This article was originally published in Honolulu Civil Beat. At a time when local schools are facing shrinking enrollment and talks of closure, Hawaiian immersion programs are bucking the trend.

For nearly a century, the U.S. government banned indigenous Hawaiians from speaking olelo Hawai'i, their native language, in public schools. You Can Now Learn Hawaii's Native Language Using An App For ...

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HONOLULU - "E heluhelu kakou," Nako'olani Warrington tells her third- graders - let's read together. But there's no need to translate at Ke Kula Kaipuni o Anuenue, a public immersion school where all ...

ʻAha Pūnana Leo is accepting priority enrollment applications for its Hawaiian language preschools. The priority application period runs through March 1. HILO, HI ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian Language Month, officially kicked off Saturday at Windward Mall at the fifth annual Ola Ka ʻĪ Koʻolau. Organizers said the event marks the ...