We (Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language) are considering whether or not to offer an Elementary Hawaiian Language class (HAW101) online this spring. We have tended to offer it in the fall only, but we are probably about 10 people short of being able to offer it in the spring. The class is completely asynchronous (does not meet at any specific time online), meaning that you can work on the lessons at whatever time is convenient for you. Starting last fall, the format of the class changed slightly. Instead of progressing at the same speed as our…
I just learned that Queen’s University Belfast has a Ph.d. program in ethnomusicology.
This warrants further investigation…
Get out and vote!
I did my civic duty this morning, please do yours.
I posted four new reviews on NahenaheNet today.
Included are reviews of 15 year-old Brittni Paiva, Chris Yeaton, Steve Kramer and SUGahDADDY. Not the normal traditional Hawaiian fare that I favor, but still some pretty good releases.
Hokualaka’i Arrives.
It was quite a feeling watching Hokualaka’i enter Hilo harbor, a sight witnessed by hundreds at Hilo One. She was accompanied by Hokule’a, and greeting by the chants and songs of students from Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language, Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalani’opu’u, the Punana Leo O Hilo, and many others. It was pure chicken skin, and the weather was gorgeous. It held that way until Larry Kimura announced the end of the formal program and we were able to eat. Only then did our normal Hilo weather (a strong downpour) returned. I’ll post more pictures later.…
Hokualaka’i arrives today.
This is our new double-hulled voyaging canoe. I’ll be heading down to Hilo bayfront for the arrival, and will post some pictures when I get home.
iChat as a live translation tool.
We (faculty and students of our college of Hawaiian language and our laboratory school Ke Kula ‘O Nawahiokalani’opu’u) did an interesting panel at a Kamehameha Schools research conference in Kea’au today. Four people were in a panel discussion regarding their experiences in the Hawaiian medium education programs, which was done completely in Hawaiian. Four faculty members from the college translated their words into English, live, and we used iChat to display what they were saying for the ‘olelo-impared (my term for those who cannot speak or understand Hawaiian). There were a few glitches (font size a bit small and the…
Cork gets dumped upon.
A bit of nasty weather in the place I had hoped to pursue my Ph.d.
Keola Joins A Union.
Something I didn’t think I’d ever say again, but the times they do change. I just joined UHPA (University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly), the union that represents faculty in the University of Hawai’i system. I was only a union member once before. During my brief career as a member of the Maui Police Department, I was a member of SHOPO (State of Hawai‘i Organization of Police Officers). I don’t have anything against unions in principal, it’s just that both my wife’s and my own families were victims of Hawai’i union thuggery in the 60s and 70s. I’ve watched UHPA during…
Cornish clings to life.
An interesting article from Reuters on the decline of the Cornish language, and how the American TV cartoon “The Simpsons” spurred interest in the language.