Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language

10/04/2025

Hū ka leʻaleʻa o ka Lā Launa Pū i nehinei! Ua māʻona nō nā hoa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i ia iʻa ʻono a nā kūpuna he kole. Ma o nā maka o kēia mau uʻi o Mānoa, e nānā mai i nā ʻano hana like ʻole o Lā Launa Pū i ola ai ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

He wahi leo mahalo kēia iā Kumu Kainoa Wong, nā hoa kumu, a me nā limahana o Kawaihuelani a me NHSS i alu like mai i ka hoʻolālā ʻana iā Lā Launa Pū no ka pono o nā mamo a Hāloa!

05/12/2024

Ke Kō A Ka Waiakeakua - HSHK ʻAha Hemo Kula, Kupulau 2024

Eia nō ke nākolo aʻe nei ko Kawaihuelani leo hoʻomaikaʻi no nēia mau uʻi o Mānoa i hoʻomanawanui i nā piʻina a me nā ihona o ua ala nihinihi ʻo ka ʻimi naʻauao, no ka pono o ko kākou lāhui a me kā kākou ʻōlelo makuahine- “I pono nā mamo a Hāloa”

Hoʻomaikaʻi nui iā

Kamana Fleming-Nazara
Makana Gomes
Taisamasama Kaiminaauao-Eteuati
Kailana Keen
Makanani Newman
Manami Ozawa
Kekai Paracuelles
Kealiʻi Rasmussen
Keolamaupono Sagario
Riley Tollett
Yuko Uchida

01/10/2024

E kipa mai iā ʻAnakē Pua lāua ʻo Kumu Ipo ma ke keʻena mānaleo, Spalding Hall 255

He alo a he alo:
Pōʻakahi - Pōʻalima
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
***12:00-1:00 pm ka hola pāʻina awakea no nā mānaleo. Inā kipa mai ʻoe i ia hola, e lawe pū ʻia mai kāu ʻai***

Zoom:
Pōʻakahi & Pōʻakolu
9:00 - 10:00am; 11:00 - 12:00 pm

09/01/2023

Ua ola ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i ka pō nei ma ka hoʻokūkū pōpaʻipaʻi o Nā Wāhine Ānuenue. Mahalo i kēia mau uʻi o Kawaihuelani, iā Kalikoaloha Martin, Kamalei Krug, Piikea Lopes, i ke kūkala ʻana ma o kā kākou ʻōlelo hiwahiwa

08/24/2023

Aloha mai e nā makamaka!

E kipa mai i ke keʻena mānaleo ma Spalding Hall 255, mai ka Pōʻakahi a i ka Pōʻalima, 8am - 1pm.

Mālama ʻia nā zui mānaleo i ka Pōʻakahi & ka Pōʻakolu, 9-10am & 11-12pm

05/13/2023

2023 UH Mānoa Spring Commencement Exercises ma Stan Sheriff Center.

05/13/2023

HSHK - ʻAha Hemo Kula
Ke Kau Kupulau 2023
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He wahi leo hoʻomaikaʻi kēia i nā haumāna i puka aku nei mai kō mākou kula hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Hawaiʻinuiākea!!!! Haʻaheo maoli mākou i nā haumāna 15 i puka me ke kekelē laepua a me 2 i puka me ke kekelē laeoʻo ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi!!!! E Ola Mau Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi!!!!!

04/29/2023

Mauiakama + Oʻahualua Kauwela 23.
Inā he mau nīnau kāu e leka uila aku iā Kanoe Pacheco ([email protected])

04/12/2023

Welina me ke aloha,

ʻO kēia ka ʻumi o nā poke wikiō o . He pukana wikiō hou kēia ma lalo o e hōʻike ʻia ana he mahele pōkole o ka papahana ʻo Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana. I mea e ola mau ai nā mele pana ʻāina, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka papa HAW 483: Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana [2003-2008]. He papa mele kauwela kēia na ka loea mea mele, na ʻAnakala Kimo Alama Keaulana hoʻi i aʻo.

E nanea mai ka pepeiao i kekahi o nā mele i aʻo ʻia, ‘o ia ho‘i ‘o Beautiful Kahana. Na Charles E. King lāua ʻo Mary J. Montano i haku i kēia mele a na Charles E. King nō ho‘i i ho‘opa‘a i kēia mele me Hal Aloma and His Hawaiians, George K. Keohokalole a me Phoebe Wilcox.

04/07/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK8h-wCx9uM

Aloha mai kākou,

E nanea mai ka pepeiao i ke mele ʻo Pua Male, na John Kameaaloha Almeida i haku. He wikiō hou kēia a ka Haʻehaʻe Serenaders (Tracie & Keawe Lopes, Chad Takatsugi & Zachary Lum) me ʻAnakē Karen Keawehawaiʻi i hoʻopuka ai ma lalo o ʻŌnohi Productions. E nānā mai!

SPECIAL THANKS:Composer: John Kamealoha Almeidaw/ permission from hānai daughter Shirley Ann Kawaiolaokalani LeuRendition as recorded by Winona & Johnette Ke...

04/05/2023

Welina me ke aloha,

ʻO kēia ka iwa o nā poke wikiō o . He pukana wikiō hou kēia ma lalo o e hōʻike ʻia ana he mahele pōkole o ka papahana ʻo Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana. I mea e ola mau ai nā mele pana ʻāina, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka papa HAW 483: Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana [2003-2008]. He papa mele kauwela kēia na ka loea mea mele, na ʻAnakala Kimo Alama Keaulana hoʻi i aʻo.

E nanea mai ka pepeiao i kekahi o nā mele i aʻo ʻia,‘o ia ho‘i ‘o Alawai Hula. Na Alvin Isaacs Sr. i haku i kēia mele a na ia nei nō ho‘i i ho‘opa‘a i kāna mele ma kāna pāleo ʻo Alvin Kaleolani Isaacs & Sons.

03/29/2023

Welina me ke aloha,

ʻO kēia ka walu o nā poke wikiō o . He pukana wikiō hou kēia ma lalo o e hōʻike ʻia ana he mahele pōkole o ka papahana ʻo Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana. I mea e ola mau ai nā mele pana ʻāina, ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka papa HAW 483: Ka Papa Mele Wahi Pana [2003-2008]. He papa mele kauwela kēia na ka loea mea mele, na ʻAnakala Kimo Alama Keaulana hoʻi i aʻo.

E nanea mai ka pepeiao i kekahi o nā mele i aʻo ʻia,‘o ia ho‘i ‘o Mauna Lahilahi. Na Mary Robins i haku i kēia mele inoa no Jack Waterhouse, ka mea nāna i hānai iā Bill Kaiwa. Na Bill Kaiwa nō i hoʻopaʻa i ia mele, ma kāna pāleo ʻo Bill Kaiwa Sings at Maunalahilahi.