HONOLULU (KHON2) — People wanting to practice their Hawaiian language skills or learn something new can sign up for free classes being offered via Zoom. All ages — from ‘ōpio to kūpuna — will be able ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Linguists say they have determined that a unique sign language, possibly dating back to the 1800s or earlier, is being used in Hawaii, marking the first time in 80 years a previously ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - With Hawaiian flags and signs in hand, dozens of Hawaiian language advocates rallied in Kaneohe on Saturday for what they said is their right to learn and educate in their ...

Education in the Hawaiian language has surged for four decades and its advocates eventually want a Hawai‘i where the native tongue is used as frequently as English “Imagine a world where wherever you ...

A determined couple and their children are sparking the renewal of a long-suppressed part of their ancestors’ culture Alia Wong; Photographs by Daniella Zalcman Nāoli Weller, a nursery school teacher ...

Kawehi Housman and her mother embrace after her college graduation ceremony at BYU-Hawaii. Housman's mother was one of the first Hawaiian Language Immersion teachers in the state and played a big part ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke is on a mission to reaffirm that state’s commitment to Hawaiian language learning. Luke visited the Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki Laboratory Public ...