{"id":135142,"date":"2021-02-09T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=135142"},"modified":"2021-02-10T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:12:24","slug":"hawaiian-language-lessons-uh-hilo-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/09\/hawaiian-language-lessons-uh-hilo-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian language lessons via social media created by <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_24062\"  width=\"620\" height=\"465\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MfLqC7mnRNQ?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Hua Maka - &quot;hauma\u0304na&quot;\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to experience <em>Hua Maka<\/em>, the new weekly video series by <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> students designed to give viewers an immersive approach to learning <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, or the Hawaiian language, using common Hawaiian words and place names found in Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island. Quick, digestible lessons in Hawaiian language are being offered through the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/catalog\/khuok-college-of-hawaiian-language-undergrad#:~:text=UH%20Hilo%27s%20College%20of%20Hawaiian%20Language%2C%20Ka%20Haka,her%20strong%20advocacy%20of%20Hawaiian%20language%20and%20culture.\">Ka Haka <span aria-label=\"Ula\">&#699;Ula<\/span> O <span aria-label=\"Keelikolani\">Ke&#699;elik&#333;lani<\/span>, College of Hawaiian Language<\/a> (<abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr>)<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;&#332;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Month (Hawaiian Language Month), <em>Hua Maka<\/em> launched  February 8, on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olelo.hawaii.edu\/khuok\/hk.php\">Hale <span aria-label=\"Kuamoo\">Kuamo&#699;o<\/span> &#8211; Hawaiian Language Center<\/a>\u2019s Instagram account (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/halekuamoo\/\">@halekuamoo<\/a>) and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s social media platforms (@uhhilo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uhhilo\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhhilo\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UHHilo\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbbkrwOZDbQunvU2ZBfKXTw\">YouTube<\/a>). Plans are also underway to broadcast the audio portion on University Radio Hilo, <abbr>KUHH 101 FM<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Written and filmed by <abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr> students, each video focuses on a single word with examples of usage, spoken entirely in Hawaiian. English captions are included for those who are not fluent or familiar with the language.<\/p>\n<p>Lecturer and Curriculum Specialist <strong>Kamalani Johnson<\/strong> named the program <em>Hua Maka<\/em>, referring to <span aria-label=\"huaolelo\">hua&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian words) that will serve as points of origin for people to hear, speak and use <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> on campus, encompassing &ldquo;hua&rdquo; of &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"huaolelo\">hua&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span>&rdquo; (words) and &ldquo;maka&rdquo; of &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"hoomaka\">ho&#699;omaka<\/span>&rdquo; (start up).<\/p>\n<h2>Entry point<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;It is my hope that <em>Hua Maka<\/em> serves as an entry point for our university community to learn <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8212;both Hawaiian place names and Hawaiian words relevant to our place\u2014so that we do our part in perpetuating <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also led students from Associate Professor <strong>Jason Cabral<\/strong>\u2019s third-level Hawaiian class in both word descriptions and video filming. Videos are edited by student videographer\/photographer <strong>Kapuakea Isaak<\/strong> of the Office of University Relations.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr> Director <strong>Keiki <span aria-label=\"Kawaiaea\">Kawai&#699;ae&#699;a<\/span><\/strong> said, &ldquo;It is my hope that by increasing venues where Hawaiian language can be easily accessed in useful and relevant ways, that we as a university community also serve as better stewards of our language through continued <span aria-label=\"ao\">a&#699;o<\/span>&#8212;teaching and learning&#8212;of our precious Hawaiian language.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Hua Maka<\/em> is one of the first <abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr> student-led initiatives to perpetuate <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> using digital media.<\/p>\n<h2>Revitalizing Hawaiian<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kolokea <span aria-label=\"Kauaula\">Kaua&#699;ula<\/span><\/strong>, a student of Cabral\u2019s, shares her perspective of <em>Hua Maka<\/em> (<span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> translation provided by Johnson):<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Nou,\">No&#699;u,<\/span> he <span aria-label=\"koikoi\">ko&#699;iko&#699;i<\/span> <span aria-label=\"io\">&#699;i&#699;o<\/span> n&#333; ka noke mau <span aria-label=\"ana\">&#699;ana<\/span> i k&#257; k&#257;kou <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> ma n&#257; <span aria-label=\"ano\">&#699;ano<\/span> hana like <span aria-label=\"ole\">&#699;ole<\/span> i loko n&#333; o ko k&#257;kou ola. <span aria-label=\"O\">&#699;O<\/span> k&#275;ia papahana <em>Hua Maka<\/em>, <span aria-label=\"o\">&#699;o<\/span> ia kekahi o n&#257; mea a k&#257;kou e hana nei i mea e &#333; mau ai ka <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. He papahana ia e <span aria-label=\"kamaaina\">kama&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> ai i&#257; Hilo nei a <span aria-label=\"lealea\">le&#699;ale&#699;a<\/span> n&#333; <span aria-label=\"hoi.\">ho&#699;i.<\/span> I <span aria-label=\"kou\">ko&#699;u<\/span> <span aria-label=\"manao,\">mana&#699;o,<\/span> e &#333; mau ana n&#257; inoa o n&#257; wahi pana o ia <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> a me ko k&#257;kou mau <span aria-label=\"alii\">ali&#699;i<\/span> ma o k&#275;ia papahana no ka pono o ke kai&#257;ulu.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(&ldquo;For me, it\u02bbs important that we strive to revitalize our <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in various aspects of our life. <em>Hua Maka<\/em> is one way <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> will live on. It\u2019s a project that familiarizes people with Hilo in a fun and innovative way. I believe the place names, storied places and our chiefs of Hilo will live on through this project for the benefit of the community.&rdquo;)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <em>Hua Maka<\/em> program, the community is invited to engage with <abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr> through email at <a href=\"mailto:khuokuhh@hawaii.edu\">khuokuhh@hawaii.edu<\/a>, Hawaiian language content on the Hale <span aria-label=\"Kuamoo\">Kuamo&#699;o<\/span> Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/halekuamoo\/\">@halekuamoo<\/a>, or by enrolling in Hawaiian language courses. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olelo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>KH<\/abbr>&#699;<abbr>UOK<\/abbr>\u2019s website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38646\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hilo-ka-haka-ula-building.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"212\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hilo-ka-haka-ula-building.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hilo-ka-haka-ula-building-260x89.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo&#8217;s Ka Haka &#699;Ula O Ke&#699;elik&#333;lani College of Hawaiian Language<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New video series highlights words and places from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1057,316,14,56],"class_list":["post-135142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-ka-haka-ula-o-keelikolani","tag-uh-hilo","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135142"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135277,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135142\/revisions\/135277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}