Created as a safe space to feel ignorant and unintimidated, ʻŌlelo Authentic is geared for all viewers, from those who know ...

After being out of print for more than five years, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book. The activity book was originally co-published ...

Our weekly “Aloha Authentic” segment highlights various streets across the islands so we can dig into those names, and in turn, learn something new. Since this month is Hawaiian language month, this ...

In this episode of ʻŌlelo Authentic, viewers will begin to learn Hawaiian vocabulary with nā waihoʻoluʻu (colors). In addition to learning vocabulary, we begin to talk about how new Hawaiian words are ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - February is Mahaina Olelo Hawaii — Hawaiian Lanuage Month. And to celebrate, Hawaii News Now’s Keahi Tucker got a vocabulary lesson from two kumus. His teachers: 3-year-old ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. While the new guidance designates the Hawaiian Dictionary ...

As Maui County voters prepare to decide in November whether the county should operate as a bilingual government, the council is making moves toward offering more Hawaiian language resources. On Aug. 5 ...

Hammajang, a Hawaii pidgin term for messed up, is now listed as an adjective to the Oxford English Dictionary. It is one of more than 600 new words, senses and phrases added to the dictionary in ...

“Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say / On a bright Hawaiian Christmas day” What makes Bing Crosby’s classic Christmas tune (well, the other one anyway) so endearing? At least part of the appeal is ...

For many reasons, Hawaii has become known as a vacation destination for people from around the world, yet most don’t know much about its rich and complicated history. The following is based on a ...