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Daily ʻIke

No time to search through resources or sit down for lesson units? Daily ‘Ike brings you single servings of cultural ʻapana (tidbits), ʻolelo noʻeau, fun facts, news, and opportunities once a day. On the app, you may choose to receive push notifications to see a pop-up cultural tidbit every day.

Mar 19, 2020

Did You Know? Hawai‘i has TED talks!

Many might be surprised to know we have had our own TEDx talks in the islands, but it's true! (And it's binge-worthy.) Visit the...

Mar 19, 2020

Tech Tip! Hawaiian Diacritics

Did you know diacritics can be easy to use on your mobile device? On the standard Google Keyboard, Apple Keyboard, and some others,...

Mar 18, 2020

Hulo!

An exclamation of cheer, Hulo! is also a Hawaiian language word game where players build words around existing letters on the table. If...

Mar 17, 2020

‘Ohe Kāpala

‘Ohe kāpala - A printing / stamping implement made from a bamboo (‘ohe) sliver. Both kāne and wāhine today also use ‘ohe kāpala as a pick...

Mar 16, 2020

Kaumaha lua

Kaumaha lua - Heavy sadness, depression or grief often represented by heavy rain in native imagery and poetry.

Mar 3, 2020

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau

A phrase meant to direct others to pitch in. As kanaka ‘ōiwi, our kupuna have always understood that it is by the success of the whole...

Mar 2, 2020

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau

We're taught by tūtū Pukui in her book that "even through adversities and dissipation, some people remain handsome."vHowever, some kanaka...

Mar 1, 2020

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau

Manaʻo: A single person might seem insignificant, but they may be the one thing keeping those above them from falling. They are the...