How one Minnesota university is helping preserve a Hawaiian dialect from the ‘brink of extinction’

Tia Koerte grew up speaking Olelo Niihau, a dialect specific to the Niihau Hawaiian island, and knew she wanted to help ...
KITV 4 Island News

How to Speak Hawaiian Correctly

Pololei or pololoi? ʻAʻole or ʻaʻale? Which one is correct?? Hawaiian History month continues with Kumu Kawaikapuokalani ...
Hawai‘i Public Radio

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi YouTube channel preserves Hawaiian culture through 3D animation

Nanea TV is a locally-made 3D animation YouTube channel promoting ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi educational videos to connect keiki and their ʻohana across the world. It is the only one on the platform to combine ...
Louisville Public Media on MSN

Luciane Buchanan: "Acting outside of your native language is quite the challenge"

She earned her role the hard way—research, road trips, language immersion, and spiritual cave blessings. “I might not be the last person to tell her story,” she says of Kaʻahumanu, “but I’m so ...
Maui Now

Hawaiian Council partners with Broadway producer to premiere ‘The Epic Tale of Hiʻiaka’ at 2025 Native Hawaiian Convention

This debut marks the first time the centuries-old Hawaiian legend of Hiʻiakaikapoliopele will be staged as a Broadway-caliber ...