{"id":191942,"date":"2024-02-13T23:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T09:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=191942"},"modified":"2024-02-14T00:21:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:21:54","slug":"kauai-niihau-hawaiian-language-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/13\/kauai-niihau-hawaiian-language-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaua\u2018i-Niihau community celebrates Hawaiian Language Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-2.jpg\" alt=\"Students dancing\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-191967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/>A hui of Hawaiian organizations celebrated Mahina <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> (Hawaiian Language Month) with Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> <span aria-label=\"KauaiNiihau\">Kaua&#699;i-Niihau<\/span> on February 10. The celebration brought together more than 100 students from Hawaiian language education schools on <span aria-label=\"Kauai,\">Kaua&#699;i,<\/span> teachers, <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span> and more than 30 community organizations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Keiki learning at a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-191968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The <span aria-label=\"KauaiNiihau\">Kaua&#699;i-Niihau<\/span> event showcased <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> through music, hula, storytelling, games, student performances and a Hawaiian language speech competition hosted by <span aria-label=\"Aha\">&#699;Aha<\/span> Hui <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Hawai&#699;i.<\/span> Interactive booths featured aloha <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> activities for keiki and adults to be immersed in a language rich experience.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/hshk\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Hawai&#699;inui&#257;kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a>, Kanaeokana, Kamehameha Schools Kai&#257;ulu and others, the event was the second Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> in a series of Hawaiian language fairs happening throughout <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> in February.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More Mahina <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/06\/mahina-olelo-hawaii-language\/\">Mahina <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i:<\/span> Revitalizing Hawaiian language<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/06\/hawaiian-word-30-year-journey\/\">Tune in: Hawaiian word of the day\u2019s 30-year journey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Keiki learning at a table\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-191972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-7-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-niihau-mahina-7.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&ldquo;We love organizing these kinds of events as <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Hawai&#699;inui&#257;kea<\/span> and <span aria-label=\"Aha\">&#699;Aha<\/span> Hui <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> because we need to hear our language in all different spaces,&rdquo; said Malia Nobrega-Olivera, director of strategic partnerships and community engagement at <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea.\">Hawai&#699;inui&#257;kea.<\/span> &ldquo;That\u2019s a part of Kanaeokana\u2019s objective of renormalizing <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and that\u2019s really a mission for so many of us that are out in our community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a member of this hui of Native Hawaiian organizations, Kamehameha Schools is honored to help to host the first Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> <span aria-label=\"KauaiNiihau,\">Kaua&#699;i-Niihau,&rdquo;<\/span> said Manuwai Peters, senior project manager with Kamehameha Schools\u02bc <span aria-label=\"Kealaiwikuamoo.\">Kealaiwikuamo&#699;o.<\/span> &ldquo;These events help bring to fruition a future where you can go to places like a shopping center and <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2014and\">Hawai&#699;i\u2014and<\/span> people you encounter there speak back to you in <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> events<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> Maui Nui<\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, February 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br \/>\nQueen <span aria-label=\"Kaahumanu\">Ka&#699;ahumanu<\/span> Shopping Center (Maui)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ola Ka <span aria-label=\"I\">&#699;&#298;<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Ewa\">&#699;Ewa<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nSaturday, February 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ka Makana <span aria-label=\"Alii\">Ali&#699;i<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">(O&#699;ahu)<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; 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