The growing number of Hawaiian language accounts on social media is sparking discussions on how ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi can take advantage of platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
One Boy, No Water, will headline conference events on Oʻahu.
Hawaiʻi Island award-winning artist and author Caren Loebel-Fried, known for her eco-focused hand-colored block prints will be a featured guest at
UH Hilo’s event.
“The
Kirsten Møllegaard, professor and chair of
UH Hilo’s English department. “In organizing the Hilo event, we’ve made an effort to celebrate the creativity, artistry and joy of working with children and literature that exist in our local communities.”
The Hilo campus’ event will also feature
UH Hilo faculty
UH Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching and
Kamalani Johnson, a lecturer and curriculum specialist at Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language. Other speakers include a roundtable of children’s librarians from public libraries in Kona, Kealakekua and Hilo.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to experience
Hua Maka, the new weekly video series by University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo students designed to give viewers an immersive approach to learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, or the Hawaiian language, using common Hawaiian words and place names found in Hilo and Hawaiʻi Island. Quick, digestible lessons in Hawaiian language are being offered through the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language (
KHʻ
In celebration of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Month (Hawaiian Language Month),
UH Hilo’s social media platforms (@uhhilo on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube). Plans are also underway to broadcast the audio portion on University Radio Hilo,