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Anna Stupfel (Oahu - Kalahaku Farm) 01-13-2024.HEIC

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Resources

Below you will find resources to help with learning Hawaiian Language.

Scroll down for oli resources.

Looking for Lawena Hawaiʻi/Hawaiian Culture learning resources?

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻOe?

Hawaiian phrases for certain situations

ʻŌlelo Online

Start out in either the weekly Zoom-based ʻŌlelo Online Virtual Classroom (OOVC) classes or with the web-based materials here online without any prior experience in Hawaiian language.

E Hoʻopili Mai

Learn from YouTube video lessons by Kumu Kahanuola Solatorio

Ka ʻAlalā

Online language learning through Ka ʻAlalā

Kaneokana

FREE Self-paced online courses

Wehewehe Wikiwiki

Online compilation of Hawaiian Dictionaries

Native Hawaiian Student Services

FREE ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi resources through UH Mānoa's Native Hawaiian Student Services

Ka Hale Hoaka

Online language learning through Ka Hale Hoaka

Oli Resources

Oli Mahalo

This oli was composed as a greeting of thanks and is shared at the end of an event or gathering to express gratitude for the hospitality, generosity, and knowledge experienced.

Oli No Kupu

This oli was composed as a gift for Kupu by Kumu Leilani Barrett.

E Hō Mai

This oli was composed by Kumu Hula, Edith K. Kanakaʻole, for her hula hālau. Today, this oli is commonly used at the start of an event or gathering to focus the group's energy on the kuleana of the day/event.

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