2011 Year In Review: Culture

ʻIwalani Kualiʻi-Kahoʻohanohano December 28, 2011 0

2011 continued a theme familiar to many involved with the revival of Hawaiian culture: normalization. As a people, we persist in normalizing our language and culture in all venues. The road is a long, arduous one, and this year was no different. The small victories, however, encourage us to continue. From ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in the airport to the legalization of paʻiʻai, our culture will thrive well into the new year and beyond.

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Aloha mai kākou, ʻo ʻIwalani Kūaliʻi-Kahoʻohanohano koʻu inoa. He haumāna puka au ma Mānoa a he limahana nō au ma lalo o ʻĀhaʻi ʻŌlelo Ola a me ʻŌiwi TV ma ka ʻaoʻao kākau moʻolelo. Ma hope o koʻu puka ʻana aku mai ke kula kaiapuni ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma Hawaiʻi mokupuni, ua ʻike wau i koʻu kuleana o ka hoʻomau ʻana i nā moʻolelo o ko kākou Hawaiʻi ʻana mai ka wā kahiko a i ka wā e hiki mai ana. A ma o nā moʻolelo wikiō aʻu e hoʻokō ai i kēia kuleana oʻu ma Oʻahu nei.