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The editors of a new book on Aboriginal languages say more than a million Indigenous place names are in danger of being lost forever. Are our indigenous names getting the recognition they deserve and what is achieved by re-naming places by their indigenous name. And what kind of protection is in place to ensure these names are used proper. Also, what effect does it have when businesses start using indigenous titles?
A true mauliauhonua Manaiakalani Kalua and his ʻohana know every nook, cranny, story, rain, wind and attitude of Keaukaha, Moku o Keawe. Manaiakalani graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1996 and received a BA in Hawaiian Studies in 2002 from Ka Haka ʻUla ʻo...
Ānuenue Punua is a kupa of Kāneʻohe, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu. She is a mother, educator, and a kanaka aloha ʻāina who strives to prepare the next generation of leaders with skills grounded in kūpuna values and practices needed to thrive in our island nation. She was a...
In 1976, a voyaging canoe sparked a cultural revival that quickly spread throughout Polynesia, breathing life into ancient myths and legends. More than four decades later, Hōkūleʻa continues to inspire a new generation of navigators and voyagers to gather their...
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...
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...
Dr. Kalei Nuʻuhiwa, a native Hawaiian is a progressive pioneer with 30 years of experience in conducting research in various Hawaiian practices of time keeping, lunar calendars, heiau ritual, ceremonies and epistemologies connected to phenology, strategic resource...
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