Dedicated to developing resources and resource people
Bridging Hawaiian Knowledge
“Aia ka naauaoio o ka lahui o kekahi aupuni a paa na moolelo o kona aina kulaiwi iaia.”
Awaiaulu is dedicated to developing resources and resource people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future.
We achieve our mission and purpose through the production of accessible resources and the development of resource people.
Past
Honoring our beginnings
Awaiaulu is organized exclusively for educational purposes, including perpetuating and advancing use of the Hawaiian language, and training Hawaiian language translators and editors to reach our overarching goals.
Present
Our current work
In addition, Awaiaulu focuses time, attention and resources on generating Hawaiian language books, translations, and other educational material for universities, schools, research arenas, and the general public.
Future
Vision for generations
Funding is provided from grants, contributions, contracts, and sales, including research, translating and re-presenting Hawaiian language texts from the past for modern Hawaiian and English-language audiences.
- All work
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Urban Design
our resultsprocess
Awaiaulu provides a mentorship training in translation that progresses in 2-year phases. Upon completion of a training phase, trainees can go on to train as trainers and then as mentors.
At the close of Translation Training Phase II, both trainers and all four trainees committed to another two year phase of mentorship training, each taking on a new level.
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Hawaii’s Legacy of Literacy: Puakea Nogelmeier at TEDxManoa
Puakea Nogelmeier is a Professor of Hawaiian language at the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa, where he has taught for 28 years. His BAs in Hawaiian language and Anthropology, his MA in Pacific Islands Studies and