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Larry Lindsey Kimura grew up in Waimea, South Kohala during the 1940’s with his grandparents being among the last native Hawaiian speakers of their community. He has taught Hawaiian language for over 40 years at the University of Hawaiʻi and continues his work at Ka...
Kamalani Johnson is a scholar rooted in Kahana, Oʻahu, specializing in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and moʻolelo Hawaiʻi. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, focusing on Indigenous politics and political theory, with a graduate...
Dr. Leon Noʻeau Peralto was born and raised in Waiākea Uka, Hilo, Hawaiʻi, and is a proud descendant of kūpuna from Koholālele, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi. He is a community builder, educator, and a cultivator of seeds and stories, and holds a PhD. in Indigenous Politics...
Dr. William H. “Pila” Wilson is a founding member of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo. Pila was born in Honolulu after his parents came to Hawaiʻi during World War II. Pila teaches at Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani Hawaiian Language College at U.H. Hilo. His professional expertise...
Kauanoe Kamanā is a prominent advocate for Hawaiian language revitalization and education. As a co-founder of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo Hawaiian language immersion preschools, Kumu Kamanā has been instrumental in preserving and promoting the native Hawaiian language, which...
In this episode we take a look at how the world's indigenous people are revitalizing their unique languages.
(ʻ12)In this episode we take a look at educational issues that concern the world's indigenous people.
In this episode we look at the security of our languages and how we revive and sustain them for the future. Many indigenous nations have established their own television stations to help the survival of their native language. >
“International Youth Day” on 12 August 2011. in this episode we look to answer the question, In what ways are we succeeding or failing in caring for indigenous children/youth?
In this episode we look at how the global financial crisis has effected indigenous nation through out the world.
One of the greatest challenges for the Hawaiian language movement is overcoming the assumption that English is the only other language that matters and Hawaiian is fighting an uphill battle to unseed that dominant language. The same is no doubt true for many of our...
Learn about the Pūnana Leo Hawaiian medium education preschool system.
Learn about the approach Pūnana Leo preschools are using to teach their students how to read as early as age four.
No ʻAneʻi Ko Kākou Ola explores the benefits of Hawaiian-medium education in establishing a strong foundation in culture and language as exemplified at Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu. Located in the district of Puna on the island of Hawaiʻi, this unique kindergarten...
Produced for ‘Aha Pūnana Leo, this video is a call for teachers to help revitalize the Hawaiian language, which was saved from the brink of extinction by the extraordinary efforts of those who established the Hawaiian language immersion preschools in the 1980’s....
Welcome to the seventh episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, huakaʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons,...
Welcome to the sixth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on a huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these...
Welcome to the final episode of the first season of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. In this episode, we join with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi and ʻIwalani, and look back at our favorite moments from the series. Finally, we have one last mele with ʻanakala Uluwehi Cazimero, and share some...
Welcome to the twelfth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons, you’ll start...
Welcome to the eleventh episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons, you’ll start...
Welcome to the tenth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons, you’ll start to...
Welcome to the ninth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons, you’ll start to...
Welcome to the eighth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, huakaʻi and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these lessons,...
Welcome to the fifth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on a huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these...
Welcome to the fourth episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on a huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these...
Welcome to the third episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join again with Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on a huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! As you continue these...
Welcome to the first episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! After a few lessons, youʻll start to...
Welcome to the first episode of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi, the newest Hawaiian language learning series. Join Hina, Pōmaikaʻi, and ʻIwalani as they practice ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, go on huakaʻi, and kanikapila with some of our favorite musicians! After a few lessons, youʻll start to...
Kuʻulei Kanahele, PhD, raised in the ahupuaʻa of Waipiʻo, Oʻahu, is a 1994 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama. From 1997-2012, Kuʻulei trained as an ʻōlapa with Hālau o Kekuhi, under the direction of Dr. Pualani Kanahele Kanakaʻole and Nālani Kanakaʻole. Kuʻulei...
Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba presently serves as the representative for District 8 (North Kona) on the Hawaiʻi County Council. Born and raised in Kaloko, Kona, Dr. Inaba's roots trace back to a family legacy in Hōlualoa, where his 'ohana managed the renowned Kona Hotel for...
ikaakamai is musical wizard (musician, producer, artist) who fights oppression and injustice in Hawaiʻi with heavy, two-chord-reggae. Taking the pulsating power of reggae music and interweaving its vibration to universal anthems of aloha and kuleana, ikaakamai strives...
About Kīpuka Moʻolelo He papa hana hou ʻo Kīpuka Moʻolelo e hāpai aʻe ana i ka ʻōlelo, moʻomeheu, a kuanaʻike Hawaiʻi ma ka hoʻonaʻauao, kālaiʻāina, mele, a hoʻopaipai pū. Ma ka holo ʻana o ka papa hana, nānā ʻia ka moʻolelo o kekahi o nā koa o ke aukahi hoʻōla ʻōlelo...
Kalena Silva is the former director of Ka Haka Ula O Ke'elikolani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and a Professor of Hawaiian Language & Hawaiian Studies. Dr. Silva teaches courses in Hawaiian language, literature, culture, and...