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Larry Kimura, known as the "grandfather of the Hawaiian language," gives voice to the richness and importance of the Hawaiian language.

This month we are celebrating Mahina ʻŌlelo Month, or Hawaiian Language month. Our stories are all in ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi from a collection of interviews done in Kona with kūpuna who were born around the turn of the 20th century.

Hawaiian language immersion students interning at ʻImiloa to submitted names for a Neptune-mass gas giant planet and its star.

Imagine teaching a language you’re still learning. Or raising your kids to speak it when you’re not yet fluent. For communities trying to revive their Indigenous languages, these are daily challenges – and at stake are both the history and future of their culture. In this episode, we meet educators and parents fighting to give their children their ancestral language, Lingít (Tlingit). What does it take to save a language?

With tensions running high and a weeks-long standoff now stretching into its third month|!!| no one seems to be able to predict what will happen next on Maunakea. Will the state or the protectors back down? Or will the Thirty Meter Telescope bow out? We take a look at where things stand and how we got here.

UFO isn’t a theory supported by IfA) Astronomer Karen Meech, who led an international research team’s analysis of ʻOumuamua immediately after its discovery in 2017. Meech and fellow researchers initially investigated the object’s origin and found no evidence it is linked to alien life. “It’s certainly intriguing to creatively speculate what the physical nature of something is when it is the first of its kind—this is part of exploration and discovery,” said Meech. “However, on...

Hawaii’s Icon Larry Kimura Yachting 9 hrs ago Kristin Baird Rattini © Provided by Yachting Larry Kimura has dedicated his life to preserving and promoting the Hawaiian language. Larry kimura is known as the “grandfather of the Hawaiian language,” an honorific that, at 74, he supposes he’s the right age for. But he has no intention of retiring from promoting and advancing the study and appreciation of the Hawaiian language. “There’s still so much to do,” says K...

Hawaii’s iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand beaches and bustling city streets. Predicting Honolulu will start experiencing frequent flooding within the next 15 to 20 years, state lawmakers are trying to pass legislation that would spend millions for a coastline protection program aimed at defending the city... Professor Apr 12, 2019 A language professor has given a Hawaiian name — Powehi — to...

Educator, award-winning musician, Hawaiian language advocate. Kainani Kahaunaele does it all. A proud alumna-turned-employee of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, she credits much of her success to former mentors and peers who have fostered her knowledge of both Hawaiian language and culture. Born and raised on Kauaʻi, Kahaunaele graduated from Kapaʻa High School, and enrolled at Kauaʻi Community College, at which her steadfast interest in her Kānaka Maoli heritage manifested into a membe...