Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 3, 1 March 2018 — ADVOCATING FOR WIDESPREAD USE OF 'ŌLELO HAWAI'I [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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ADVOCATING FOR WIDESPREAD USE OF 'ŌLELO HAWAI'I

Students from Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Pū'ōhala were among the 1 ,000 Hawaiian immersion school haumōna that spent the morning of Feb. 1 6, 201 8 at the Capitol and helped_announce 201 8 as the "Year of the Hawaiian". The other 0'ahu-based immersion schools in attendance represented Mō'ilikūkahi, Ānuenue, Hau'ula, Kahuku, Kamakau, Pūnana Leo 'o Wai'anae, Pūnana Leo 'o Pū'ōhala, Pūnana Leo 'o Honolulu and Pūnana Leo 'o Mōnoa. In their goal to increase awareness of valuing 'ōlelo Hawai'i in all contexts, they visited legislators, took part in the Year of the Hawaiian Proclamation Ceremony, took part in sign waving on King St. and attended speeial ceremonies in the Senate and House Chambers honoring leaders in the Hawaiian language movement. - Photo: Nelson Gaspar