I’m a member of SWALLT and have gone to several of the DigitalStream conferences that are held at CSU-Monterey Bay each spring, but missed this year’s conference.
HAW101 May Be Offered Online Again In Spring
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…
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…
Grammy Nomination Ballots Out.
The Recording Academy has begun the nomination process for the 2005 Grammy Awards. This will be the first time that there will be a Hawaiian Album of the Year Grammy, and I’ll proudly cast my ballot in this and a few other categories. Among the more notable nominees are Keali’i Reichel (“Ke’alaokamaile”), The Brothers Cazimero (“Some Call It Aloha… Don’t Tell”), Kimo Alama Keaulana and Lei Hulu (“Hula Lives”), Ho’okena (“Cool Elevation”), Darlene Ahuna (“Bridge Between Generations”) and Na Palapalai (“Ke ‘Ala Beauty”). My post on NahenaheNet has full details.
It’s been almost three months since my last post here. Bad Keola.
It’s been a hectic semester, but it’s a nice kind of hectic. I joined the faculty of UH-Hilo as an Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies. The change happened as our family celebrated the 10th anniversary of our move to Hilo, and the beginning of my career supporting our Hawaiian language programs. I’m teaching HAW101 (Elementary Hawaiian Language) this semester, and will be teaching a class in Polynesian Music in the spring, in addition to all of my ongoing technology duties.
UH-Hilo Wins 10 Year Reaccreditation
We’re proud of the WASC report, which cites our campus’ programs for Native Hawaiian students, and the work of our College of Hawaiian Language as “recognized worldwide and is a model for the study of the culture of indigenous people.” The accreditation extension is for a full 10 years, the longest possible.
I was interviewed by the Honolulu Advertiser for this story on Ulukau, our online Hawaiian library.
The library has grown tremendously in the past few months, and is only going to get bigger and better as time goes on.
Minor correction to the post below – Scoble graciously replied to and forwarded my request for help.
Unfortunately the forward appears to have vanished into a black hole. Mahalo, Robert. The effort was appreciated.