Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat. At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and ...

When Keawe Santos was enrolled at a kindergarten in California, his teacher had trouble pronouncing his name, sometimes calling him “Kee-ah-wee” or “Kiwi.” The teacher told Santos that she loved ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Buildings at a shopping mall on Oahu have been renamed in the Hawaiian language amid a growing trend of Hawaii businesses adopting Hawaiian names. The Pearlridge Shopping Center has ...

KE'EAU, Hawai'i — Portraits in the school's library are not of U.S. presidents but Hawaiian royalty, from King Kamehameha to Princess Ka'iulani. Near the classroom door rubber slippers are tidily ...

At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion programs are bucking the trend. Enrollment in schools that teach primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaii — ...

In this episode of ʻŌlelo Authentic, viewers will listen to a conversation about the role of Hawaiian words and language today. Simple phrases are also taught for viewers to begin to use. In addition, ...

This article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat. At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion programs are bucking the trend.