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Kumu Aʻo ʻŌlelo / Learning Resources

E Zui mai kākou!

Kanaeokana
Kanaeokana Resources
Duolingo
Duolinguo
Create a profile and hele!
Manomano.io
Manomano.io
Create your own ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi flashcards.
E Hoʻoulu Lāhui
University of Hawaiʻi Maui College offer lessons on Hawaiian sentence patterns - Analula Papa.
Hawaiian Word of the Day
Laiana Kanoa-Wong features a new Hawaiian word once per week on Hawaii News Now Sunrise.
Wehewehe Wikiwiki
Wehewehe Wikiwiki
Hawaiian language dictionary
Kulaiwi - Language Lessons
Produced by Kamehameha Schools, hosted by ʻEkela Kanīʻaupiʻo, and aired by ʻŌiwi TV
Ka Alala - Podcast
This podcast is completely in olelo Hawaii(Hawaiian language). It is for both learners and fluent speakers of the language
Ka Leo ʻŌiwi - Language Lessons
Provides a foundation in the Hawaiian language
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through engagement, interaction, and making the learner a part of the lesson.
Ka Tuitui Malamalama - Podcast
Enjoy authentic conversations in olelo Niihau and glean insights into language use, communication dynamics, and cultural knowledge of poe Niihau.
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The podcasts are led by its host, Dr. Ipolani Wong, Associate Professor at Kawaihuelani.In the inaugural series, she sits with her sister, Pualei Kaohelauli, a social worker for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health on the island of Kauaʻi.
Mango Languages Learning App
Your public library card gets you free access to this learning app.
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Click on Learn - Mango Languages. Then sign in using your Hawaii Public Library Card.

Moʻolelo - E Hoʻoulu Lāhui

Hawaiian Studies & Language -

University of Hawaiʻi Maui College

offer lots of moʻolelo / stories, keiki books and more.

E hoʻolohe mai!

Nānā i Ke Kumu / Research Note-taking and Citations Generator

BibMe
free citation generator
Mybib
Citation generation machine
OWL Purdue Writing Lab
Academic citation guide
Research Help Guide
Evaluating Information, Primary vs Secondary, Writing Tips, & Citing Your Sources

Nīnauele Kūpuna / Interviews

Clinton Kanahele Collection
Interviews with Hawaiian language speakers, including transcripts and mp3 ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
Kaniʻaina
In 1972 the radio program Ka Leo Hawaiʻi (The Hawaiian Voice), was broadcast on KCCN-AM. Larry Kimura interviews mānaleo.
Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Radio Program
Ka Leo Hawaiʻi was a general interest talk show consisting of interviews with native speakers from 1991 - 2000.
Ola Nā Iwi
Kamehameha Schools - Kaʻiwikīloumoku Kūpuna interviews
Mānaleo TV Program
Various episodes with Hawaiian language speakers and guests, who talk story about their lives and traditional Hawaiian knowledge.
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Originally filmed and aired on ʻŌlelo Community Television from 1996 to 2006.

Nā Hulu Kūpuna / ʻŌiwi TV

Margaret Aipoalani
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.
James Keolaokalani Huʻeu
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.
Alina Kanahele
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.
Leimana Kanahele
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.
Rachel Nahaleʻelua Mahuiki
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina
Katherine Maunakea
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Produced in association with ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.

The entire Nā Hulu Kūpuna videos are streaming on ʻUlukau / Kaniʻaina. Click here to browse the list.

Wikiō Kaila Hou / Modern Videos

Hoʻomau - Short Film
Lā'ieikawai
Moho The Movie
Moʻo Huelo (Tale of a Tail)
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Ma kēia huakaʻi, launa ʻo Kama me nā hāmeʻe like ʻole, ʻo ka manu ʻuaʻu ʻoe, ʻo ka nananana makakiʻi nuha ʻoe, a ʻo ka ʻūhini ʻūlala ʻoe. Ma o ua huakaʻi nei i ʻike ai ʻo Kama i kāna mana meʻe ponoʻī iho nō. He meʻe ʻo Geckoman mai loko mai o nā puke moʻomākeʻaka Hawaii ʻo Mana Comics.
Nā Kau a Hiʻiaka
Stones
Until the Sun Sets

Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center

Digital Collection - Moʻolelo
Featuring moʻolelo for our historical nūpepa and contemporary writing
Mānaleo TV Program
Wikiō recordings range from 1998 to 2007 with various hosts, such as Hailama Farden and Melelani Pang, and beloved kūpuna
Aumiki (‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i)
Kaʻiwakīloumoku Lāhui Rising Series
August 11, 2021
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Featuring:
Kuʻulei Bezilla, Kamalani Johnson, and Kapuaonaona Roback
Learn about their efforts to normalize ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi so that the people of Hawaiʻi can have better relationships with our ʻāina (land), mauli (identity), and nohona (lifepaths).

Kanaeokana Resources

Kanaeokana - ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Padlet
Great resources for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi learning!
ʻAi Kole
E kipa a noho nanea mai i kēia pukana o Lei Ānuenue.
Lei Ānuenue
Connect to this webinar series on culture.

Pūnaewele / Web Resources

Hawaiian Language Policy and the Courts

The Inspiring Quest to Revive the Hawaiian Language
Islands in the Stream
Keiki Ebooks on ʻUlukau
Lei Ānuenue #28 Research in Hawaiian Language Archives Online
ʻŌiwi TV - ʻĀhaʻi ʻŌlelo Ola: Ke Au o ka Hula
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Join us as we hear memories, methods, and perspectives of hula from some of Hawaiʻi’s younger kumu hula today, Kahikina de Silva, Pelehonuamea Harman, and Manaiakalani Kalua.
Palapala: A Journal for Hawaiian Language Literature
Project Guttenberg Self-Publishing Press
Punawaiola: Hawaiian Legal Knowledge and Learning

Revival of Hawaiian Language

Haumāna no KS Kapālama / Student Showcase

Kamehameha Schools - Forming a Hawaiian Language School
c/o 2019 Phillip Kalaʻiponoikanaʻauaomekalaukoaepomaikaʻi
okalani Kiyoharu Amona, describes the history of Hawaiian language classes at Kamehameha Schools.
Hoʻi Ka ʻŌlelo
c/o 2020 Liuakalaikamakua Tengan Video Project- The Revitalization of Hawaiian Language in the Education System