HONOLULU (KHON2) — People wanting to practice their Hawaiian language skills or learn something new can sign up for free classes being offered via Zoom. All ages — from ‘ōpio to kūpuna — will be able ...

Hawaiian immersion students at Kalama Intermediate chant in Hawaiian during the dedication of a new mural on the school’s campus. The Maui News / Matthew Thayer archive photo Once banned in public ...

Feb. 11—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and several other Native Hawaiian organizations are hosting the "Ola ka 'I " (language thrives ) events Feb. 18 and 25, with student performances, ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Linguists say they have determined that a unique sign language, possibly dating back to the 1800s or earlier, is being used in Hawaii, marking the first time in 80 years a previously ...

Education in the Hawaiian language has surged for four decades and its advocates eventually want a Hawai‘i where the native tongue is used as frequently as English “Imagine a world where wherever you ...

“In one generation, olelo Hawaii was nearly erased,” Kainoa Daines, co-author of “Island Wisdom: Hawaiian Traditions and Practices for a Meaningful Life” and senior director of the Hawaii Visitors and ...

Hawaiian language activist Larry Kimura led the charge in the 1970s in getting Hawaii's Department of Education to sanction Hawaiian-language immersion schools. The state, however, did not offer any ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke is on a mission to reaffirm that state’s commitment to Hawaiian language learning. Luke visited the Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki Laboratory Public ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In the ahupuaʻa of Niumalu, which lies in the moku of Puna here on the island of Kauaʻi, stands a street that helps to learn some adjectives ma ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. Get Hawaii’s ...

As Tammy Haili‘ōpua Baker wondered what play to produce for her first show running the Hawaiian theater program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, a book literally fell off the shelf and hit her ...

The voice was soft and scratchy, as if a bit timid in front of the microphone. " Ae," she said, meaning "yes" in Hawaiian, when asked a question by a male voice. " Ae hanau ia wau i Honoma'ele." ("Yes ...