These Are Not Helping You "Learn Hawaiian"
Aloha,
As my style of teaching has become more widespread, I get fewer questions about why I don't use the okina and kahako. Every once in a while someone will say something like, "Okina and kahako help me learn Hawaiian."
That is not 100% true. If you were to say that they help you identify a long vowel and a glottal stop, I could agree with that. But to say they help you learn Hawaiian, now I...
No Be Hookiekie
Aloha — to have compassion, empathy, or grace
Hookiekie — lord it over others, disrespectful to seniors, conceit
Aloha e ko'u poe heluhelu,
Once I became fluent in Hawaiian, my wife and mentors encouraged me to take classes at UH Manoa to further my study of olelo Hawaii.
On the first day of class everyone sat in a circle introducing themselves in Hawaiian. One of the girls said she was a scie...
Pomai Is Not Hawaiian?
Aloha,
I have put out some heavy newsletters recently so let's lighten the mood a little this week.
I want to talk about shortening Hawaiian names. Most people are not aware of this, and if that is you, your mind is about to be blown.
It is not uncommon to hear locals shorten the names of family and friends, but where they choose to shorten the name often makes no sense in Hawaiian. To be clear...
Ka Leka o Ka Pule
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