By Laiana Wong
By Laiana Wong
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Synopsis: The following piece announces itself as a new column written in the Hawaiian Language that will appear every Sunday. This column represents a revival of a long tradition of using the Hawaiian language as a medium for disseminating ideas to the public through various genre. It has been more than 60 years since the Hawaiian language has been featured regularly in a widely circulated newspaper.
Hulö! Hulö! He nühou ho'ohau'oli. Aloha mai käkou e nä makamaka heluhelu o ka Hökü Buletina, ka mea nona ka ho'oheno 'ia e waiho maila ma ka 'ao'ao mua o këia helu. Eia mai kahi kolamu hou i käkau 'ia ma ka 'ölelo kanaka, ka 'ölelo 'öiwi ho'i o nëia pae'äina, a e hö'ike ana nö ho'i i nä mana'o like 'ole a ma nä 'ano like 'ole ho'i no ka nïnau nui a me ka nïnau iki o ke ao nei. A 'o ka mea e hü wale a'e ai ka hau'oli, 'eä, 'o ia ho'i, 'o ua 'ölelo kanaka lä i aloha nui 'ia, e puka mau ana ma 'ane'i iho nei nö i këlä me këia Läpule.E kapa 'ia ana ka inoa o këia kolamu 'o Kauakükalahale 'oiai 'o ke Kulanui 'o Hawai'i ma Mänoa kona wahi i ho'okumu 'ia mai ai a mohala a'e a launa mai ho'i me nä luna 'olu'olu o ka Hökü Buletina ma lalo o ke külanakauhale 'o Honolulu, kahi alahula o ia ua. Ke lana nei na'e ka mana'o e nihi aku auane'i këia ua a kü ma nä kala hale a pau mai 'ö a 'ö o ko käkou pae'äina nei.
E kala loa ka pa'i 'ia o kekahi kolamu 'ölelo kanaka ma loko o nä nüpepa puka lä o Hawai'i nei, he kanalima paha makahiki a 'oi iki aku, a he nui ka mahalo i nä küpuna o ia mau makahiki ma mua akula i 'a'apo maila i ia mea he käkau palapala a i ho'oikaika ho'i i ka hö'ike 'ana i ko läkou mau mana'o no ka noho 'ana o ia wä, a waiho nui mai nei me käkou ia mau mana'o a hiki i këia lä. He nui ho'i ka mahalo i ka po'e näna i ho'oikaika i ka ho'äla hou 'ana i këia mea he käkau mo'olelo ma loko o ka 'ölelo Hawai'i. Ua ola nä mamo iä läkou.
Ke lu'ulu'u nei kahi na'au i ka hala 'ana o ko käkou hoa i aloha nui 'ia, 'o Mähealani Dudoit, ka luna nui o ke Kuleana 'Öiwi Press, ua hala loa i ke ala ho'i 'ole mai. Ma muli o kona akamai a me ka 'onipa'a ho'i i ho'okumu 'ia ai ua puke kumuhana lä i ala e puka ai nä mana'o o ka po'e 'öiwi ma o kä läkou 'ölelo lä e koho ai, 'o ia ho'i 'o ka 'ölelo pa'i'ai, ka 'ölelo haole, a pau pü nö ho'i me ka 'ölelo 'öiwi o nëia 'äina.
Eia ho'i ka mana'o panina o këia kolamu. E 'ole ka ho'omanawanui 'ana o nä makamaka he nui hewahewa i nä ha'awina o ka ho'opa'a 'ana aku nei a pa'a pono ho'i iä läkou ua 'ölelo aloha nei o käkou, kupu mai nö këia wahi kolamu,'o Kauakükalahale, i 'ïna'i e moni ai ka ha'ae. A no laila, na käkou nö këia wahi i'a e hö'ono'ono aku i këlä me këia pule ma ka ho'ouna 'ana mai i nä mana'o like 'ole i käkau 'ia ma loko o ka 'ölelo Hawai'i. A inä he wahi hakahaka ko ke kino o Kauakükalahale, na ia mana'o nö e ho'opiha aku.
E ho'ouna 'ia mai nä leka iä mäua,
'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis
ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu
a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)
This column is part of University of Hawai'i President
Evan Dobelle's Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian
Academic Excellence at UH Mänoa.
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Hulō! Hulō! He nūhou ho'ohau'oli. Aloha mai kākou e nā makamaka heluhelu o ka Hōkū Buletina, ka mea nona ka ho'oheno 'ia e waiho maila ma ka 'ao'ao mua o kēia helu. Eia mai kahi kolamu hou i kākau 'ia ma ka 'ōlelo kanaka, ka 'ōlelo 'ōiwi ho'i o nēia pae'āina, a e hō'ike ana nō ho'i i nā mana'o like 'ole a ma nā 'ano like 'ole ho'i no ka nī nau nui a me ka nī nau iki o ke ao nei. A 'o ka mea e hū wale a'e ai ka hau'oli, 'eā, 'o ia ho'i, 'o ua 'ōlelo kanaka lā i aloha nui 'ia, e puka mau ana ma 'ane'i iho nei nō i kēlā me kēia Lāpule.E kapa 'ia ana ka inoa o kēia kolamu 'o Kauakūkalahale 'oiai 'o ke Kulanui 'o Hawai'i ma Mānoa kona wahi i ho'okumu 'ia mai ai a mohala a'e a launa mai ho'i me nā luna 'olu'olu o ka Hōkū Buletina ma lalo o ke kūlanakauhale 'o Honolulu, kahi alahula o ia ua. Ke lana nei na'e ka mana'o e nihi aku auane'i kēia ua a kū ma nā kala hale a pau mai 'ō a 'ō o ko kākou pae'āina nei.
E kala loa ka pa'i 'ia o kekahi kolamu 'ōlelo kanaka ma loko o nā nūpepa puka lā o Hawai'i nei, he kanalima paha makahiki a 'oi iki aku, a he nui ka mahalo i nā kūpuna o ia mau makahiki ma mua akula i 'a'apo maila i ia mea he kākau palapala a i ho'oikaika ho'i i ka hō'ike 'ana i ko lākou mau mana'o no ka noho 'ana o ia wā, a waiho nui mai nei me kākou ia mau mana'o a hiki i kēia lā. He nui ho'i ka mahalo i ka po'e nāna i ho'oikaika i ka ho'āla hou 'ana i kēia mea he kākau mo'olelo ma loko o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i. Ua ola nā mamo iā lākou.
Ke lu'ulu'u nei kahi na'au i ka hala 'ana o ko kākou hoa i aloha nui 'ia, 'o Māhealani Dudoit, ka luna nui o ke Kuleana 'ōiwi Press, ua hala loa i ke ala ho'i 'ole mai. Ma muli o kona akamai a me ka 'onipa'a ho'i i ho'okumu 'ia ai ua puke kumuhana lā i ala e puka ai nā mana'o o ka po'e 'ōiwi ma o kā lākou 'ōlelo lā e koho ai, 'o ia ho'i 'o ka 'ōlelo pa'i'ai, ka 'ōlelo haole, a pau pū nō ho'i me ka 'ōlelo 'ōiwi o nēia 'āina.
Eia ho'i ka mana'o panina o kēia kolamu. E 'ole ka ho'omanawanui 'ana o nā makamaka he nui hewahewa i nā ha'awina o ka ho'opa'a 'ana aku nei a pa'a pono ho'i iā lākou ua 'ōlelo aloha nei o kākou, kupu mai nō kēia wahi kolamu,'o Kauakūkalahale, i 'ī na'i e moni ai ka ha'ae. A no laila, na kākou nō kēia wahi i'a e hō'ono'ono aku i kēlā me kēia pule ma ka ho'ouna 'ana mai i nā mana'o like 'ole i kākau 'ia ma loko o ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i. A inā he wahi hakahaka ko ke kino o Kauakūkalahale, na ia mana'o nō e ho'opiha aku.
E ho'ouna 'ia mai nā leka iā māua,
'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis
ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu
a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)
This column is part of University of Hawai'i President
Evan Dobelle's Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian
Academic Excellence at UH Mānoa.
