Directory of Hawaiian Resources

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'Olelo Hawai'i or the Hawaiian language is an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian member of the Austronesian language family with approximately 1000 mother-tongue speakers and 8000 people who can speak and understand it. It is the sole native language of the Hawaiian islands and the legal equivalent of English in the State of Hawai`i. The links contained here will provide you with information about the language and pointers to Hawaiian materials for those who speak the language.

Subcategories

• Dictionaries
• Education
• News and Media

Resources in This Category

• A Lesson in Learning Hawaiian

  http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/NetWorks/NW05/default.html
  Recounts one person's experiences while studying Hawaiian language and Hula with commentary on approaches to learning and the politics inherent to choices of vocabulary and pronunciation.

• Alu Like

  http://www.alulike.org/
  Descriptions of services, contact information, office locations and branch operating hours. Hawaiian language materials are available for both children and adults.

• Find Your Hawaiian Name

  http://www.hisurf.com/hawaiian/names.html
  Translations between English and Hawaiian given names. Site utility impacted by popup windows.

• Hawaiian Language

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_language
  A brief description of the Hawaiian Language.

• Hawaiian Language or `ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

  http://www.ethnologue.com/language/haw
  Brief ethnological summary of Hawaiian.

• Hawaiian-Japanese Wordlist

  http://cwaweb.bai.ne.jp/~akko-o/HAWAII/hawaii-word.html
  Hawaiian vocabulary with Japanese language equivalents.

• Huapala

  http://www.huapala.org/
  Extensive archive of Hawaiian songs with side-by-side translations into English.

• Kualono

  http://www.olelo.hawaii.edu/
  Bilingual website offering news, technology resources, online dictionaries and contact information for related organizations from Hale Kuamoʻo, University of Hawaiʻi Center for Hawaiian Language and Culture.

• Reading Online - Technology and the Hawaiian Language

  http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/hawaii/
  Broad overview on technology and Hawaiian language revival.

• Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library

  http://ulukau.org/
  Bilingual library of Hawaiian language materials including online edition of the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian language dictionary, nineteenth century newspaper archives and the "Baibala Hemolele."

• Wired 3.08: How Do You Say Computer in Hawaiian?

  http://www.wired.com/1995/08/hawaii-2/
  "Wired" article on the role of technology in the Hawaiian language revival movement.

• Yahoo! Groups: OLELO HAWAII

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OLELO_HAWAII/
  Mail group at "Yahoo! Groups" focused on increasing Hawaiian language learning through regular e-mail conversation.

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• Home > Regional > North America > United States > Hawaii > Society and Culture
• Home > Society > Ethnicity > Indigenous People > Pacific Islanders > Polynesians > Hawaiians

 

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