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Aloha!
Second post ever - I did some searching and found some online resources on learning the Hawaiian language (part of my depressingly long 5 year plan to move to the BI). A couple that look promising are the Kamehameha A‘o Makua Adult Distance Learning Program and Learn Hawaiian Online.
Does anyone have any experience with either program or have other recommendations?
Mahalo!
T
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Aloha
Sorry, I am not sure about your question, but rest assured Carey will be along shortly to educate you = ) thanks for stopping by and welcome to the community!
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I know this may be a long way off, but IMO an easy way to learn basic Hawaii, while working in the community- is to get a job at a local elementary school. You'll just learn it by osmosis. You'll also "accidently" learn Hula. The kids have basic instruction in this stuff, and you'll probably be sitting in. Congratulations on your motivation! WElcome!
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I use this site a lot to look up Hawaiian words and their more obscure leanings. It helps me to remember my students' Hawaiian names if I know what they mean.
http://wehewehe.org/
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
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Aloha tweez,
we spent a few years back on the mainland .soooo homesick!! So, I decided to enroll in the on line Hawaiian language course offered by the U. OF H. HILO ( below is copied from their site
The Hale Kuamo#699;o is the Hawaiian Language Center within Ka Haka #699;Ula O Ke#699;elikolani, College of Hawaiian Language of the University of Hawai#699;i at Hilo. Established by the Hawai#699;i State Legislature in 1989, the center supports and encourages the expansion of the Hawaiian language as a medium of communication in education, business, government and other contexts of social life in the public and private sectors of Hawai#699;i and beyond.
Not sure if they are still offering via long distance learning..... here's a sister site below.
http://www.ahapunanaleo.org/index.php?/p...hiki_faqs/
It's a beautiful language..... Hope this helps.
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I am so glad this site exists...so many great resources and recommendations and welcomes and people...I know what I will be doing this weekend!
Mahalo nui loa! (Got that from one of hikatz's links!)
T
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Hawaiian is a dying language, as are most of the native American Indian languages.
Understand there are many native language revitalization programs, including Hawaiian.
Problem is the only proven effective way to do what is done in Europe. Dubbing popular media, films and government support for local broadcast in native languages. This is exceedingly EXPENSIVE, not just for dubbing film and TV into Hawaiian or Navajo or whatever, but BROADCAST RIGHTS are not free.
In addition, this requires dealing with non native specialists to obtain broadcast rights, and training a native speaking talent base how to dub. Most locals don't trust non natives, so this is why all native languages are dying over the decades as time passes.
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I always thought it was small pox, measles and vd decimating native populations - and in the case of Hawaii being banned ny missionaries and other zealots and carpet baggers......... that destroyed native populations and their languages
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Personally, I think that it should be like Quebec here with very strong laws protecting the language. I think signage should be required to be only in Hawaiian etc. The problem is though, that this all came "so late in the game". All the nationalities are all mixed up now. Over on the Kamehameha Campus, they are trying, but they still have english underneath the Hawaiian. The kids are barely ever hearing the language at home, and that's how to really learn it. The navajo at least have a fairly large, still mostly isolated population, and that's the only way their language is still surviving now. So sad.
