How do you learn a foreign language through Hawaiian? If Hawaiian is the target language of revitalization, why would foregin languages - including English - be taught? In this He ʻŌlelo Ola 2021 "Teaching English & Foreign Language Through Hawaiian" panel, we host an intimate discussion with Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu's Linguistic Consultant, Pila Wilson, and former graduate - now Japanese language teacher - Kalāmanamana Harman, and learn about this foreign language initiative at Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu. Hear about the strategy behind and development of foreign language classes at this Hawaiian medium education school, as well as first-hand experiences and lessons learned.

About He ʻŌlelo Ola

He ʻŌlelo Ola, also known as the "Hilo Field Study" of the International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) has been held biannually since 2009 in association with ICLDC. ICLDC is traditionally held on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on Oʻahu Island, while He ʻŌlelo Ola is held in a consortium of programs coordinated through the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.

In 2021 during the COVID 19 pandemic, He ʻŌlelo Ola and ICLDC were held virtually. He ʻŌlelo Ola 2021 was recorded and we here make that recording available for viewing through Mokuola Honua Center for indigenous Language Excellence. The contents of this recording represent the consortium of entities working together in Hawaiian language revitalization as of March 2021. The consortium is continually growing and adding features and future He ʻŌlelo Ola will include new information and initiatives.

Explore mokuolahonua.com for further information on the Hawaiian language revitalization consortium efforts in Hilo, and to contact He ʻŌlelo Ola organizers.