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		<title>New Board Members to HIWA!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ms. Susanna Nordlund and Mr. Melvin G. Mason, Jr. are new board members for HIWA.  Both will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to kokua an organization like HIWA.  Ms. Nordlund has volunteered to serve as the secretary for the coming year.
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		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/05/24/new-board-members-to-hiwa/</link>
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		<title>General Membership Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HIWA General Membership Meeting for 2010 will be held on June 5th, 2010 at the Parker School in Waimea from 10am to noon.  A workshop will be held immediately after the membership meeting by Ms. Kim Tait.  There will be a $20 fee for this workshop, that will focus on getting your work published.
The slate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/03/09/general-membership-meeting/</link>
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		<title>New HIWA Board Member</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ms. Phyllida Alcantar was elected to the Hawai&#8217;i Island Writers Association Board at the January 31st, 2010 board of director&#8217;s meeting.  Ms. Alcantar is a writer and she resides in Kailua-Kona.  Welcome Phyllida.
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		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/02/06/new-hiwa-board-member/</link>
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		<title>The Dreaming Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writing Workshop on February 20, 2010 (Saturday), 8am &#8211; 12 Noon, W. Hawaii Community College in Kealakekua, Bldg 2, Room A-1.  Cost: $30.00 for members, $35.00 for non-members.
Kim Cope Tait, a widely published poet and essayist, will hold a HIWA writing workshop.  With Kim&#8217;s guidance, the group will explore what Wallace Stevens called our &#8216;dreaming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/01/18/the-dreaming-place/</link>
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		<title>Writers In The Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the last Sunday of August and September 2009, HIWA hosted Writers in the Park at the Old Airport pavilion.  Although the turn out for these events was modest, the enthusiasm and interest expressed by the attendees was very encouraging.  It was very obvious that the Big Island environment encourages many people to express themselves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/01/12/writers-in-the-park/</link>
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		<title>Workshops and Seminars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HIWA is planning to hold several writing workshops and seminars in 2010 with accomplished Big Island writers.  Past workshops have been very successful and members have expressed a need to continue with this program.  Details will be announced in the near future through emails and this website.
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		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2010/01/12/workshops-and-seminars/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to the Hawaii Island Writers Association Website!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HIWA seeks to nurture the development and growth of all writers by encouraging and supporting writers in any genre and at any level of their craft, facilitating their networking with other writers and publishers, and providing other opportunities for enrichment and growth. HIWA also seeks to provide significant social and economic benefits to our community [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://hawaiiislandwriters.com/blog/2009/10/05/welcome-to-the-hawaii-island-writers-association-website/</link>
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