Mark Panek
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Mark Panek
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Mark Panek is a Hawaiian novelist and scholar. A professor of English at the University of Hawaiʻi, he is the author of two books on prominent Hawaiian-born sumo wrestlers Percy Kipapa and Akebono. His biography of Akebono, titled Gaijin Yokozuna, was called "the best sumo biography in English" by The Japan Times. Lo'ihi Press published his first novel, Hawai'i, a story of native rights, corruption, and a hotly contested race for Governor. Panek is a graduate of Colby College and the University
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American novelist
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2024-04-04T00:24:31Z
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