Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 6, 1 June 2019 — Open up the treasury of Hawai'i's past [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Open up the treasury of Hawai'i's past

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By KaWai Ola Staff Hawai'i was one of the most literate countries of the world in the 1800s, and Hawaiians wrote and published profusely for well over a century - in 'Ōlelo Hawai'i. That eaehe of material has

been opened up in the 2 1 st eentury, and there are many wonderful resources to be found - relevant to every field of study or interest that is connected to Hawai'i today. It is challenging, though, to navi-

gate that repository, and to fully comprehend the language and eontent of the past. For fifteen years, Awaiaulu,

under the direction of Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier, Professor Emeritus of Hawaiian at U.H. Mānoa and distinguished historian Kau'i SaiDudoit, has trained fluent speakers of Hawaiian to find, understand and translate the writings of the past. The organizations aims for doubleedged capacity building - making "new"resources and resource people at the same time. There are currently 15 scholars in different phases of training with Awaiaulu, now finishing their 2nd, 4th or 6th year of mentorship and resource production. Join Awaiaulu on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

for overview of the Hawaiian-lan-guage repository and some of the treasures that have eome to light in the course of their work. Free parking (on a first eome, first served basis) will be available at the State Department of Health (Klna'u Hale Building) parking lot (enter off Miller Street). Enter Washington Plaee through the Beretania Street Front Gate. Gates at Washington Plaee will open at 4:45 pm. "Open up The Treasury of Hawai'i's Past," on Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Purchase tickets at www.event brite.com for $20.00 per person. Adult guests may be required to present a picture ID upon entrance to the property and may be subject to a bag inspection. No large bags will be permitted. For more information, eall (808) 536-8040 (voicemail) or email wpfevent@gmail.com. ■

Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier

Open up The Treasury of Hawai'i's Past > Saturday, June 8, 2019 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm > Washington Plaoe

Ka Hae Hawaii, reproduced here from nupepa.org, is one of more than 90 Hawaiian-lan-guage newspapers from our 1 9th and early-20th centuries. - lmage: Nupepa.org

Awaiaulu Translating Team. - Phoio: Courtesy