Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hele wāwae
Hele wāwae—Walk.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻIʻini
ʻIʻini—Desire, affirmations, to wish for.
UH Hawaiian language production invited to global stage
Puana earned an invitation to perform in June 2025 at the Kia Mau Festival, an international Indigenously led performing arts festival in Aotearoa.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Huakaʻi
Huakaʻi—Trip, voyage, journey.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻUhane
ʻUhane—Soul, spiritual, spirit of a person.
UH Hilo’s He ʻŌlelo Ola to host Indigenous language experts
Participants will explore UH Hilo’s Hawaiian language college, home to the nation’s only BA to PhD ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi medium program.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Malaki
Malaki—March.
UH Hilo Hawaiian language college turns to AI to help preserve ʻōlelo
The Lauleo project is gathering Hawaiian speech data to create AI tools that can convert voice to text.
Windward CC showcases Hawaiian language excellence
Windward CC competition celebrated Hawaiian Language Month.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻElua
ʻElua—Two, twice.
