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 Hawaiʻi public schools, teaching using the Hawaiian language was made illegal in 1896 and did not resume until the 1980s, ...

“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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

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The new classroom brings the total number of the Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL) Hawaiian language public preschool ...

At Vegas Vista Academy, Renee Cadaoas is a school board member, auntie figure and kumu hula. The last of these means she’s a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Transcribing 15,000 pages of Hawaiian language newspaper in eight months might seem impossible, but that's exactly what happened. Volunteers gathered at Iolani Palace on ...

Earlier this month, Chief of War premiered on Apple TV+ and completely blew me away. The historical drama focuses on the unification of the Hawaiian islands, mainly from the point of view of Kaʻiana ...

Hawaiian language teacher and development team member Ekele Kaniaupio-Crozier explains the importance of olelo Hawaii, or the Hawaiian language, to a crowd at Salt Kakaako. Duolingo said its goal was ...

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 ...