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 was once at risk of extinction. She is also a faculty member at Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, where she has worked to develop and support higher education in Hawaiian language and culture. Her leadership and dedication have been critical in shaping the Hawaiian language movement, and her contributions continue to inspire the preservation of indigenous languages worldwide.
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 Hawaiʻi, a pēlā pū hoʻi nā kānaka e ʻaʻa nei i nā palena o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. He papa hana laulima ʻo Kīpuka Moʻolelo na ʻŌiwi TV, Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, ke Kikowaena Kilo Hōkū ʻo ʻImiloa, a me ke Koleke ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani.
Kīpuka Moʻolelo is a new series exploring the contemporary use of the Hawaiian language, culture, and perspective in the areas of education, politics, music, and advocacy. Over the course of the series, we learn about the journey of a few early proponents of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement as well as others who are pushing ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi into new domains. Kīpuka Moʻolelo is a collaboration between ʻŌiwi TV, Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, ʻImiloa Astronomy Center, and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language.
