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The free event is in its second year and will be held at Kapiʻolani Community College this Saturday.
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A testifier who called ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi a "dead language" at a recent Honolulu City Council meeting was rebuked by council members. Hawaiian language speakers say more awareness should be raised about the work done to revitalize the language in the past nearly 40 years.
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Hawaiian language revival in recent decades has allowed many to look closer at language-related traditions. In Hawaiian culture, names are believed to be representative of a person's spirit. The Conversation's Russell Subiono spoke with Maluhia States about why it's important for people, Hawaiian or not, to understand the tradition.
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HB 2074 was one of 13 bills recently signed into law by Green, marking his renewed commitment to the Native Hawaiian people.
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‘Okina Kitchen, an organic baking mix company originally based in Kailua, is sparking conversations in the Native Hawaiian community about cultural appropriation and intellectual property. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi explains the ongoing challenges and more.
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May 6 is the last day for Hawaiʻi public school employees to sign up for free Hawaiian language courses this summer.
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Hula is not the only Hawaiian tradition honored at Merrie Monarch this week. The festival is paying tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi teachers, students and pioneers were in Hilo to perform on hula's biggest stage. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Can speaking Pidgin give you an advantage when learning the Hawaiian language? That is the subject of a study by a linguist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, the linguist drew inspiration from a similar study comparing Māori and Māori-accented English in Aotearoa.
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A growing demand for Hawaiian language education has prompted communities in Leeward Oʻahu to establish their own immersion school. HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi visited the newest kaiapuni program at Kapolei Middle School. Seventh graders spent the year carving canoes from clay, creating Makahiki dioramas, and studying the phases of the Kumulipo creation chant.
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Nicholas Lum is taking his experience with music and the Hawaiian language to focus on a new approach to mele — one that blends innovation and tradition. He calls this new project Pewa. The Conversation sat down with Lum to talk about his unique vision for Hawaiian music.