Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language, once forbidden in schools and nearly lost, is flourishing again in these Islands. In 1978, it became the official state language along with English. It lives in song, in books, in the daily lives of Hawai‘i residents and in schools dedicated to perpetuating native culture.

Guests:
Christopher Kaliko Baker, Assistant Professor, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa

Manu Boyd, kumu hula, musician, Cultural Consultant at Kamehameha Schools

Kamalei Krug, a graduate of the DOE’s Hawaiian Language Immersion Program

Amy Kalili, Director at Mokuola Honua Global Center for Indigenous Language Excellence

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Original Airdate: 3/28/19

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