Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 2020 — He Mo'olelo No'eau [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He Mo'olelo No'eau

Na Dr. Katrina-Ann R. Kapā'anaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira lāua 'o Manu Kai'ama Luna Ho'oponopono 'Ōlelo Hawai'i K. Laiana Wong Ika makahiki 2018 aku nei i ho'onu'a 'ia ai he pu'u kālā nui mai ka 'Oihana Ho'ona'auao Pekelala mai, a nona ka heluna he $2.4 miliona. Eia nō ke mālama 'ia nei ma lalo o ka malu o ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Mānoa. I kālā ia e ho'ōla ai i ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i a ua kaupalena 'ia ka wā e ho'olilo 'ia ai, he 'ekolu wale nō makahiki. Ua ho'okumu 'ia ka "No'eau Program" i mea e ho'ohanohano aku ai i kekahi Hope Polopeka 'ōlelo Hawai'i, iā Kauka Sam L. No'eau Warner, i hala aku nei i ke ala ho'i 'ole mai i ka makahiki 2016. He kumu, he me'e, a he hoaaloha nō ua 'o No'eau no nā wāhine 'elua nāna e ho'oponopono nei i ia pu'u kālā, a no nā kānaka he nui a lehulehu nāna e alaka'i nei i nā papahana ko'iko'i a puni ka pae 'āina nei. 'O Kauka Warner kekahi o nā k'naka n'na i ho'okumu i ka 'Aha Pūnana Leo, he hui hana manawale'a, a he hui ho'ona'auao 'ohana i ho'ōla hou i ke a'o 'ana i nā ha'awina o nā kula aupuni ma o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i. A i ke a'o 'ana i ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i, na Kauka Warner nō i ho'omohala i nā 'ano ha'awina like 'ole e ulu ai ka hoi i loko o nā haumāna o nā pae like 'ole, mai ke keiki ho'i a i ke kupuna. 'O ia nā ho'i kekahi o nā polopeka nāna i alaka'i i ka ho'okumu 'ia 'ana o Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language ma ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Mānoa. I ka makahiki 2009, ua ho'opuka 'ia he 31 puke kamali'i e Kauka Warner ma o kāna pu'u kālāPekelala pono'ī. He papahana ia i ulu mai ai mai loko mai o ka 'i'ini. He 'i'ini ho'i ia e ho'olako aku ai i ka po'e 'akahi akahi ma ka 'a'apo 'ana i ka 'ōlelo kanaka i nā puke 'ōlelo kanaka. A 'o nā keiki, nā 'ōpio, a me nā mākua 0 n' kula kaiapuni, 'o ia kai nānā mua 'ia. Ua haku 'ia kēia mau mo'olelo me ka mana'o e lilo lākou i mea e holomua ai ka 'ōlelo a nā kumu a me nā haumāna ma nā kula, a pēlā nō ho'i nā mākua a me nā keiki ma nā 'ohana. He mau ha'awina ko kēlā me kēia puke nāna e kōkua i ka mea heluhelu e pakele i ka no'ono'o haole. Makana manuahi 'ia akula nā puke i nā kamali'i kaiapuni, nā kula, nā hale waihona puke, a pēlā wale aku. I ho'okumu 'ia mai ka "No'eau Program" i mea e mahalo ai a ho'ohanohano ai ho'i iā Kauka Warner, i kāna hana po'okela, a me kona 'ano lokomaika'i nō ho'i. He 'elua māhele ho'omākaukau heluhelu o nēia papahana. 'O Lau'ulu Literacy ka māhele mua. I ho'okumu 'ia kēia māhele i mea e ho'omau aku ai i ka hana a Kauka Warner i ho'omaka ai. Ma o ia kālā e pa'i 'ia ai nā puke he 21 i koe, i pa'i 'ole 'ia ho'i ma mua o kona hala 'ana. He mau ha'awina a'o ko kēlā me kēia puke, e like ho'i me nā puke mua he 3 1 i puka mai i ka makahiki 2009. 'A'ole o kana mai ka hau'oli i loko o nā haumāna, nākumu, a me nā mākua 1 ka ho'olako 'ia mai i kēia mau puke hou, 'oiai he kāka'ikahi wale nō nā puke e heluhelu ai i kākau 'ia ma ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i. 'A'ole nō a he wā, e kaulana ana ua mau mo'olelo nei ma waena o ke kaiāulu 'ōlelo Hawai'i. 'O Pi'ilani Immersion ka māhele 'elua. He papahana kēia e kāko'o aku ai iā Mauiakama, he ho'omoana 'ōlelo Hawai'i e mālama 'ia i loko o nā kauwela no nā haumāna kulanui o ka pae makahiki 'elua a 'oi. Alaka'i 'ia ua papahana nei e nā polopeka o ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Maui a me ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Mānoa. A'o mai nā haumāna e pili ana i nā wahi pana o Maui a me nā loina Hawai'i like 'ole ma o ka 'ōlelo kanaka i mea e ho'oikaika 'ia ai kā lākou 'ōlelo 'ana a walewaha. 'O kēia ka lua o ka makahiki o ka No'eau Program a ke 'imi 'ia mai nei ke kālā hou e ho'omohala a'e ai i nāhi ha'awina a'o pūnaewele no kēlā me kēia puke. ■ Na Katrina-Ann R. Kapā'anaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira, he polopeka piha ma Kawaihuelani: Ka Hālau 'ōlelo Hawai 'i a me Manu Ka 'iama, he CPA a he kumu a'o ma Kamakakūokalani: Ka Hālau 'Ike Hawai'i a me Sliidler College of Business, i haku i ke noipu'u kālā pekelala.

By Dr. Katrina-Ann R. Kapā'anaokalāokeola Nākoa 0liveira anel Manu Kai'ama In 201 8, the University of Hawai 'i at Mānoa was awarded a $2.4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Native Hawaiian Education Program to, among other things, help with the reacquisition and revitalization of Hawaiian language. This funding created the "No'eau Program," whieh is named in honor of UH Mānoa Associate Professor Sam L. No'eau Warner, who passed away in 2016. He was a kumu. mentor. and friend to both wahine. and thousands of other community members.

Warner co-founded 'Aha Pūnana Leo, a nonprofit, family-based educational organization that was instrumental in re-establishing the Hawaiian language in Hawai'i. He developed innovative approaches to teach Hawaiian to students at all levels, and played a leadership role in establishing the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language at the UH Mānoa. In 2009, Warner published 31 children's books through a federal grant. These books assist in strengthening appropriate Hawaiian language usage. They were distributed to all Hawaiian language immersion children, schools, libraries and other places, free of charge. Inspired by Warner's good work and generosity, 01iveira and )( Kaiama created "The No'eau Pro1- gram." $upporting its primary goal of literacy, two of its components are:

The Lau'ulu Literacy component expands on Warner's publication of children's books. Funding has been allocated to the completion and publication of an additional 21 books that Warner was working on prior to his passing. They simplify the acquisition of abstract grammatical concepts and include grammatical schematics of the original 31 books. It's exciting to know that they will be made available to a new generation of Hawaiian learners. The Pi'ilani Immersion section supports Mauiakama, a highly successful Hawaiian language immersion summer eamp for students who have completed second year or higher at a University of Hawai'i campus. It has been co-led for over a decade by faculty at UH Maui College and UH Mānoa. Funding supports students' participation in learning the history of places visited, a variety of Hawaiian cultural practices, and strengthening their use of Hawaiian language in diverse situations. The No'eau Program is in its second year and currently seeking additional funding to create on-line learning tools for teachers and students alike to access that complements eaeh book. ■ Dr. Katrina-Ann R. Kapā'anaokalāokeola Nākoa Oliveira is a professor in the Kawaihuelani Centerfor Hawaiian Language and Manu Ka 'iama is a CPA and instructor at both Kamakakuokalani Centerfor Hawaiian Studies and the Shidler College of Business. Oliveira and Ka 'iama co-authored tliis grant.

Sam L. No'eau Warner, was the co-founder of 'Aha Pūnana Leo, and supported the development of resources and institutions teaching 'ōlelo Hawai'i,- Photo: Courtesy