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Encyclopedia: Hawaiian language

The Hawaiian language is an Austronesian language that takes its name from that of the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the State of Hawaii. King Kamehameha III established the first Hawaiian-language constitutions in 1839 and 1840.

For various reasons, the number of native speakers of Hawaiian gradually dropped during the period from the 1830s to the 1950s. Hawaiian was essentially displaced by English on six of the seven inhabited islands. As of 2000, native speakers of Hawaiian amount to under 0.1% of the statewide population. Nevertheless, the language is not endangered because it can continue indefinitely on Niʻihau (Niʻihau, the smallest inhabited island, privately owned for over 100 years, residence of about 200 native speakers).

Translations

How to say "Hawaiian language" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	ハワイ語
	(German)	Hawaiische Sprache
	(Spanish)	Idioma hawaiano
	(French)	Langue hawaiienne
	(Italian)	Lingua hawaiiana

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Aina Haina, Hawaii

owner of Hind-Clarke Dairy, Robert Hind. ‘Aina Haina in the Hawaiian language means Hind's Land...

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Bess Press

Bess Press is a Hawaii-based publisher that issues various books on Hawaiian and Pacific history and culture. It was founded by Benjamin "Buddy" Bess, who came to Hawaii in 1976 from New York. Bess bought the rights to two out-of-print textbooks on Hawaiian language, and that local schools asked...

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Daughters of Hawaii

nomenclature and correct pronunciation of the Hawaiian language."' They run the Hulihee Palace and the Queen... annexation, and foresaw the inevitable loss of much of the Hawaiian culture. They founded the organization...

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Hawaiian

Hawaiian could refer to the Hawaiian language the native Hawaiian people a resident of the state of Hawaii. However, to avoid confusion, residents of the state normally do not refer to themselves as Hawaiian in this sense, unless they have, in fact some Hawaiian blood (see above). They might...

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Black coral

that cover the surface of the skeleton, the origin of the nickname little thorn coral . In the Hawaiian language, black coral is called ‘ēkaha kū moana and is the official state gem of Hawaii...

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Kohanga reo

were established in Hawaii to assist in revitalizing the indigenous Hawaiian language... The kohanga reo ( language nests in English) are kindergartens where all instruction is given in the Maori language. Kohanga reo were initially established at a time (mid to late 1970s) when there...

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Hapa

In the Hawaiian language and in Hawaiian pidgin, a hapa is an individual of mixed ancestry, especially someone born in Hawaii. Used without qualification, it is often taken to mean "part-Hawaiian, part white". In the Hawaiian language, it can also simply mean half, part, or fragment. Hapa can also...

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Albert Kamehameha

Hawaiian language to mean, "The beloved child of a long line of chiefs, a sign in the heavens." Adored by the native Hawaiian public, he was affectionately known as Ka Haku O Hawai'i and was believed to... O'ahu, today the burial site of the Hawaiian royal family...

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Kealii Reichel

Maui], a Hawaiian language immersion pre-school. He has taught Hawaiian culture and language at the... language chanting and singing in both Hawaiian and English. Stage performances include dance in both... (new Hawaiian language composition) Ku`u Pua Mae`ole 1996, Nematoda 1998...

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Niihau

life. They speak the Hawaiian language and keep traditions alive. This is enabled by terms in the... only one of the Hawaiian islands on which the Hawaiian language is the main form of communications... nearly all of whom are native Hawaiians. They support themselves largely by subsistence farming and...

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