{"id":211920,"date":"2025-03-07T14:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=211920"},"modified":"2025-03-12T08:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:30:40","slug":"uh-hilo-he-olelo-ola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/07\/uh-hilo-he-olelo-ola\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s He \u02bb\u014clelo Ola to host Indigenous language experts"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Pūnana Leo students learn from their kumu (teacher).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> will once again host He ʻŌlelo<\/span> Ola<\/a>, a conference that unites Indigenous language specialists from around the world to witness efforts in revitalizing ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> (Hawaiian language) through education. After being held online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the biennial conference returns in person March 10\u201311, providing a unique opportunity to observe Hawaiian as a medium of instruction from preschool to the PhD<\/abbr> level.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s theme, “No ʻAneʻi<\/span> Ko Kākou Ola” (Our Identity Is From This Place—Connecting Back to the Homeland), highlights the link between ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> revitalization and similar efforts among Native American and Indigenous communities globally.<\/p>\n

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A student greets visitors during a hoʻokipa<\/span> (welcome ceremony) at Ke Kula ʻo<\/span> Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“It is exciting to join so many others in discussing the future of Indigenous and endangered languages around the world,” said William H. “Pila” Wilson, a Hawaiian studies professor and linguist at 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s Ka Haka ʻUla<\/span> O Keʻelikōlani<\/span> College of Hawaiian Language<\/a>.“By working together, we can create a brighter future for all.”<\/p>\n

The conference is held following 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation Linguistics<\/a> held March 6\u20139.<\/p>\n

ʻŌlelo<\/span> lives<\/h2>\n
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Participants from around the globe visit classrooms to learn about Hawaiian language immersion education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Known as the “Hilo Field Study,” participants will explore 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s Hawaiian language college, home to the nation\u2019s only BA<\/abbr> to PhD<\/abbr> ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> medium program. The tour will also include a visit to Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu<\/span>, the largest Indigenous language medium school in the U.S., where students receive a full preschool-through-12th-grade education entirely in ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>. Additionally, attendees will visit the 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/a>, which blends Indigenous knowledge and modern science.<\/p>\n

Preserving Indigenous languages<\/h2>\n

Panel discussions will focus on supporting Hawaiian-speaking communities and connecting with the Native Hawaiian diaspora. Discussions will also highlight how 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo prepares students to navigate life in communities where Indigenous languages remain minority languages in their own lands, similar to ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>. According to 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo linguists, Hawaiian-speaking communities in Hilo share many similarities with diaspora communities in large cities, where families often have mixed racial and linguistic identities in an increasingly globalized world.<\/p>\n

Indigenous language revitalization<\/h2>\n

In 2023, 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo received a $6.6 million grant<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Education<\/a> to establish a National Native American Language Resource Center. The award is the first of its kind to lead, advocate for and implement training and resource development for Indigenous language education pathways in the U.S.<\/p<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Participants will explore 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s Hawaiian language college, home to the nation\u2019s only BA<\/abbr> to PhD<\/abbr> ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> medium program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1057,214,14],"class_list":["post-211920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-language","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211920"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212176,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211920\/revisions\/212176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}