I Kanaka Mai I ke Aha?
No I Kanaka mai i ke Aha? a me What Makes Us Human
I puke kēia e hoʻohanohano ai i ia mea āiwaiwa he ʻōlelo kanaka. Ua unuhi noʻeau ʻia ka puke ʻo What Makes Us Human e ka polopeka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Kaʻiuokalani Damas mai ka Pelekānia a i ka ʻōlelo o ka ʻāina nei. Piha nā ʻaoʻao i nā kiʻi nohi nani a me nā momi manaʻo nane no nā pōmaikaʻi like ʻole o kākou i ka ʻōlelo makuahine o Hawaiʻi nei a me ia mea he ʻōlelo ma kona manaʻo ākea. Ma ke kuahui ʻana o ka Hale Kuamoʻo a me UNESCO e hoʻopuka ʻia ai kēia pāhana unuhi ma ka lā 21 Pepeluali 2025, ʻo ia hoʻi ka Lā ʻŌlelo Makuahine Kauʻāina e hāpai aʻe ai i nā ʻōlelo makuahine like ʻole o ke ao i mua a ola ehuehu.
This book uplifts the gift of language as a wondrous aspect of what makes us human. It was skillfully translated to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi by Hawaiian language professor Kaʻiuokalani Damas. The pages are filled with beautiful color illustrations and pearls of riddling wisdom to grow a profound appreciation of the many gifts of the Hawaiian language, and language in general. Through a collaboration of the Hale Kuamoʻo with UNESCO, this Hawaiian edition is being released on February 21, 2025, International Mother Language Day, as a way to celebrate and uplift all mother languages of the world and the efforts to help them thrive.
Victor D. O. Santos
Hardcover
