Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 1, 1 January 2012 — Kona lecture series starts Jan. 25 [ARTICLE]
Kona lecture series starts Jan. 25
The Hanohano 'O Kona - Honoring Kona lecture series kicks off with the topic "Ka 'Ōlelo Hawai'i/ The Hawaiian Language: Revitalizing the Language Through our Children." The lecture will take plaee Jan. 25 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the West Hawai'i Civic Center on Kealakehe Parkway on the way to Kealakehe High School on Hawai'i Island. The first lecture will examine how the Hawaiian language is being revitalized through Hawai'i's keiki, with ha'i 'ōlelo, mele, oli and hula from students of immersion school Ke Kula 'o 'Ehunuikaimalino and members of Unuehu Hula Learning Community, a branch of Hawai'i Community College's Unukupukupu. The yearlong series of monthly lectures takes plaee on the last Wednesday of the month and focuses on historical and cultural topics of interest. For information eall (808) 323-3222 or visit konahistorical.org. ■