Kealoha’s thesis at MIT was titled: “Proliferation Issues Associated With the Transmutation and Stabilization of Plutonium.” The definition of “proliferation” is “rapid and often excessive spread or increase,” the political implication of the word “proliferation” being: particular individuals getting their hands on certain substances we would rather keep to ourselves. After earning a BS in Applied Nuclear Physics at MIT and dipping his toes in the business world as a consultant and working as a surf instructor, Kealoha found something else he would rather proliferate: words and brain cells. In the manner that almost all genius ideas originate – on a whim – Kealoha stopped by a San Franciscan Poetry Slam and the creative hemisphere of his brain held an immediate, successful coup. It turns out that this move is not such a shocker: physics and poetry are pretty similar. I’ll let the author of “The Tao of Physics”, Fritjof Capra, explain that at a later date. Or you can just take my word for it. Since this career switch, Kealoha has proliferated multitudes of poetry slams in both California and Hawaii, further spreading the word by founding Hawai’i Slam, Youth Speaks Hawaii and competing in the National Poetry Slam. If you aren’t too intimidated by the mental might of Kealoha, come to Casanova’s on Thursday, March 25th at 9:30 PM to participate in the Poetry Slam (possibly winning $100) or to just watch and soak up the wordy wisdom sure to be bouncing around. And there is no need to be shy: Just join in on the theme of the night and throw on a Mexican Wrestling Mask. That’s right, kids from MIT like Nacho Libre too, and, apparently, also have frat parties. But that’s another story. $5 . To sign up, contact ellenonmaui@gmail.com or 280-5096. By: Sierra Brown
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