E ola ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi
Hawaiian Language should be a mandatory class for students in Hawaii. Students should take a Hawaiian language course in high school to gain knowledge about the first language spoken in Hawaii. Being that this is Hawaii and that it was the first language here, everyone should have some knowledge of the traits of their homeland. There have been many improvements made to better the language. It should be mandatory to keep our native language alive, gain some perspective of the language and the history, and Hawaii residents should know how to speak their native tongue. In the year 1898 after the annexation in 1893 Hawaiian language was banned from being spoken in school, in your household, and within the entire government. With the way history was for our ancestors why would we want to repeat it. With students having to take a Hawaiian class gives them the opportunity to truly see the worth of the language, the struggle and the fight that our kupuna fought to be able to ʻōlelo Hawai’i. Within the eight islands in the island chain there are only about a thousand native Hawaiian language …show more content…
Unless enrolled in a Hawaiian immersion school at a young age, paying to learn your native language is the only way. There are many Hawaiian immersions school here in Hawaiʻi. The very first school began in 1984 in Kekaha, Kauaʻi named Pūnana Leo ʻo Kauaʻi. From then on Hawaiian immersion schools had begun to grow. On the island of Oʻahu there are six Hawaiian immersion schools; such as Ānuenue, Nānākuli, Waiau, Hauʻula, Kahuku, and Puʻohala. Some school are taught from elementary to high school while others are only an elementary school. Also enrolling your child in a Pūnana Leo, free Hawaiian language classes are offered to parents to be able to help their children with homework and practice speaking in
Hawaiian Language should be a mandatory class for students in Hawaii. Students should take a Hawaiian language course in high school to gain knowledge about the first language spoken in Hawaii. Being that this is Hawaii and that it was the first language here, everyone should have some knowledge of the traits of their homeland. There have been many improvements made to better the language. It should be mandatory to keep our native language alive, gain some perspective of the language and the history, and Hawaii residents should know how to speak their native tongue. In the year 1898 after the annexation in 1893 Hawaiian language was banned from being spoken in school, in your household, and within the entire government. With the way history was for our ancestors why would we want to repeat it. With students having to take a Hawaiian class gives them the opportunity to truly see the worth of the language, the struggle and the fight that our kupuna fought to be able to ʻōlelo Hawai’i. Within the eight islands in the island chain there are only about a thousand native Hawaiian language …show more content…
Unless enrolled in a Hawaiian immersion school at a young age, paying to learn your native language is the only way. There are many Hawaiian immersions school here in Hawaiʻi. The very first school began in 1984 in Kekaha, Kauaʻi named Pūnana Leo ʻo Kauaʻi. From then on Hawaiian immersion schools had begun to grow. On the island of Oʻahu there are six Hawaiian immersion schools; such as Ānuenue, Nānākuli, Waiau, Hauʻula, Kahuku, and Puʻohala. Some school are taught from elementary to high school while others are only an elementary school. Also enrolling your child in a Pūnana Leo, free Hawaiian language classes are offered to parents to be able to help their children with homework and practice speaking in