Mr. Harold R. Keables touched students and faculty at ‘Iolani School with his passion for learning and high standards for writing. He was dedicated to all of his students, not just the gifted writers, but also the ones who initially struggled with words. Both the Keables Chair and the Keables Scholar programs are supported by the generous donations of hundreds of ‘Iolani faculty, students, staff, and ‘ohana to the Harold Keables Fund. More about Harold Keables. |
Established in 1982 in memory of the late Harold Keables, the Harold Keables Chair of English brings a distinguished writer and teacher to ‘Iolani School for two weeks every year to work with students and faculty across the curriculum.
The chair creates opportunities for ‘Iolani students at all levels to interact with established writers in small classroom settings to explore different facets of creative and non-fiction writing. The Chairholder also meets with faculty to share ideas on the craft of teaching and inspiration.
Additionally, in the tradition of ‘Iolani’s commitment to the Honolulu community, the Chairholder delivers a free evening lecture or reading
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1986 Robert Palazzi 1987 Allan Glatthorn 1988 no recipient 1989 no recipient 1990 Donald Murray 1991 Thomas Newkirk 1992 Donald Johnson 1993 Jane Hansen 1994 Jack Higgs 1995 Georgia Heard 1996 Joan Countryman 1997 Jane Schaffer 1998 Paul Watkins 1999 Jeff Gere and Ruth Stotter 2000 Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2001 Ellen Greenblatt and Eric Rothschild 2002 Li Young Lee 2003 Neil Campbell 2004 David Mas Masumoto 2005 Lee Cataluna |
2006 Robert O'Meally 2007 Billy Collins 2008 Dr. Scott Kim 2009 Dr. Peter Saccio 2010 Dr. Cheryl Hayashi ('85) 2011 David Horsey 2012 Taylor Mali 2013 Alexandra Fuller 2014 Sherry Ott 2015 Sarah Kay 2016 Sujata Massey 2017 Richard Blanco 2018 Aaron and Jordan Kandell ('01) 2019 Nate Chinen ('94) 2020 Erin Entrada Kelly 2021 Juan Felipe Herrera 2022 Aimee Nezhukumatatil 2023 Dr. Jon Osorio and Dr. Jamaica Osorio 2024 Naomi Shihab Nye 2025 Elizabeth Acevedo |
Established in 2018, the Harold Keables Scholar program compliments ‘Iolani’s longstanding Keables Chair program. Each fall, ‘Iolani’s Keables Scholar program brings to campus an outstanding writer whose clear commitment to education can open students’ eyes to the power of the written word.
KEABLES SCHOLAR HONOREES
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2018 Dr. Jelani Cobb 2019 Jack Gantos 2020 Webinar Series - What's Going On: Racism and Justice in America featuring 2021 Helen Zia 2022 Jamelle Bouie 2023 Tom Coffman 2024 Eric Kim |
