Hansen-Young, Diana

Artist Diana Hansen-Young held elective office in Hawaii, and was Hawaii s leading artist throughout the 80 s and 90 s, moving to New York in 1997. She wrote the book and lyrics for Mimi Le Duck, an off-Broadway musical in 2006 starring EARTHA KITT. In Hawaii, she wrote and illustrated 10 books in the "Mango Hill" children s series, a self-help book for women ("Why Not?"), and three art and poetry coffee-table books. She published the first art posters and calendars in Hawaii, and sold over 250,000 calendars with her images. Her line included mugs (500,000 to Kraft Foods, Jack-In-The-Box, Libe...