Senator Mazie Hirono

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

Growing up in the early twentieth century, Mary Kawena Pukui recognized that Hawaiian language and knowledge was being lost and forgotten so she decided to do something about it. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2023

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

It wouldn't be right if we talked about #HawaiianLanguageMonth without highlighting Mary Kawena Pukui. As one of the most influential scholars who helped preserve the Hawaiian language, it's fair to say Hawaiian studies would be very different today without Mary Kawena Pukui. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2023

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Senator Mazie Hirono @maziehirono

She began translating chants, songs, stories, books, newspapers, and interviews in Hawaiian & English. She wrote dozens of her own work and co-authored the Hawaiian Dictionary—which is still used as the standard source for definitions and spelling of Hawaiian language today. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2023