Turnout overwhelms organizers of free ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi class
A large turnout for a free Hawaiian language class encouraged organizers to change the venue to the Campus Center Ballroom.
ASUH offers free ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi classes at UH Mānoa
The classes, which begin on January 22, will be offered free of charge to all UH Mānoa students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members.
UH ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi production makes historic debut off-Broadway
The UH Mānoa Hawaiian language production ʻAuʻa ʻIa: Holding On debuted in New York on January 7.
UH Hawaiian language play invited to perform ‘Off Broadway’
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa production ʻAuʻa ʻIa: Holding On will be making its Hawaiian language debut in New York City, a first for the theatre department.
UH partners to teach ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi to DOE employees
Employees from the public schools will be able to enroll at the seven UH Community College campuses in Hawaiian language classes.
Mele, hula to mark tribute to 200th anniversary of pivotal moment in Hawaiian history
The School of Hawaiian Knowledge is presents a performance tribute titled Ka Hulina Au: The Changing Time that commemorates a critical time in Hawaiian history—the ending of ʻaikapu.
UH Hilo indigenous educator receives lifetime achievement award
Makalapua Alencastre was recognized by the National Indian Education Association for her re-establishment of Hawaiian as the primary language of the family and education.
Ka Moʻolelo O Ka ʻōlelo a me Ka Hale Keaka o Kennedy
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance showcases Hawaiian language and history in latest production, ʻAuʻa ʻIa: Holding On.
Maunakea telescopes win the ‘Oscars of Science’ for Pōwehi
Two telescopes were part of an international collaboration that won the $3 million 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award, for the world’s first image of a supermassive black hole.
International Astronomical Union adopts Hawaiian names for two locally-discovered asteroids
The locally-discovered asteroids, Kamoʻoalewa and Kaʻepaokaʻāwela, were named by Hawaiian immersion students in an ʻImiloa Astronomy Center and the Maunakea Observatories pilot project last year.
