Hawaiian language on UH Manoa campus

(This picture was taken in front of Queen Lili'uokalani Center on March 9th)

Queen Lili'uokalani is the name of the last monarch of Hawai'i. This building was named after this queen. She lost her throne in a bloodless revolution in 1893 that led to the establishment of the Republic of Hawai‘i in 1894. It was four years later when Hawai‘i became an official territory of the U.S.

(This picture was taken in front of Hall HALAWAI on March 9th)

I could find many Hawaiian labeled buildings on UH manoa campus. This picture above is also one of them.

(This picture was taken in front of International Conference Center on March 9th)

( This picture was taken in front of Hawai'i hall on March 9th)

Besides Hawaiian labeled buildings, there are also many building related to Hawaii. Above two pictures show how much UH are closely concerned with Hawai'i.

This is not smoking sign and we can easily find one on campus. About two months ago when I first came to Hawai'i, I had no idea about 'Mahalo'. I thought it had the same meaning as 'Aloha'. Even though now I am so familiar with this word and know that this word is the most well-known word along with Aloha in Hawaiian language, it may be unfamiliar and sound weird to foreigners.

( These pictures were taken in front of KAMAKAKUOKALANI on March 9th)

Above two pictures are KAMAKAKUOKALANI which is the center for Hawaiian Studies. Many classes about Hawaiian language and Hawaiian culture are taken in this building. When I went there, I could see people taking Hula class outside of this building.

( These 4 pictures were taken in front of KAMAKAKUOKALANI on March 9th)

Outside of the building, there are some statues, paintings, and something like them.

These are some examples of available courses on UH Manoa. From biginning course to advanced one, UH provides various levels of courses. One of my friend is taking biginning course of Hawaiian study which covers with hawaiian culture, history, and language. Compared to other universities, UH offers quite a lot of courses for Hawaiian and Pacific languages, and plays a very important role in Hawaiian language revitalization.