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,
In an industry notoriously known for having the ability to challenge uncertainty and competition through business models and calculations, the COVID-19 crisis created a significant amount of doubt, pu
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UH Mānoa programs.
Lance Collins and
Zachary Lum, features 11 Filipino folk songs translated into ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and two Hawaiian songs sung in Ilokano. Proceeds will benefit the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic in the William
Collins, an attorney on Maui, earned five degrees from
UH his last was a
PhD in political science in 2010. Lum, a founding member of the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning group Keauhou, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from
UH Mānoa, and is currently pursuing his
PhD in political science.
“The goal of the project is to think of the futures of Hawaiʻi that aren’t necessarily mediated by the American experience and aren’t necessarily limited to plantation narratives, which is basically a derivative from the American story in Hawaiʻi,” Collins said. “The idea was to think of alternative futures where people who come to Hawaiʻi interact with the Hawaiian culture and language without the racial hierarchies or the media
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UHERO s 2021 economic forecast
As we head into 2021, one of the questions we all have is, How is Hawaii s economy going to do in the new year? We talked about that with one of the state s leading economists - Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. He s also on the state Council on Revenues and he s part of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness. We spoke recently about the year ahead, but before President Trump had signed the latest federal COVID relief bill. Bonham says that continued federal support is a critical part of 2021. And while economic forecasting is always a tricky business, he does see some positives coming later in the year.