This story was originally published on Feb. 3, 2025, and updated in January 2026. February is Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, Hawaiian ...
KE'EAU, Hawai'i — Portraits in the school's library are not of U.S. presidents but Hawaiian royalty, from King Kamehameha to Princess Ka'iulani. Near the classroom door rubber slippers are tidily ...
Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Punana Leo language-immersion school in Lahaina, the historic former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, stood for decades as a gleaming symbol of the fight to stop Hawaiian ...
At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion programs are bucking the trend. Enrollment in schools that teach primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi — ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - More and more, you’re seeing animated messages that promote the Hawaiian language showing up on social media posts and in online chats. They are a distinctly different type ...
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At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion programs are bucking the trend. Enrollment in schools that teach primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaii — ...