Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 2, 1 February 2023 — E A'o Mai i ka 'Ōlelo Kanaka a me ka 'lke Kūpuna ma 'Ō ke Aloha Learning Hawaiian Language and Culture in an Atmosphere of Aloha [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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E A'o Mai i ka 'Ōlelo Kanaka a me ka 'lke Kūpuna ma 'Ō ke Aloha Learning Hawaiian Language and Culture in an Atmosphere of Aloha

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He 'i'ini kou e ho'onui i ka olelo kanaka a me ka 'ike kūpuna i ka makahiki 2023? No laila e nānā mai iā EA E-Learning, he papahana hoihoi a le'ale'a, 'ano hou a 'ano kahiko e ho'ona'auao i ka Hawai'i. Ua ho'okumu 'ia kēia 'ano a'o'ana pa'e'e e Kauka Kū Kahakalau, ke kanaka mua loa ma kēia honua nei me ka palapala lae'ula ma ka ho'ona'auao 'ōiwi. No nā makahiki 38 aku nei, ua a'o aku 'o 'Anakē Kū, kekahi o nā kumu olelo Hawai'i mua loa, i ka olelo makuahine nahenahe a kona kūpuna kāne, he Hawai'i

piha, ma loko a ma waho o ka lumi papa i nā haumāna o nā pae āpau. 'Imi na'auao nō ho'i 'o 'Anakē Kū i ke 'ano ho'ona'auao 'ana o nā kūpuna kahiko, a i kona kaulona 'ana i kāna mau haumāna, 'o ka ho'omaopopo nō ia ua maika'i a'e ke 'ano o ka ho'ona'auao kahiko no nā haumāna 'ōiwi o kēia au nei. No ka mea maopopo i nā kūpuna ua ola loko i ke aloha, a he 'oia'i'o a he waiwai nui nō ke aloha i kēia manawa kekahi. 'O 'Anakē Kū nō ho'i kekahi o nā kumu Hawai'i mua loa i ho'ohana i ka 'enehana o kēia au nei e ho'okahua i nā haumāna i ka 'ike kūpuna a me ka ho'omākaukau nō ho'i iā lākou e holomua ma nā kaila hou. I ka makahiki 2017, ua ho'okahua 'o 'Anakē Kū a me kāna kaikamahine 'o 'I'ini i ka 'oihana 'o Kū-A-Kanaka a i kēia Ianuali aku nei, ua ho'okumu 'ia nā papa pa'e'e like 'ole e a'o i ke kuana'ike Hawai'i.

"He waiwai nui ia mau papa no ka po'e kānaka hoihoi i ka ho'oikaika 'ana i ka lākou 'ōlelo Hawai'i a me ka 'ike kūpuna," mea mai 'o 'Anakē Kū. 'O kekahi o ia mau papa, kapa 'ia o Paniinoa. "He 'oko'a nā paniinoa Pelekānia a me nā paniinoa Hawai'i, 'oia ke kumu 'ano pa'akikī. Ma kēia papa Paniinoa, hiki ke ho'oma'ama'a i nā paniinoa ma 'ō o ka pā'ani 'ana i nā pā'ani le'ale'a a pa'a pono ka 'ike iā 'oe." 'O kekahi hana kūpono le'ale'a 'ē a'e no ka po'e hoihoi i ka olelo kanaka, 'o ia ho'i nā papa Ho'omākaukau 'Ai. He mau papa olelo pālua kēia, a'o aku i ka ho'omākaukau 'ana i nā mea'ai Hawai'i he ono a he ola kino maika'i. 'O ka papa mua kapa 'ia 'o Ho'omākaukau Kalo. Ma ia papa ho'ohana 'ia ke kalo e ho'omākaukau i nā 'ai 'ono loa. "He kumu maika'i loa 'o 'l'ini," wahi a kekahi haumāna papa Ho'omākaukau 'Ai. "Ua hō'ike 'oia ia'u pehea e ho'omākaukau ai i nā mea 'ai ma'alahi, ola kino maika'i a 'ono loa. Ua kōkua ho'i 'oia ia'u e ho'omaka i ka wala'au

kanaka a ua ho'olauna pū 'oia ia'u i nā olelo no'eau a me nā loina Hawai'i." 'O nā papa EA E-Learning e a'e, 'oia ho'i nā papa Mo'olelo Kahiko a me nā papa e pili ana i Nā Waiwai Hawai'i. He kūpono ia mau papa āpau no ka po'e ma'a 'ole i ka olelo kanaka a he waiwai no ke kanaka ho'okahi a me nā 'ohana hoihoi i ke a'o like pū. No laila, inā he 'i'ini kou e ho'onui i ka 'ike olelo kanaka a me ka 'ike kūpuna, e kipa mai iā Ea E-Learning na Kū-A-Kanaka ma www.kuakanaka.com, a e kākau inoa no kekahi o nā papa EA E-Learning hoihoi a le'ale'a loa. No ke kumu ku ai 'emi no nā kula 'ai'oe nā 'oihana a me nā hui e a'e e leka uila iā Pōlani Kahakalau-Kalima ma polani@kuakanaka.com. "Ua 'ike le'a ko kākou mau kūpuna, ma ka hana ka 'ike," mea mai 'o Pōlani. "'O ia mana'o nō ho'i ke kahua 'o EA E-Learning e a'o aku i ka 'ike kanaka i nā 'ōiwi like 'ole ma ka hana a me ka pā'ani 'ana i nā ha'awina hoihoi a le'ale'a loa." ■

Want to increase your Hawaiian language and culture proficiency in 2023? Ihen eheek out EA E-Learning, an interesting and fun way of educating Hawaiians that is at onee ancient and modern. This online way of teaching was developed by Dr. Kū Kahakalau, the first person in the world with a Ph.D. in Indigenous Education. For the past 38 years, Aunty Kū, one of the first certified Hawaiian language teachers, has taught the sonorous mother tongue of her pure Hawaiian grandfather in and out of the classroom to learners of all

ages and abilities. As she researched ancient Hawaiian ways of teaching and observed its impact on her students, she realized that the traditional ways of teaching of our ancestors are the best way to teach Hawaiian students today. That is because our ancestors understood that aloha is imperative to our mental and physical welfare, a notion that still holds true today. Aunty Kū also heeame one of the first Hawaiian teachers to utilize modern technology to help students heeome grounded in their traditional knowledge, as well as prepared to succeed in the modern age. In 2017, Aunty Kū and her daughter, 'I'ini, founded the social enterprise Kū-A-Kanaka, whieh launched muhiple, culture-based EA E-Learning courses this January. "These courses are perfect for Hawaiians interested in improving their Hawaiian language skills and ancestral knowledge in an atmosphere of aloha," said Aunty Kū. One of these courses is entitled Paniinoa. "What makes Hawaiian paniinoa a bit complicated is that they differ fr om English pronouns.

Our Paniinoa course allows you to practice Hawaiian pronouns through game-like activities that actually make learning fun." Another super fun opportunity for Hawaiian language learners is Ho'omākaukau 'Ai, a bilingual series teaching how to prepare delicious, healthy Hawaiian food. The first course is called Ho'omākaukau Kalo, whieh teaches learners hands-on how to prepare delicious taro dishes. "'l'ini is a great teacher," reflected a Ho'omākaukau 'Ai participant. "She showed me how to eook simple, healthy, delicious dishes. She also

helped me to start speaking Hawaiian and introduced me to Hawaiian protocol and proverbs." Other bilingual EA E-Learning Courses include Mo'olelo Kahiko, whieh focuses on ancient Hawaiian stories and Nā Waiwai, whieh explores Hawaiian values. All of these courses require no previous Hawaiian language experience and work well for individuals, as well as families who want to learn Hawaiian together. So if you have a desire to increase your knowledge of Hawaiian language and culture, visit EA E-Learning by Kū-A-Kanaka at www.kuakanaka.com and register for one or more of our fun, interesting EA E-Learning courses. For special group rates for schools and organizations contact Pōlani Kahaka-lau-Kalima at polani@kuakanaka.com.com. "Our kūpuna understood that we learn by doing," Pōlani states. "EA E-learning builds on that foundation by offering learners of all ages a way to learn that is interactive and fun. ■

Dr. Kū Kūhūkūlau. - Photo: 'l'ini Kahakalau

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