Dr. Haʻalilio Solomon is from Honolulu, Oʻahu, where he teaches as an assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Hālau ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language. In May 2024, he completed his doctoral degree in linguistics with a primary focus on language ideologies and attitudes surrounding Hawaiian language in Hawaiʻi within the context of Hawaiian language revitalization, reclamation, and maintenance. His dissertation is entitled “Attitudes & Ideologies Surrounding ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi: A Qualitative Study”.
Haʻalilio is also also an avid translator of ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi under Awaiaulu and is the owner of Hoʻopulapula, LLC., specializing in Hawaiian language translation, tutoring services, and resource development. As a polyglot, his multilingualism shapes his pedagogical approaches and academic endeavors, many of which involve the documentation of the languages spoken in Polynesia.
