Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 1992 — Kūkākūkā i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
Kūkākūkā i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi
One of the real treats of an 'Aha Kūpuna is the ehanee for kūpuna to speak the Hawaiian language. On both days, participants could speak 'ōlelo makuahine, the mother tongue,
in small discussion groups. Kupuna Elizabeth Ellis led these sessions. On Friday, six kūpuna, Jane Goo, Maria Devilla, Apolei Bargamento, her mother Bertha Kahai and Pearl Wong, along with OHA culture specialist Manu Boyd and UH Hawaiian studies major Moke Ka'apana, shared mo'olelo (stories) of family, friends, foods and how it used to be.