Hawaii Book & Music Festival

Local boy, Alton Takiyama-Chung grew up with the stories, superstitions, and the magic of the Hawaiian Islands. He tells stories of the Plantation Days, the Japanese-American experience of WWII, Asian folktales, Hawaiian legends, and of course, ghost stories. He has been a featured... Read More →

Since the age of 13, Maui girl Kathy Collins has performed as a storyteller, stage and film actress, radio and television personality, stand-up comic, emcee, and dancer. She is also a newspaper columnist (The Maui News) and freelance writer. With her pidgin-speaking alter ego, “Tita... Read More →

Jeff Gere was the drama specialist for the City & County of Honolulu Parks Department, where he created and produced for 26 years the Talk Story Festival and a storytelling television and radio series. He has toured Hawaii, the mainland and internationally since retiring in 2014... Read More →