Ka Haka Ula O Keelikolani – University of Hawaiʻi System News

Hawaiian naming program of celestial bodies well received at astronomy conference

January 8, 2019

The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi's A Hua He Inoa program brings together Hawaiian speaking students, Hawaiian educators and Hawaiʻi-based astronomers on naming astronomical discoveries.

UH Hilo indigenous teacher education program receives accreditation

October 2, 2018

WINHEC congratulated Kahuawaiola for its “commitment to elevate high standards of indigenous teacher education as an exemplar example for all Indigenous peoples.”

Nā Pua Noʻeau mission and vision integrated into campus programs

August 15, 2018

The programs will continue to strengthen the cultural identity of Native Hawaiians while providing multifaceted opportunities for college degree completion and career pathways.

UH Hilo lab school nationally awarded for Hawaiian immersion education

August 13, 2018

Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu will receive a National Indian Education Association award which recognizes an organization for its success on native student academic achievement.

$3.9M for Native Hawaiian education at UH

November 27, 2017

In support of its goal to become a model indigenous serving institution, UH has been awarded almost $3.9 million in grants by the U.S. DOE’s Native Hawaiian Education Program.

UH Hilo College of Hawaiian Language contributes to Hilo mural project

November 21, 2017

The Hilo mural is part of a 10-mural statewide project celebrating the 23 Hawaiian language immersion and charter schools.

Spoken Hawaiian language digital repository awarded grants

April 17, 2017

The project, entitled “Building a Hawaiian Spoken Language Repository,” will create a digital corpus of recordings and transcripts of Native Hawaiian language.

UH Press publishes open-access Hawaiian language journal

March 21, 2017

Palapala is an academic journal dedicated to the study of the Hawaiian language and the literature produced in it.

Expansion of indigenous language immersion programs focus of UH Hilo field study

March 9, 2017

UH Hilo hosted a two-day conference with educators from around the world working toward revitalizing indigenous languages.

Hawaiian forms of debate highlight of second UH Hilo teach-in

November 23, 2016

UH Hilo’s College of Hawaiian Language held a second all-class teach-in aimed at raising awareness around the issues surrounding Maunakea.