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OHA reaffirms statutory support for Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani; trustees authorize formal agreement
Summary
After a campus presentation on language revitalization, OHA’s board authorized a formal agreement to reaffirm statutory support for Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani and its teacher training, lexicon and archival programs.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Nov. 6 moved to formalize and reaffirm its statutory obligation to support Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani (the College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo), consistent with Acts referenced in the 1997 and 2001 session laws. The board voted to authorize an agreement that formalizes OHA’s recommitment to supporting the college’s mission of Hawaiian language and culture renewal.
Presentation and context: Kaiu Kimura (interim director) delivered an extended presentation outlining the history of Hawaiian language suppression and the subsequent revitalization movement. The presentation traced milestones from the 1978 constitutional recognition of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi through Pūnana…
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