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Hawaiian Language Dictionaries

Hawaiian Dictionary (1986 ed.) by Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert
Call Number: PL6446 .P795 1986 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
ONLINE VERSION
Only the 1971 Edition includes the "Glossary of Hawaiian gods, demigods, family gods, and a few heroes."
Wehewehe
Online Hawaiian Dictionaries via Ulukau
Wehewehe Wikiwiki (Wehe²wiki²)
Online Hawaiian Dictionaries via UH Hilo

Mamaka Kaiao: a modern Hawaiian vocabulary by Komike Hua'olelo
Call Number: PL6446 .M36 2003 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Reference-behind circulation desk)
ONLINE VERSION (2003 edition)
We also have the print copy of the 1998 edition.
We also have the print copy of the 1996 edition.
New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary by Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert
Call Number: PL6446 .P84 1992 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary by Kahikāhealani Wight; Robin Yoko Racoma (Illustrator)
Call Number: PL6446 .W54 2005 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language by Lorrin Andrews
Call Number: PL6446 .A57 2003 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
Place Names of Hawaii by Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel H. Elbert; Esther T. Mookini
Call Number: DU622 .P79 1976 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection-1st floor)
ONLINE VERSION
OR Search via Hawaiian Dictionaries Tip: Under CUSTOMIZE SEARCH, select PLACE NAMES OF HAWAII
Treasury of Hawaiian Words in One Hundred and One Categories by Harold W. Kent
Call Number: PL6446 K46 1993 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection-1st floor)
Lists of Hawaiian words, including birds, insects, places, plants, fish, rains, shellfish, etc.
A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land-Terms by Paul F. Nahoa Lucas
Call Number: KFH126.A68 D53 1995 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Reference, Ask at Circulation)
He Buke Wehewehe Huaʻōlelo Baibala me nā Palapala ʻĀina a me nā Kiʻi = A Dictionary of Biblical Words with Maps and Pictures by translated by E.W. Clark
Call Number: BS440 .C52 2001 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
Ke Ao Nani: He Puke Huaʻōlelo 1000
Call Number: PL6446 .H68 2012 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
Teaches Hawaiian words for everyday things through word and picture association.

Textbooks @ Kapiʻolani CC

Ka Lei Ha'aheo by Alberta P. Hopkins
Call Number: PL6445 .H66 1992 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
A copy for Japanese speakers can be found in the JAPAN COLLECTION. Call #: PL6445 .H6616 1997
ʻŌlelo ʻŌiwi: Hawaiian Language Fundamentals by Hōkūlani Cleeland
Call Number: PL6443 .C54 2006 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
Hawaiian Grammar by Samuel H. Elbert; Mary Kawena Pukui
Call Number: PL6443 .E37 2001 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
ONLINE VERSION
Conversational Hawaiian by Samuel H. Elbert; Samuel A. Keala
Call Number: PL6445 .E4 1965 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Reference, Ask at Circulation)
Spoken Hawaiian by Samuel H. Elbert
Call Number: PL6443 .E4 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
ONLINE VERSION
Learn Hawaiian at Home by Kahikāhealani Wight
Call Number: PL6443 .W544 2005 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
The Voices of Eden: A History of Hawaiian Language Studies by Albert J. Schütz
Call Number: PL6441 .S38 1994 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
ONLINE VERSION
Nā Kai ʻEwalu: Beginning Hawaiian Lessons, Puke 1 by Kamanā & Wilson
Call Number: TXBK 247 (Course Reserves, Ask at Circulation)
Nā Kai ʻEwalu: Beginning Hawaiian Lessons, Puke 2 by Kamanā & Wilson
Call Number: TXBK 107 (Course Reserves, Ask at Circulation)

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Reference Books

Hawaiian Language Imprints, 1822-1899: A Bibliography by Bernice Judd; Janet E. Bell; Clare G. Murdoch
Call Number: Z7112.H38 J84 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Reference, Ask at Circulation)
A bibliography of titles published in Hawaiian from 1822-1899
The Hawaiian Newspapers by Esther T. Moʻokini
Call Number: Z6953.5.H3 M66 1974 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st Floor)
ONLINE VERSION
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings by Mary Kawena Pukui
Call Number: PN6519.H4 P84 1983 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
Includes index to place names, personal names, birds, fishes and other aquatic animals, and plants.
Hawaiian National Bibliography, 1780-1900 by David W. Forbes
Call Number: Z4701 .F67 1999 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Reference, Ask at Circulation)
Volume 1: 1780-1830 Vol. 1 Available Online
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Volume 2: 1831-1850 Vol. 2 Available Online

Hawaiian Language Fonts & Keyboards

Click on "Macintosh" or "Windows" links to read more about the fonts, keyboards, and other resources that are available for download from Kualono.

Reference Grammar of the Hawaiian Language

He Papa Kuhikuhi Pilina ‘Ōlelo
Online grammar book

Audio-Visual Resources

Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Radio Program (1972-1988)
A Hawaiian language radio program. Host Larry Kimura interviews native speakers.
Ka Leo Hawaiʻi Radio Program (1991-2000)
A weekly Hawaiian language radio program co-hosted by Puakea Nogelmeier, Tuti Kanahele, and Hauʻoli Akaka.
Clinton Kanahele Collection (BYUH)
Audio of Hawaiian language interviews + transcripts
ʻŌiwi TV
Hawaiian language programming.
Ka Lālā Ola - Kamehameha Schools
Ka Lālā Ola is a video showcase of cultural programs sponsored by Kamehameha Schools and other community organizations. Its purpose is to record Hawaiian cultural presentations, conversations and events, and to share them with the community and succeeding generations of Hawaiians.
Nā Mele a me Nā Moʻolelo o Maui: Ka Moʻolelo o ka Makani Kāʻili Aloha
Kīʻope Raymond discusses the song "Ka Makani Kāʻili Aloha" with mānaleo. A production of Maui Community College Media Center. (via ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi)
Lau Nehenehe - Storytime for the Ohana
Produced for ʻŌiwi TV by Kamehameha Publishing and presented in both ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and English, Lau Nehenehe brings to life some of Hawaiʻi's popular children's titles through animation, imagination, sound and story.
Kaniʻāina "Voices of the Land"

Mānaleo (Television Program)

A selection of streaming episodes of Mānaleo, a television program featuring native speakers.

To find similar videos, search MANALEO in the library catalog.

Mea 'ai
Host, Hailama Farden ; native speaker host, Ipo Wong, Melelani Pang, ʻElikapeka Kauahipaula. The panel shares their stories on food and demonstrate how to make laulau and lūʻau stew.
Lei hulu
The panel shares with the viewers different varieties of feather leis as well as discuss other uses of feathers.
Ke Kupuna
The Kūpuna share their knowlege of the importance of Kūpuna in the schools and homes. They discuss the No Child Left Behind Act. They also answer numerous phone calls.
Kawai Cockett
Kawai Cockett talks about working with children, his music, shares stories with the panel and performs songs.
Lā Lei
A Lei Day special. The panel talks about lei and show a variety of lei.

Online Classes (Continuing Education)

Niuolahiki Online Hawaiian Language Courses
ʻAha Pūnana Leo
Kulāiwi: Hawaiian Language Video Lessons
Kamehameha Schools video series; 30 lessons
Aʻo Makua Distance Learning
Kamehameha Schoolsʻ online courses on Hawaiian history, culture, and language
ʻŌiwi TV - Ka Leo ʻŌiwi Hawaiian Language Learning series
Mango Languages via the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System: Learn Hawaiian Online
The Hawaii State Public Library System offers patrons (HSPLS card holders) free online language lessons. Mango provides self-paced learning, speech recording, social and cultural notes and more. Get a new library card from HSPLS.
Duolingo: Learn Hawaiian Online
Duolingo offers self-paced, game-like lessons that are available online for free. Learn on-the-go with the Duolingo app.

Additional Resources

Hawaiian Language Crossword Puzzles, Word Search Puzzles, etc.
Click "View/Open" to download the PDF of the book.
Ka Olelo a me ke Kanawai: The Language and the Law
King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Centerʻs Online Exhibit

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Books in Hawaiian @ Kapiʻolani CC

Folktales of Hawaiʻi = He Mau Kaʻao Hawaiʻi by Pukui, Mary Kawena (Compiled by)
Call Number: GR110.H38 P85 1995 (Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection, 1st floor)
Hawaiian and English

Hawaiian Language ebooks via Ulukau.org

The following are just a selection of what is available. Also browse Hawaiian language picture books in the PL 6445 section of the Hawaiʻi & Pacific Collection.

Use these search terms in the Library's Online Search Tool to locate more materials:

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE READERS
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE TEXTS