UH News ʻŌlelo of the Week 2024
In 2024, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi speakers and students in the UH community shared their favorite Hawaiian words.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Pōmaikaʻi
Pōmaikaʻi—Good fortune, blessedness, blessing, profit, prosperity.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Pepa
Pepa—Paper, card, playing cards.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kēkēmapa
Kēkēmapa—December.
Hula icon Vicky Holt Takamine honored with prestigious Gish Prize
Retired UH dance lecturer and revered kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine earned one of the most highly regarded arts honors in the world.
UH orchestra to premiere powerful tribute to Kalaupapa’s past
The UH Symphony Orchestra will perform, Voices of Kalaupapa, a special composition about the history of leprosy patients taken to the isolated peninsula.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Pūlama
Pūlama—To care for, cherish, treasure, save.
Raiatea Helm concert to benefit Hawaiian music students at Windward CC
The fundraiser aims to provide scholarships for students at Windward CC’s Hawaiian Music Institute.
Applications open: UH Mānoa cohort built on embracing Native Hawaiian values
The weeklong program by the Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office immerses participants in activities that emphasize cultural practices and values.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kulanui
Kulanui—University, college, literally big school.
