Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 1987 — La Hoʻoulu 'Olelo Hawaii Language Workshop Feb. 14 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

La Hoʻoulu 'Olelo Hawaii Language Workshop Feb. 14

'Auhea 'oukou e na mamo o ka 'aina, na kini o Kawaikini, na 'ohana o ko Kahelelani one, a me na hoaaloha a pau o keia pae 'aina! E o mai! 'O ka manawa keia e hui like ai kakou ma lalo o ka nani o ka 'olelo makuahine no ka La Ho'oulu 'Olelo Hawai'i ma ka ho'olohe 'ana a me ke kama'ilio 'ana ma ka 'olelo Hawai'i wale no. E malama 'ia ana keia papahana maika'i i ke kulanui i ke kulanui o Kaua'i ma Puhi i ka la 'umikumaha o Pepeluali, he la Po'aono. E wehe 'ia ana ka 'ipuka i ka hapalua hola 'ewalu o ke kakahiaka no ke kakau inoa 'ana a e ho'omaka ana ka hana nanea i ka hola 'eiwa a hiki i ka hola 'ekolu o ka 'auinala. E loa'a ana he ho'ike'ike, he ha'iolelo hoihoi, he mau pa'ani ho'omake'aka, he himeni, he mau makana helu laki, a he ntni hou aku na mea maika'i. He 'elima kala ka uku komo no na makua, a he 'eha kala no na kamali'i, a loa'a ka pa'ina awakea i loko o keia uku. He la nui keia no kakou, no ka mea, 'o keia ka makahiki 'ehiku o keia papahana, a ua mau ka pono ma muli o ko 'oukou komo pu 'ana e kako'o i ka 'olelo pono'i o ka 'aina, ka 'olelo aloha. No Moke Kapalekilahao Keale ke alaka'i hou 'ana i na hana like 'ole o ka papahana. The seventh anhual La Ho'oulu 'Olelo Hawai'i where only Hawaiian is spoken throughout the day between kupuna, high school and college students and youngsters will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Kauai Community College in Puhi. The Hawaiian only language day, founded by Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee and Board Chairman Moses K. Keale Sr. and KCC and Kauai High School Hawaiian language instructor Byron Hokulani Cleeland, starts with registration at 8:30 a.m. There will be games, charade, singing, door prizes, auction, Hawaiian games for youngsters and many other fun things for everyone's enjoyment. Keale will again keep the program going with his artful handlingof master of ceremonies duties.

Founders of Kauai's La Ho'oulu 'Olelo Hawaii Byron Hokulani Cleeland, left, and Moses K. Keale Sr., review program for seventh annual Hawaiian language day Feb. 14.