Upcoming Sessions

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  • Tuesday, February 25th 2025 4-7pm HST

  • Saturday, April 19th 2025 9am-12pm HST

Course Outline

Foundational Concepts: Pī‘āpā, Hakalama, Greetings

  • Oli heahea - chant to begin class

  • Oli Mahalo - chant to show gratitude

  • ʻŌlelo Noʻeau -proverbs

  • Nā Hua ʻōlelo Hou -vocab words

  • Pī‘āpā - alphabet

  • Hakalama - cluster sounds for proper pronunciation

  • Welina/A hui hou - greetings

  • Kaʻi- Ke,ka, nā, kēia, kēnā, kēlā, koʻu, kaʻu - The, this, that, my, your, his/her

  • ʻO wai? Who?

  • Kou/koʻu/kona - possesive pronouns

  • No hea mai..? Where are you from

  • Nā mokupuni - Pronunciation and facts about the islands

  • Nā waihoʻoluʻu


How?, This is…, That is….

  • E malia, pehea ʻoe? Malia, how are you? 

  • Pehea? How?

  • He aha ..? What?

  • He..kēia - This is a …

  • He..kēlā - That is a ….


ʻEhia - How many?, Numbers, Simple Mathematics, Phone Numbers

  • Nā Helu - numbers, how to count to 100+

  • ʻEhia - How many?

  • Makemakika(+ -) saying simple Math equations

  • Helu kelepona - phone numbers


Weather, Colors, Yes, No

  • Pehea ke anilā? How the Weather?

  • Nā Waihoʻoluʻu - colors

  • ʻAʻole,  ʻAe

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