A kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language instructor) at Windward Community College is dedicated to empowering more Native Hawaiians residing on Hawaiian Homelands to embrace their native language.

Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to experience Hua Maka, the new weekly video series by University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo students designed to give viewers an immersive approach ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health are advancing efforts to enrich ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) with new eldercare terms, blending ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Researchers at the University of Hawaii have created free Hawaiian language resources aimed at enriching care for kupuna. The two collections include a glossary of words and ...

The Hokulea, a traditional Hawaiian voyage, arrived in Hawai'i on June 17, 2017, after its worldwide voyage only using traditional navigation such as sun, stars, winds and waves. Hawaiian students ...

Hawaii had a thriving native-language press through the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the language and culture are being revived through a digitizing project at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum and an ...

Recent census data that included Pidgin as a language Hawaii residents speak at home has sparked pride among those who use it In this Jan. 28, 2016 photo, comedian Andy Bumatai gestures during an ...

The Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association is holding free, online training sessions this fall to help travel advisors and others deepen their knowledge of the Aloha State. Available on Sept. 28, a ...

Hawaiian Language Immersion Schools Popular, but Number of Qualified Teachers Doesn't Meet Demand At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion ...

“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 ...

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, ...

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 ...