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According to the Endangered Language Project, there are fewer than 100,000 native speakers of the Okinawan language worldwide. As HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, the language was suppressed for decades because the Japanese government enforced strict assimilation policies on Okinawans. However, efforts are being made to preserve and revitalize its words.

Court interpreters play a critical role in the Administration of Justice, said the state judiciary's equality and access coordinator Debie Tulang-De Silva.

Project Equal Access received $1.6 million from the U.S. Education Department to increase and retain special education teachers. The College of Education's project will complement the already existing programs while adding elements of recruitment, preparation and retention into the courses.

For the sea-faring people of the Pacific Islands, canoes have long been a way to travel, trade, and fish for food. But for a tight-knit community of local…

If you’re still looking for a worthy New Year’s resolution, how about learning a new language in 2019? Studies have shown that language learning can help…

If you build it, they will come. A tight-knit community of local Tokelauans are building a traditional canoe. They’re doing it as they would in their…

The Trump Administration is reviewing rules about foreign investment in the United States. But it’s not the only government taking a closer look at how…

New Zealand’s highest ranking Maori judge is visiting Hawai’i. Justice Joseph Williams is the first fluent Maori speaker to be appointed to the New…

February is Hawaiian language month in the state of Hawai‘i. Nearly 40 years ago, the Hawaiian language was recognized as one of two official languages in…

Studies have shown that learning a second language has multiple benefits for intelligence, memory, and concentration. But who wants to learn Spanish or…