Hawaii may still be in the United States, but it’s a world away. And your trip to the 50th state will definitely be more fruitful if you can drop in something a bit more local than “Aloha.” Duolingo ...

Hawaiian, one of Hawaii’s official languages, is now available as a course on Duolingo, a popular education platform available online and as an app. The Hawaiian language, or olelo Hawaii course was ...

At Ka‘ewai Elementary School, 10-year-old fourth grader Gloria Tuiofea lights up when she talks about Hawaiian studies. She ...

LIHUE — Learning the Hawaiian language combines culture and community. A Sept. 8 workshop will teach how to speak the language through immersion techniques without using English or understanding ...

The Hawaiian language, known as ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, is now available as a course from one of the largest language-learning apps. Duolingo on Monday launched a Hawaiian language course — developed with the ...

Of the many language-learning apps on the market, for both adults and kids, none currently offers instruction in Hawaiian, a language that, according to The Endangered Languages Project, has fewer ...

KAILUA-KONA Diana Delgado and Alex Perez were quick to show off the new bracelets on their arms to each other, seconds after completing them in a lauhala weaving class. Lauhala weaving was just one of ...

Student presentations at Ke Kula ‘o ‘Ehunuikaimalino School. Alexandria Neason HILO, Hawai‘i—When Herring Kekaulike Kalua was a child growing up on Hawai‘i’s Big Island, his parents spoke mostly in ...

HONOLULU — Jason Momoa drove a vintage pickup along a winding country road in Hawaii, a tattooed arm dangling out the window and Metallica blasting. “POO'-ah-LEE',” he said. His passenger corrected ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...