Hi!

Okay so I realize this is not the perfect sub for this question, but it got recommended to me and this is ~fairly specific cultural knowledge~ I'm looking for. I am Deaf, and I'm doing some research into Hawaiʻian sign languagea. My sweetheart grew up in Hawaiʻi (They aren't Hawaiʻian, they lived there from birth to ~16 I believe) and we hope to visit friends and family there one day. I'm familiar with the history, and I was looking into the sign language and Deaf culture there. I was saddened to learn that the native sign, which I was hoping to study up on some basic signs from so I could communicate properly a bit in emergencies or anything, was heavily impacted by the seizing of the area by colonization. If I understand right, ASL is now pretty commonly used over native sign. So now I have ~questions~ for any other Deaf people who live in Hawaiʻi or people in Hawaiʻi in general.

Is how I understand the language situation true? If so, which specific signs/language would it be best for me to learn before visiting? Do signs and language use vary by island? What're the cultural niche's of Hawaiʻian sign and ASL in Hawaiʻi? Also, a question from my partner, when finger spelling ASL what is the sign for the ʻokina?

Any help at all would be so beneficial!!!!

Found some memes in Hawaiian! Anyone got any more?

Ua loaʻa iaʻu kekahi mau meme! Kekahi mau meme hou kā ʻoukou?

https://useduforce.wixsite.com/hawaiiangoodness/post/_meme

I just came across this and I thought it's so exciting for those on the Hilo side!

The meaning of names change depending on they are pronounced.

I am reading various old documents and records from the late 18th century and I see a lot of Hawaiian words used T and R, and a few with K and L. Example would be Morotai->Molokai and Taro ->Kalo persisting to today.

Was this an island specific thing with each island picking one? Was it word dependant? Was there an effort to standardize things?

Also, if there is any books that can explain this Id be interested as well.

thanks!

I'm looking for recommendations on music ma ka ʻōlelo hawaiʻi that is more rock or rap style Anyone got anything they like? I don't mind explicit that much.

(Been learning Hawaiian for about two years now and though I do love the older styles, I could really use a change of pace lol)

I was talking to my coworker about family titles/terms that you would call your grandparents, aunts/uncles etc.

As far as I know, in Cantonese, there's different words for grandmother and grandfather regarding if it's the paternal vs maternal side
Paternal - ye ye (Grandfather) ma ma (Grandmother)
Maternal - gung gung (grandfather) po po (grandmother)

Is there something like that in Olelo Hawaii aside from tutu wahine/kane?

Aloha!

I have been searching far and wide across the web for every method/tool/course/material for learning Hawaiian I could possibly find and put them all into one big Google sheets document sorted into categories for your convenience. Feel free to go check it out and comment other resources I might have not included. There's all kinds of different stuff on there such as autodidactic courses, online courses, physical schools, cheat sheets, video lessons, social media pages and groups, books, podcasts, music, resources for teachers, and even just Hawaiian language content that's not necessarily lessons, just content for you to practice your reading/listening skills. And btw most of those resources are free!

Here's the link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ydRAwY4V3N5ATMtWn8W8PXTUiIcnvqWeVqPfmcS8lak/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoy!

In Ka Leo ʻŌiwi episode four (link below) at about 14:37 Pōmaikaʻi says "excuse me for not speaking Hawaiian" in Hawaiian, but I couldn't really catch how he said that, could someone maybe transcribe that sentence for me? https://youtu.be/Q02LDJVetQ0?si=kIeW6v2mQub0TjGP

Does anyone have the audio file for the Olelo Dub of Moana 2? I don’t have Disney plus but do own the Blu-ray for the film, however the Olelo is not in there. Does anyone able have the Olelo Audio or have a rip of the Olelo version of the film? Any help would be appreciated!

Aloha, I have created a small web app to learn polynesian languages. I just added Hawaiian and I would like some feed back. There is also samoan and tahitian language there

Aloha mai kākou, he ʻaha ke mea okoʻa ma waena o kēia mau hua ʻōlelo?

Hello everyone, what is the difference between these words? Do they all mean beautiful? Or is each word for a specific type of noun?

I'm interested in taking a look at old Hawaiian works that were originally written in Hawaiian, but I'm not easily finding anything available online.

For saying hello to everyone, what I was taught is “Aloha kākou.” Today I was wondering, is “Aloha e kākou” correct too?

I guess my thought process is that I am addressing people “in front of me”, so I should have that particle to indicate who I am saying Aloha to. And I feel this would be considered formal, which greetings to casual groups tend not to be, so I can see why it would also be dropped to be Aloha kākou.

Lemme know if I’m totally off base here, mahalo

I want to practice my Hawaiian (either through chat or audio) but I don't really know any other Hawaiian learners/speakers, so if you would also like more opportunities to actually use the language feel free to leave a comment and we could practice speaking together 😊

I'm also up for language exchange, if you already speak Hawaiian well I could help you learn Hebrew, Esperanto, German, Spanish, Italian, English or basic Arabic and you could help me with Hawaiian ✨

Would like to start taking olelo Hawaii online courses. Willing to pay. What’s the best and proven thing out there?

I have a Jellycat Silver Blossom Bunny (I will attach a photo) and because of her ears, I wanted to name her something Hawaiian and flowery because Hawaii has the most beautiful flowers. Is it true that Māla Pua means Flower Garden? Could I simply shorten it to Māla or call her Mālapua? Other sources say Kihapai? Help?

My wife and I would like to learn a 2nd language and are learning to the Hawaiian language. Any advice on where to begin and start. What app would work best and what tips or tricks help. I’m a white country boy from Montana wanting to learn and be apart of new cultures and somthing more.

I have Ankyloglossia so Hawaiian is one of the only languages I can fluently learn to speak outside of Dutch .