Aloha kākou!
Let's learn to speak Hawaiian language!
KA PAPA ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI material is organized by course: HAW 101, HAW 102, HAW 201, and HAW 202.
KA PAPA ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI material is organized by course: HAW 101, HAW 102, HAW 201, and HAW 202.
no ke mele kāhea
Chant for admittance to an old-time hula school (Pūkuʻi). When entering a space (whether a class, forest, ocean, etc.), one should chant to ask permission to enter; in a classroom setting, the chant show's sincerity and readiness to learn.
Ua komo mua ʻo Kuʻulei i ka papa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i kona papa ʻewalu ma ke kula ʻo Kamehameha - Kapālama a puka maila ʻo ia mai ka papa makahiki ʻelima mua o ia kula i ka makahiki 1994. Ma hope aku, ua hele i ke Kulanui ʻo Hawaiʻi i Hilo a puka akula me ka laepua māhele Hawaiʻi i ka makahiki 1998.
I ia makahiki nō, ua lilo ʻo Kuʻulei i kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma ke kulanui kaiāulu ʻo Hawaiʻi. I ka makahiki 2020, ua puka ʻo Kuʻulei he laeʻula. Mahalo nui ʻo ia i kona mau kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, ʻo Kumu Wong ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Honda ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Keahi ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Mele ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Kwan ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Leinani ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Pila ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Larry ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Iota ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Hiapo ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Kauanoe ʻoe, ʻo Kumu Kalena ʻoe, a ʻo Kumu Noelani ʻoe. |
*Manaʻo - E aho e nānā ʻia kēia kahua pūnaewele ma ke kamepiula, ʻaʻole hoʻi ma ke kelepona.
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