KA LAAU KAHEA

This week's episode is mostly in English because I want people to understand. There have been very concerning issues surrounding the language. Keep an open mind while you listen and take everything to heart.

He aha ka laau kahea? Pehea e kau ai i ka laau? He aha na lula o keia laau? E hoolohe mai a loaa na haina. Eia kahi, ia maua e noho walaau ana, e ihi ana maua i ka olena. E lohe ana oukou i ke kani o ka maua ihi ana.

E hoolohe mai ia Dr. Keao Nesmith no ka hua olelo “aloha.” Akamai oia i ka walaau Hawaii ame kekahi mau olelo Polonekia. Eia kona ike, kona naauao me kona mau manao no na kumuhana o keia pule.

No ka olelo Tahitian mai ka hua olelo “hauki”. Puanaia “hauti” e kela lahui kanaka. O ka huaolo “paani” ka huaolelo like ma ka olelo Hawaii. No ke aha ka i lawe ia ai kela huaolelo tahiti? Aole kupono ka huaolelo “paani?” Eia kahi, aole like ka manao ana o ka poe Hawaii no ia mea he “sport.” Aole hookahi wale no hua olelo. He mau hua olelo no na hana hooikaika like ole. E hoolohe mai!

Olelo wau no ka huaolelo “weather,” ka poe influencer e hoohaumia nei i ka olelo Hawaii a me ka kakou mau mea e hana ai i pau keia ano hoolaha naaupo a ka poe influencer e hana nei i keia manawa.

Nui ino ka poe e hooio nei mamua o ka lehulehu me ko lakou hunahuna ike. Aka, aole lakou i hoomanawanui i ke ao ana ma ke ano he haumana. Loaa ka ike hou i keia la, a hoolaha wale aku i ka la apopo.

Ma loko o keia lola e kamailio ia ai na mea e pono ai ke ola o ka olelo Hawaii ma ka hale, oia hoi iloko o ka ohana. O na huaoleo kahiko ame na huaolelo hou kekahi manao i kamailio pu ia kekahi.

Noi mau ia mai au e kapa inoa Hawaii no kekahi mau makua. Loaa ka’u IG i keia ano mau makua, a noi mai ia’u i inoa no ke keiki e loaa mai ana. Kanalua au e kokua aku. Aole kamaaina. He aha la ka’u e hana ai? Koe aku ia.

Ua hui aku la au me ko’u hoa aloha (Keoki Faria) e kamailio ai no ka olelo waha, ka olelo kakau, ka olelo kula a me ka olelo makuahine. He akamai no hoi o Keoki i keia olelo kanaka. E ao mai mai ia ia mai.

Pehea mai nei oukou i keia makahiki hou? I keia mua iho au e noho pu ai me kekahi kumu a’u. E hui koke ana oukou me ia ma ka leo. He akamai oia ala i ka olelo kanaka. E hoolohe maikai ia ia!