{"id":227023,"date":"2025-12-16T15:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=227023"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:13:38","slug":"2025-huaolelo-o-ka-makahiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/16\/2025-huaolelo-o-ka-makahiki\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Hua\u02bb\u014dlelo o ka Makahiki: K\u0101huli"},"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\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-olelo-of-2025.jpg\" alt=\"2025 Hua olelo of the year: Kahuli and image of a fern\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-227138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-olelo-of-2025.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-olelo-of-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-olelo-of-2025-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mai n\u0101 l\u0101lani mua o ke mele <span lang=\"haw\">ko&#699;i<\/span> honua i kaulana ma kona inoa <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;o<\/span> <em>Kumulipo<\/em> i <span lang=\"haw\">loa&#699;a<\/span> mai ai ka hua <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u014dlelo<\/span> o k\u0113ia makahiki, <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;o<\/span> &ldquo;k\u0101huli.&rdquo; <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;O<\/span> ke &ldquo;k\u0101huli&rdquo; ka loli <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ana<\/span> a <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;oko&#699;a<\/span> mai ka hopena. <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;O<\/span> ia k\u0101huli <span lang=\"haw\">, ka wela <span lang=\"haw\">ho&#699;i<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\"> o ka honua me ka lole <span lang=\"haw\"> o ka lani, ka huna ahi i <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;oni&#699;oni<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;eu&#699;eu<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">a&#699;e<\/span> ai ka wale a kumu <span lang=\"haw\">ha&#699;oha&#699;o<\/span> maila n\u0101 mea a pau o ke ao <span lang=\"haw\">holo&#699;oko&#699;a<\/span> nei.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He au k\u0101huli k\u0113ia e holo nei. He loli nui ma ke ao politika e <span lang=\"haw\">k\u016b&#699;\u0113<\/span> aupuni <span lang=\"haw\">k\u016bpikipiki&#699;\u014d<\/span> ai n\u0101 <span lang=\"haw\">maka&#699;\u0101inana<\/span> a puni ka honua. He loli honua ma ke ao <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u014dpua<\/span> o <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> e lewa <span lang=\"haw\">a&#699;e<\/span> ai n\u0101 <span lang=\"haw\">wa&#699;alele<\/span> halihali <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u014dhua<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">ma&#699;ama&#699;ahia<\/span>. He loli ma ke ao p\u0101paho nui o ka <span lang=\"haw\">ho&#699;&#257;no<\/span> k\u016bikaw\u0101 <span lang=\"haw\"> i ka <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u014dlelo<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">ali&#699;i<\/span> o ka l\u0101hui.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ma n\u0113ia makahiki, kai kani leo <span lang=\"haw\">le&#699;a<\/span> hou <span lang=\"haw\">a&#699;e<\/span> ai ke <em>Kumulipo<\/em> ma kona <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u0101ina<\/span>, kona hale <span lang=\"haw\">ali&#699;i<\/span> <span lang=\"haw\">pono&#699;\u012b<\/span>, i <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ike<\/span> m\u014dak\u0101ka <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ia<\/span>, <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;o<\/span> ke k\u0101huli ka loli e <span lang=\"haw\">pane&#699;e<\/span> aukahi ai k\u0101kou mai ka nae maha <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;olu<\/span> o ka <span lang=\"haw\">u&#699;i<\/span> lolena a e <span lang=\"haw\">ka&#699;i<\/span> ai kanaka i ke au e hiki mai ana.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\u201chttps:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/09\/makia-2024-hawaiian-word-of-the-year\/\">2024 <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;\u014dlelo<\/span> of the year<\/a>, December 9, 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2025 Hawaiian Word of the Year: K\u0101huli<\/h2>\n<p>Drawn from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant known as the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>, the 2025 <span lang=\"haw\">Hua&#699;\u014dlelo<\/span> (Word) of the Year selected by the <a href=\"https:\/\/olelo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo Ka Haka <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;Ula<\/span> o <span lang=\"haw\">Ke&#699;elik\u014dlani<\/span>, College of Hawaiian Language (<abbr><span lang=\"haw\">KH&#699;UOK<\/span><\/abbr>)<\/a>, is k\u0101huli&#8212;to change, to alter, to overturn. In the <em>Kumulipo<\/em>, k\u0101huli describes the transformation that warmed the earth and unfolded the heavens, catalyzing the formation of the universe itself.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;K\u0101huli speaks to transformation at a fundamental level\u2014not surface change, but the kind of shift that reorders everything,&rdquo; said <span lang=\"haw\">Ka&#699;iu<\/span> Kimura, director of the Hawaiian language college.<\/p>\n<p>This meaning resonates as we navigate change on multiple fronts: federal shutdowns affecting vulnerable <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ohana<\/span>, rising costs reshaping island economies, climate disasters whose recovery continues across our communities. Political movements challenge unjust systems globally, while our communities grapple with the cost of simply remaining home.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The word k\u0101huli acknowledges that transformation can feel disruptive, but it\u2019s also how new worlds emerge,&rdquo; explained Kimura. &ldquo;We&#8217;re living through an era of k\u0101huli politically, environmentally and culturally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/09\/uh-kumu-to-help-revive-kumulipo\/\">In a year where the <em>Kumulipo<\/em> again resounded across its homeland<\/a>, k\u0101huli reminds us that transformation is both inevitable and essential. In a year when the expression &ldquo;6\u20137&rdquo; emerged, k\u0101huli moves away from the middle ground, emphasizing work that looks beyond &ldquo;good enough&rdquo; toward something worthy of our k\u016bpuna\u2019s (elder) vision and our <span lang=\"haw\">mo&#699;opuna\u2019s<\/span> (grandchild) future.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;K\u0101huli distinguishes between forces that merely break things and forces that break us free\u2014from complacency,&rdquo; Kimura noted. &ldquo;It insists we unsettle what doesn&#8217;t serve us to make space for what must come next.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K\u0101huli speaks to change, to alter, to overturn and draws from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant of <em>Kumulipo. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":227138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[61,33,1057,62,63,64,65,1622,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-227023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-olelo-hawaii","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilo-olelo-of-2025.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227023","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=227023"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227144,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227023\/revisions\/227144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}