Of the many language-learning apps on the market, for both adults and kids, none currently offers instruction in Hawaiian, a language that, according to The Endangered Languages Project, has fewer ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – As technology advances, so do the opportunities we have to also advance. As Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month, progresses, a free online application known as ...

When the last Hawaiian queen was overthrown by a coup in 1896, a law was passed that made it illegal to use or teach the Hawaiian language in public schools. That law stayed on the books for 90 years, ...

Drops, the game-based language learning app, has announced Native Hawaiian as the newest addition to the app’s 30-language selection. With just under 300 Native Hawaiian speakers worldwide, according ...

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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. In recent months, several parents have voiced their ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The City and County of Honolulu is offering free online Hawaiian language learning classes. The program is open to the public and is available to people of all ages, but if you’re ...

The Hawaiian language, known as ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, is now available as a course from one of the largest language-learning apps. Duolingo on Monday launched a Hawaiian language course — developed with the ...

KAILUA-KONA Kalimahana Young was just a 6-year-old student when he became a part of an important and long-lasting educational program to keep the Hawaiian language alive. “At the time, I didn’t ...

Kulaniakea is a nonprofit that offers preschool and toddler programs focused on Indigenous ways of learning. Above, students and a teacher aboard the Hokule‘a in 2019. In 2019, Kahanuola Solatorio, ...

My parents wanted to give me the values of education that they were unable to have when they were in school. They wanted us to be proud of who we are because we deserve to be the types of people that ...

MAUI (KITV4) -- A Maui man's most recent claim to fame is creating the Hawaiian language version of Wordle, but Keola Donaghy's love affair with 'olelo Hawai'i goes back decades. In fact, he says it's ...