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Ua hoi mai no au — I'm back!

May 11, 2026
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I've been MIA for almost a year. For those who used to read this newsletter, I just wanted to say — I'm back!

For the past year I was working for a non-profit that took up a lot of my time and energy and I couldn’t continue with Ka Alala. As of this month, I’m 100% back! If you follow me on social media you’ve already seen the content that I’ve been making. Expect more of that soon.

My heart has always been in the learning and teaching of language. I’ve realized recently that I have to put more focus into it. That’s where my passion really is. So thanks for your patience and excuse my absence. I haven’t been this excited about work for a long time. 

I’ve been working on something new! Within the next month or so I’ll be launching a subscription. It will have weekly themes, videos, and challenges and so on. This is to offer a new way for people to learn more olelo. I’ll keep you posted!

Lastly, I’m interested in hearing from you. What do you want to learn? Are you struggling with progressing through one of my online courses? 

Email me back. I'll be selecting one of your emails to write about for a future newsletter.


Hui hou aku no, 

Maluhia

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