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| Admin |
Posted - 03/23/2011 : 03:51:39 AM
Money spent on promoting Hawaiian language is money well spent |
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| rendesvous1840 |
Posted - 04/18/2011 : 07:27:43 AM
Milo hired me to say that.
Unko Paul |
| slipry1 |
Posted - 04/17/2011 : 7:08:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by rendesvous1840
Yes, but there's a catch.
Unko Paul
Not #22, eh? |
| Hula Rider |
Posted - 04/17/2011 : 3:42:07 PM
It would be really helpful if they would pronounce the words / place names correctly at the airport - the average visitor's first exposure to Hawaiian language! |
| noeau |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 2:16:44 PM
So true Andy. |
| Admin |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 09:39:00 AM
"New York based language consultant" sounds so, distant.
FYI, Manuwai has been a teacher for the Molokaʻi High School Hawaiian Immersion Program and an instructor in the UH Hawaiian Studies program. I am not a student of his but know many in NYC who are studying with him.
I find it to be an interesting editorial. It would be in agreement with those who hope that cultural tourism will grow. I would say that it is about money and opportunity. If studying Hawaiian opened more job opportunities, there would be more people studying it.
Of course, there continue to be many, many people who just hit the beaches of Waikīkī who never care to know anything more or different. |
| noeau |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 09:05:46 AM
Canʻt buy me love, money canʻt by me love. |
| rendesvous1840 |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 09:01:01 AM
Yes, but there's a catch.
Unko Paul |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 08:20:02 AM
JOseph Heller said that the weak are always at the mercy of those in power. Doesn't matter the political system. That's why music is so important for our continual need of healing. |
| slipry1 |
Posted - 03/25/2011 : 06:16:53 AM
quote:
Originally posted by noeau
I was not critiquing the consultant. It is the idea that only when money can be made then something is deemed valuable That is one reason why we wage war. Old futs start it and then our young die for it. Then when they come home nobody like spend the money they made on taking care of these young people. It was all about money when the traitorous 13 staged their coup. They overthrew a valid govʻt so that they could keep on selling sugar. Same ole crap money, money money. Greed and avarice raises its head again.
Yep. Capitalism is based on two deadly sins: greed (I want more) and envy (I want more than you). As ?I have often said, the most dangerous place you can be is between a capitalist and a source of money. He (or she) will do ANYTHING (murder, betrayal, etc.) to get to it. Witness the history of Hawaii. |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 11:22:55 PM
Governments and financial systems come and go, albeit over a longer time than most live. Thus the importance of our personal fair treatment of those we interact with. Jus' press. |
| noeau |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 6:20:24 PM
I was not critiquing the consultant. It is the idea that only when money can be made then something is deemed valuable That is one reason why we wage war. Old futs start it and then our young die for it. Then when they come home nobody like spend the money they made on taking care of these young people. It was all about money when the traitorous 13 staged their coup. They overthrew a valid govʻt so that they could keep on selling sugar. Same ole crap money, money money. Greed and avarice raises its head again. |
| Puna |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 1:54:19 PM
Try dis vun:
Open up Google. Go to the settings (options). Go to 'Search setting'. Under "Interface Language", choose "Bork-bork-bork!"
Save preferences.
Oh, you can choose Hawaiian, too. But "Elmer Fudd" is more fun. |
| Retro |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 10:54:53 AM
quote:
Originally posted by thumbstruck
Ya, dere vass a book for dat years ago but now it's outa print.
Try dis vun:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Minnesotan-Visitors-Guide/dp/0140092846 |
| thumbstruck |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 08:57:04 AM
Ya, dere vass a book for dat years ago but now it's outa print. |
| slipry1 |
Posted - 03/24/2011 : 06:41:52 AM
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Originally posted by thumbstruck
After rereading the article the state of language in the US came to mind. New Mexico is officially bi-lingual. Native American languages on the mainland are given recognition. French has a special status in Louisiana. German is still spoken in the Dakotas, as is old Norwegian. Proficiency in English is good, but understanding and speaking another language has been shown to give kids a boost towards higher education besides them being able to relate to others that speak languages other than English. The more you learn, the more you can learn.
An'd den dere's Minnesotan - she's not taught anywhere, ya know. |
