HONOLULU (KHON2) – As technology advances, so do the opportunities we have to also advance. As Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, progresses, a free online application known as ...

Honolulu (KHON2) – ‘Ōlelo Authentic is helping bring the Hawaiian language back into everyday life. Airing weekly on KHON+, KHON2’s Smart TV app, and hosted by Kamaka Pili and Haʻalilio Solomon, the ...

“In one generation, olelo Hawaii was nearly erased,” Kainoa Daines, co-author of “Island Wisdom: Hawaiian Traditions and Practices for a Meaningful Life” and senior director of the Hawaii Visitors and ...

Hawaiian immersion students at Kalama Intermediate chant in Hawaiian during the dedication of a new mural on the school’s campus. The Maui News / Matthew Thayer archive photo Once banned in public ...

As a spinoff of Aloha Authentic, this new program brings together Native Hawaiian Storyteller Kamaka Pili with Haʻalilio ...

Feb. 11—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and several other Native Hawaiian organizations are hosting the "Ola ka 'I " (language thrives ) events Feb. 18 and 25, with student performances, ...

For a language to be considered safe from extinction, 100,000 people need to speak it. A small fraction of people speak ‘ōlelo today, but young Hawaiians using TikTok and Instagram may help change ...

Hawaiian is officially Hawaii’s second language. Whenever I go the airport I hear announcements in both English and Hawaiian. Since Hawaiian is an official language for Hawaii, shouldn’t it be taught ...

This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jason Momoa in a scene from "Chief of War." (Apple TV+ via AP) HONOLULU — Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed ...

Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed arm dangling out the window and Metallica blasting. “POO'-ah-LEE',” he said. His passenger corrected him, again, ...