Hawaiian, one of Hawaii’s official languages, is now available as a course on Duolingo, a popular education platform available online and as an app. The Hawaiian language, or olelo Hawaii course was ...

“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 ...

Drawn from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant, the Kumulipo, kāhuli was selected by the University of Hawaiʻi ...

Kaiapuni, the state's Hawaiian Immersion School where classes are taught in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, is offered at 33 schools across ...

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, ...

LIHUE — Hawaiian language immersion schools received good news from lawmakers last week, as five senators introduced a measure to preserve endangered Native American languages such as olelo Hawaii.

When the last Hawaiian queen was overthrown by a coup in 1896, a law was passed that made it illegal to use or teach the Hawaiian language in public schools. That law stayed on the books for 90 years, ...

Kulaniakea is a nonprofit that offers preschool and toddler programs focused on Indigenous ways of learning. Above, students and a teacher aboard the Hokule‘a in 2019. In 2019, Kahanuola Solatorio, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In July, a new law went into effect that requires official state documents using Hawaiian language words and names to be spelled “consistently.” The measure is part of a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Families and keiki fighting for the return of a Hawaiian immersion class in Windward Oahu held a rally Thursday, calling on the Department of Education to reinstate one ...

When Larry Kimura and his students first arrived at KCCN in Honolulu with a pitch for a new Hawaiian-language radio show, the station manager had one question. ADVERTISING When Larry Kimura and his ...

Hawaii’s largest island is restoring its original name, and understanding why helps you travel with clarity, respect, and ...