{"id":173089,"date":"2023-02-21T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=173089"},"modified":"2023-02-21T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T00:41:27","slug":"olelo-hawaii-focus-of-uh-manoa-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/21\/olelo-hawaii-focus-of-uh-manoa-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Socializing strictly in \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi focus of 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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L\u0101 Launa P\u016b is held each semester at UH M\u0101noa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ʻŌlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> (Hawaiian language) students, faculty and staff gathered on the Maile Way lawn near Spalding Hall at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa on February 10 to speak solely in Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s native tongue. The bi-annual event, L\u0101 Launa P\u016b is organized by the 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language<\/a>, a part of Hawaiʻinuiākea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a> to encourage students (haum\u0101na) to engage in more conversations in Hawaiian to help them retain the language.<\/p>\n

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Hula and music filled the air at the ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> gathering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“ʻO<\/span> ka mākia o Kawaihuelani, ʻo<\/span> ia nō ʻo<\/span> ʻI<\/span> pono nā mamo a Hāloa.\u2019 No laila, ʻo<\/span> ia nō ka pahuhopu o kēia hanana ʻo<\/span> ka Lā Launa Pū. ʻO<\/span> ka manaʻolana,<\/span> e lohe ʻia<\/span> ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ma ke kula nui, ma ke kai\u0101ulu, ma ko Hawaiʻi<\/span> paeʻāina<\/span> a puni ka honua! M\u0101lama ʻia<\/span> k\u0113ia l\u0101 i hiki ai i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ke launa p\u016b me n\u0101 hoa papa, n\u0101 kumu a me n\u0101 limahana ma o ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>, ʻo<\/span> ia hoʻi<\/span> ka ʻōlelo<\/span> makuahine o k\u0113ia ʻāina<\/span> o Hawaiʻi<\/span> nei. (Kawaihuelani\u2019s motto is ‘I pono n\u0101 mamo a H\u0101loa’ so that is the goal of this event ‘L\u0101 Launa P\u016b.’ Our hope is to have ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> heard at the university, in the community, around Hawaiʻi<\/span> and the world. The event is held each semester so that Hawaiian language students can socialize with their classmates, teachers and staff in ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>, the language of this ʻāina<\/span>, Hawaiʻi<\/span>),” said Kainoa Wong<\/strong>, a kumu (teacher) at Kawaihuelani who organized the event.<\/p>\n

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Haum\u0101na play ulu maika, a traditional game similar to bowling.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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P\u016bnana Leo o M\u0101noa students perform mele (songs).
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Wong has taught ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> on the M\u0101noa campus for the last 17 years and has seen an increase in the number of haum\u0101na interested in learning the once nearly extinct language. The first Hawaiian language courses were offered at 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in 1922.<\/p>\n

The event featured food, kanikapila (music) and traditional Native Hawaiian games to celebrate Makahiki (traditional Hawaiian observance marking time of year for harvest and peace). 东精影业ees played ancient pāʻani<\/span> makahiki (makahiki games) such as the stone rolling game ulu maika, and hukihuki, a form of tug of war.<\/p>\n

Preschool-age haum\u0101na from P\u016bnana Leo o M\u0101noa were among Hawaiian language speakers of all ages who also participated in the day\u2019s events.<\/p>\n

“He mea nui ka ʻōlelo<\/span> no kekahi l\u0101hui. Hauʻoli<\/span> nō au i ka lohe ʻana<\/span> i ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ma n\u0101 wahi like ʻole<\/span> a me ka ʻike<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ka haʻaheo<\/span> o nā haumāna e hoʻomau<\/span> ana i nā mea Hawaiʻi<\/span>. (The language of a people is vital. I\u2019m so happy to hear ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> all over and to see the pride that the students have who are perpetuating our language and culture),” Wong said.<\/p>\n

Pepeluali (February) marks Mahina Ōlelo Hawaiʻi<\/span> or Hawaiian Language Month, visit the website for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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