Mahalo nui for speaking so truthfully!

My great grandmother was part of teaching at UH. She would sometimes come home irritated and frustrated because the professors would try to correct her and tell her how she should speak her native language. They would also make up new words for things that never existed in Hawaii. We called her Kupuna and we loved her so much. I think at the university, people new her as Kaleilehua.

I love the openness...

My family was manaleo I did 9 years of oleo out of the book and my grand aunties laughed at my language. I agree with you sir.

This blew my mind. Sad state of affairs. I watched the full video. I wish Keao NeSmith addressed WHY the lexicon committee did not involve the Native Hawaiian speakers on Ni'ihau. Maybe I missed it, but after watching it a couple of times, I don't think Keao broached that topic. I do remember that Keao said he actually heard other Hawaiian speakers say "Ni'ihau version of Hawaiian is jacked up". Why the conflict? Why are the Hawaiian language academics not involving the Ni'ihau community? From everything Keao said, it doesn't appear so.

So interesting as a Cook Islander drawing parallels to the loss of language. My parents are still native speakers of Te Reo Māori Kuki 'Airani o te iti Tangata 😅 But for my generation there is so much of a loss of language and non native speaking individuals that think in English to translate before processing and responding in our Native tongue that makes sense. Kind of like when Google translates and you understand the context but the feeling and harmony of the language don't necessarily translate or fit naturally.

I'd love to see this guy translate a modern news article into "traditional" Hawaiian. Then show a literal translation into English. It would be complete gibberish. Like how many mauka does it take to make a Playstation 4? How exactly do you describe a television in native Hawaiian?

@downundabrotha

10 күн бұрын

It's interesting because modern day objects don't exist in Traditional Hawaiian Culture.

@Appophust

10 күн бұрын

@@downundabrotha ​that's absolutely absurd. Hawaii doesn't exist in a vacuum. And "traditional Hawaiian" culture ceased to exist in 1778. Remember? People can dress up and pretend at the equivalent of a Hawaiian Renaissance Faire, but they still live in the modern world and are no longer even ethnically Hawaiian, so grow up and be adults.

Until kanaka oiwi Hawaiians stop referring to The Hawaiian Kingdom as the United States or the State of Hawai'i we will continue to remain captive of the hewa loa Americans. We must collectively visualize ourselves as kānaka oiwi Hawaiians living in The Hawaiian Kingdom if we want to BE kanaka oiwi Hawaiians living in the Hawaiian Kingdom ! If we continue to see ourselves only as being Hawaiian Americans, speaking American English, living in the State of Hawai'i in the United States, then that's what we will continue to be no matter how much we wish and hope and dream and tell ourselves that, one day, we will be kanaka oiwi Hawaiians, speaking olelo Hawai'i, living in the Hawaiian Kingdom. The key to becoming what we want to be is to live every aspect of your being as if you were already there. Because by living the life that we want for ourselves instead of the life we have we train our minds to visualize and think as if we were already where we want to be and, in so doing, our minds will manifest our heart's desire into reality.

>tf when people speak pidgin

i just started learning Hawaiian and now this guy is making me feel bad for wanting to learn it. shame. you should embrace those of us who have been fascinated with your culture & respect it. I cant speak to the lexicon committee, but do you want your culture to thrive in the 21st century or disappear? I surely don't want it to perish because it's a beautiful descriptor of the world.

@kkperu6375

7 күн бұрын

Maikai for starting your journey on learning OUR language. You need to rewatch this video and the entire 3 hour video because Keao is only speaking truth. I think you got so hot and bothered that you missed the point. He even goes on later to say to not hold back and learn what you can but be open to being corrected. The main point is that the language is an expression of the Native mind, so if you want true unadulterated Hawaiian Olelo you speak to native speaker. Also it is very Hawaiian style to LIsten to your Kumu! Which he is a paramount Kumu! He’s seriously in Native Trearure territory. And who are you and how have you contributed to our community!? don’t just close yourself off in being offended, that is a very western mindset reaction. You have no place to be offended when our grandparents, great grandparents, and great great GPs would get beat up for speaking Olelo before We revived it (a process that is still ongoing). And yes you can’t speak to the Lexicon Committee (which is the root of your woe here) as you knew nothing about until recently. Don’t try to twist this against him & us: he’s done more for the language and our people than you’ll ever know...but you’ll definitely benefit. So just pani ka puka, and nod and say, “Ae Kumu” and keep an open mind.

Languages need to eat to survive. Some out-compete others. Traditional Hawaiian got eaten.