Participants rallied to bring back a second Hawaiian language preschool classroom at Pu’ohala Elementary School.

Hawaiian culture takes center stage in the hotel’s bar, the Olelo Room. A far cry from the typical hotel lounge, the Olelo Room is a celebration of the native language.

The Hawaiian language, or olelo Hawaii course was symbolically launched Monday, which some cities observed as Indigenous Peoples Day, in tandem with Navajo, at an event at Salt Kakaako.

For years, Pūnana Leo o Koʻolau Poko has had two classrooms at Windward Oʻahu’s Pūʻōhala School, which houses an ...

Hawaiian was banned in the state’s schools in 1896. In 1978 it was made an official language, leading to changes in the education system.

State leaders are already brimming with optimism on its potential impact for Hawaii as a film and television destination.

Feb. 11—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and several other Native Hawaiian organizations are hosting the "Ola ka 'I " (language thrives ) events Feb. 18 and 25, with student ...

When the last Hawaiian queen was overthrown by a coup in 1896, a law was passed that made it illegal to use or teach the Hawaiian language in public schools.That law stayed on the books for 90 ...

Feb. 27—A resolution celebrating February as Hawaiian Language Month, or Mahina Olelo Hawaii, was introduced by Hawaii's congressional delegation. A resolution celebrating February as Hawaiian ...

Four undergraduates from Hawaii took Harvard’s first systematically administered Hawaiian language placement test in October, and have the possibility to fulfill their foreign language ...

The recent court controversy over whether a professor charged with a crime can use his native language of Hawaiian in his court proceedings has made me recollect Thomas Paine’s statement ...