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Hawaiian Language Resources

ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI KUMU WAIWAI

Welina me ke aloha e nā hoa makamaka mai ka puka ʻana o ka lā i Kumukahi a ka welo ʻana o ka lā i Lehua, mai ke kaupoku o Mauna Kea ā hiki i ka lipo o ka Moananuiākea, mai ka hoʻokuʻi a Hōkūleʻa a ka hālāwai I nā hui o nā moku.

Mahalo no ke kipa ʻana mai i nā kūmole a ʻikepili i mālama ʻia ma ko kākou ʻŌlelo Makuahine i aloha nui ʻia, ʻo ia hoʻi, ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. Mahalo nui iā ʻoukou, no ka ʻimi ana i ala e hoʻōla aku ai i ko kākou ʻŌlelo no ka hoʻonaʻauao ʻana no ka hanauna hou. Eia maila he mau moʻolelo, manaʻo, a ʻikepili paha e kākoʻo aku ai iā ʻoe ma kēia hana nui o ka waiwai. E kau pū mai nō me mākou ma kēia waʻa ʻimi naʻauao. E aʻo aku, aʻo mai, a pēlā kākou e mālama honua like ai.

Nā kūmole a ʻikepili

E Hele Kāua I Kahakai

A book about going on an adventure to the beach.

I Mea Aha Ke Kai?

This book talks about the relationship of organisms in the ocean, and how they connect to the cycle of life including to the land, people, and our existence.

ʻO Hāloa, ka Hawaiʻi Mua Loa

This book gives an account of one of the Hawaiian creation moʻolelo of Hāloanakalaukapalil the first Kalo plant and the first man Hāloa. This story describes the relationship that Hawaiians have with the land.

Nā Honua Mauli Ola

“Provides schools and communities a way to examine and attend to the educational and cultural well-being of their learners. These cultural guidelines have been developed with the belief that continued learning and practicing of the Hawaiian language and culture is a fundamental prerequisite for nurturing culturally healthy and responsive citizens and contributes to the growth and harmony of the community. ”

Hawaiian Dictionary

Hawaiian language dictionary to define Hawaiian to English and English to Hawaiian words.

He Mālaʻai Kaʻu

This book is about various plants that grow in the Hawaiian garden including the breadfruit, sugarcane, sweet potato, taro, and bananas. This book talks about the uses of the various plants and growing practices associated with the plants.

Ma Uka Ma Kai

A book about Kauluwehi and Kekai, a sister and brother, and their adventures with their kūpuna in the mountain and the ocean. Their kūpuna show them how to gather and take care of resources in the mountain and the ocean.

No Ka Holomoana (Across the Sea)

A book about the various canoe adventures from Micronesia, to the first.

Ko Pele Hiki ʻAna Mai I Hawaiʻi

This book talks about Pele’s voyage from Kahiki to Hawaiʻi. This moʻolelo describes her attempts to find a home on each island from Niʻihau to Hawaiʻi.

Kuleana

A book that talks about the community of Koʻolauloa and the responsibilities and values they have for their ʻāina, voyaging canoe community and each other.

Kūola a me Iosepa

Kūola talks about his experiences of helping his family and friends build the Lāʻie double hulled voyaging canoe Iosepa.