{"id":228962,"date":"2026-02-03T12:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=228962"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T00:06:21","slug":"he-aloha-olelo-e-i-mai-ana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/03\/he-aloha-olelo-e-i-mai-ana\/","title":{"rendered":"He aloha ʻōlelo e ʻī mai ana"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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From left, Hawaiian language leader Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier with her keiki Kaleialoha, Keonilei and Kuanoni.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

English language version<\/a><\/p>\n

This article by Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language Assistant Professor Pililuaikekaiohilo Keala was first published in Ka Wai Ola<\/a> on February 2.<\/em><\/p>\n

I kēlā me kēia mahina ʻo<\/span> Pepeluali, ka mahina ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>, mālama ʻia<\/span> nā hanana e hoʻokuluma<\/span> ai i ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ma o ka hoʻolauleʻa<\/span> a hoʻonaʻauao<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ke kaiāulu.<\/p>\n

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Pililuaikekaiohilo Keala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He wā paʻahana<\/span> maoli nō kēia no nā kula kaiapuni, nā papahana hoʻonaʻauao<\/span> ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>, a me kekahi wahine kūpaʻa<\/span> mau i ka hoʻoulu<\/span> ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ʻana,<\/span> ʻo<\/span> Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier.<\/p>\n

Mai nā ʻaha<\/span> Lā Kūkahekahe, i nā ʻaha<\/span> mele Hoʻomau,<\/span> i ka papahana kīwī ʻo<\/span> Kulāiwi, ā i nā hanana Ola Ka ʻĪ<\/span> o kēia mau lā, aia nō ʻo<\/span> ʻAnakē<\/span> Ekela e ʻauamo<\/span> ana i ke kuleana nui o ka hoʻōla<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> a me ka hōʻike<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ke aloha i loko o ia ʻōlelo<\/span> hiwahiwa nei.<\/p>\n

He wahi leo mahalo a hoʻohanohano<\/span> kēia iā ʻoe,<\/span> e ʻAnakē<\/span> Ekela, no ka nui o nā makahiki o kou aʻo<\/span>, paipai, a hoʻoulu<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

ʻO<\/span> ka pahuhopu o Ola Ka ʻĪ<\/span> ka hoʻokuluma<\/span> ʻana<\/span> i ka ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> ma o nā pāʻani,<\/span> nā mele, nā hanana aʻo<\/span> ʻōlelo<\/span>, a me nā hoʻokūkū<\/span> haʻiʻōlelo<\/span> no nā haumāna kula haʻahaʻa<\/span> a i ke kula kiʻekiʻe<\/span>.<\/p>\n

He aloha ʻōlelo<\/span> e ʻī<\/span> mai ana<\/h2>\n

Every February, Hawaiian language month, there are a multitude of events put on to normalize the use of ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span> through celebration and education across communities.<\/p>\n

This is indeed a busy time for many Hawaiian immersion schools, organizations that provide Hawaiian language education, and one woman who has remained steadfast in her purpose to strengthen and grow ʻōlelo<\/span> Hawaiʻi<\/span>, Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier.<\/p>\n

From the Lā Kūkahekahe events, to the Hoʻomau<\/span> concerts, to the TV program Kulāiwi, to the Ola ka ʻĪ<\/span> events of today, Aunty Ekela is there, continuing efforts to revitalize the use of the Hawaiian language while showing the aloha that is present in our esteemed language.<\/p>\n

This is but a humble voice of gratitude and honor for you, Aunty Ekela, for all of the years of dedication to the education, encouragement, and the overall increase of Hawaiian language.<\/p>\n

Ola Ka ʻĪ<\/span> aims to normalize the use of Hawaiian language through games, songs, educational activities, and speech competitions for students from elementary through high school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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