Ka Wai Ola: ‘E Ao i ka Naauao, a Malama hoi i ka Pono’ – Kauikeaouli, 1824
Hawaiian Language Immersion teacher preparation programs are offered at UH Hilo and UH Mānoa.
UH: Keiki voices ignite Hawaiian Language Month
The Windward CC event marks the first of six Hawaiian language speech competitions hosted by UH this Pepeluali (February).
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lula
Lula—Ruler, measuring stick.
UH cookiecutter shark research bridges ʻike Hawaiʻi, science
The team developed a new Hawaiian name for the cookiecutter shark, nahunaiki, meaning “little bites.”
2025 Huaʻōlelo o ka Makahiki: Kāhuli
Kāhuli speaks to change, to alter, to overturn and draws from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant of Kumulipo.
Hawai‘i CC expands traditional Hawaiian place name mapping
The new Hilo map, completed in spring 2025, features ahupuaʻa across Hilo and is fully bilingual in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and English.
Helping kids understand Alzheimer’s through animation
An animation of UH Mānoa children’s book Pōmai and Her Papa was developed to help keiki and caregivers understand Alzheimer’s.
Bridging currents: UH Hilo connects oceanic journeys to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
UH Hilo highlighted its leadership in Indigenous knowledge this summer, from hosting an international humanities conference to sharing ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Helping keiki understand kupuna: dementia support book now in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
A Hawaiian-language children’s book developed at UH Mānoa helps families talk about dementia and support kūpuna with care and compassion.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Huakaʻi
Huakaʻi—Trip, voyage, journey.
