HONOLULU (KHON2) – As technology advances, so do the opportunities we have to also advance. As Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, progresses, a free online application known as ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – ‘Ōlelo Authentic is helping bring the Hawaiian language back into everyday life. Airing weekly on KHON+, KHON2’s Smart TV app, and hosted by Kamaka Pili and Haʻalilio Solomon, the ...

Classes to help seniors learn Hawaiian language and balance strength and flexibility will be among the new offerings at Kaunoa Senior Services this summer. “Core and Restore (Balance muscle strength ...

Getting the entire coaching staff and players to only speak ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi on the sidelines took about five years. It was a ...

For a language to be considered safe from extinction, 100,000 people need to speak it. A small fraction of people speak ‘ōlelo today, but young Hawaiians using TikTok and Instagram may help change ...

A resolution celebrating February as Hawaiian Language Month, or Mahina Olelo Hawaii, was introduced by Hawaii’s congressional delegation. The resolution, led by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and U.S. Sen.

“In one generation, olelo Hawaii was nearly erased,” Kainoa Daines, co-author of “Island Wisdom: Hawaiian Traditions and Practices for a Meaningful Life” and senior director of the Hawaii Visitors and ...

Hawaiian immersion students at Kalama Intermediate chant in Hawaiian during the dedication of a new mural on the school’s campus. The Maui News / Matthew Thayer archive photo Once banned in public ...

It's Columbus Day, or as it's also becoming known around the country, Indigenous Peoples' Day. And to mark the occasion, our next story is about the fight to save an indigenous language - Hawaiian.

Most research focuses on global languages like English, French or Chinese. Hawaiian voices have largely been left out.