Senator Mazie Hirono

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

In an effort to revitalize olelo Hawaii, a group of educators created the first @ahapunanaleo preschool, a school dedicated to teaching children through immersion in the Hawaiian language. It was a success. Now, there are over 11 @ahapunanaleo schools across Hawaii. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 25, 2023

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

Once Hawaiian language was replaced with English in schools and government, the number of people who spoke olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian) plummeted following harsh punishment and resistance from authority figures. By 1984, less than 30 children under the age of 12 spoke Hawaiian. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 25, 2023

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

Not only did @ahapunanaleo help revitalize Hawaiian language, other Native Nations across America used the Hawaiian language immersion program as a model to re-spark the use of their own cultural languages. And in 1986, they helped end the 90-year ban on teaching in Hawaiian. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 25, 2023