This podcast series is intended to assist students of Hawaiian Language who are using the Nā Kai ‘Ewalu textbook. It was produced by Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language and features the voice of Kainani Kahaunaele. Music used with the permission of Aukahi Pride and Kenneth Makuakāne. We extend our profound thanks to The Straube Foundation for providing the funds used to develop these podcasts, and to UH-Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng for her support and assistance.

Please keep in mind that these podcasts are intended to be used in conjunction with the Nā Kai ‘Ewalu textbook [ order here ], whether you are learning in the classroom setting, in an online class or learning by yourself at home. While you may find it interesting to listen to the podcasts even if you are not actively learning the language, you will benefit most if you work through each chapter of Nā Kai ‘Ewalu, have the lessons fresh in your mind, and then listen to the podcast(s) for each mokuna. Be sure to speak when you are told to do so - it is very important! We’re putting the sound of the language in your ears in order to help you get it coming out of your mouth!

You can listen to the podcasts which are embedded in this page by clicking on the gray arrow below each podcast description, or by subscribing to the RSS feed which will facilitate copying them to your iPod or other portable media device. We suggest that you work through each chapter in Nā Kai ‘Ewalu first, then listen to the corresponding podcast. You can also subscribe to the podcast in iTunes by simply clicking on this icon:

This first podcast introduces the language, its history, place in contemporary society, and the many efforts being made to revitalize it.

In this podcast you will learn about the Hawaiian alphabet, spelling rules and pronunciation.

In this podcast you will learn the usage of the ka‘i, meme‘a, papani, i‘oa, numbers and short phrases.

In this podcast you will learn about ‘ami, the sentence pattern pepeke henua and the ‘ami hea e.

In this podcast you will learn the the usage of the meme‘a words and kāhulu, and the difference between a poke and the entence pattern pepeke painu.

In this podcast you will learn the sentence pattern pepeke painu, the ku‘i and the kāhulu.

In this podcast you will learn how to incorporate more information into the sentence patterns, the usage of mea, and numbers.

In this podcast you will learn the uses and differences of kēnā and kēlā, and two new sentence patterns pepeke ‘aike he and pepeke ‘aike ‘o.

In this podcast you will learn more usages of mea, and the translating and speaking of a conversation.

In this podcast you will review chapters 1-3 and how to ask questions using the appropriate intonation.

In this podcast you will learn plurals and how to pluralize kikino.

In this podcast you will learn how to pluralize papani, papani helulua, and papani helulehu.

In this podcast you will learn about māka painu, another meaning of ka and ke and the usage of ‘ano.

In this podcast you will learn about the ‘ami lauka, ‘ami henua and the ‘ami kuhi.                                                        

In this podcast you will learn about the possessive forms kino‘ō and kino‘ā.

In this podcast you will learn about ka‘i nono‘a and its usage.

In this podcast you will learn about māka painu, eia, the māka painu kauoha, and i‘oa henua.                                                       

In this podcast you will learn about i‘oa henua and the ‘ami i and ma.

In this podcast you will learn the Hawaiian familial terms, pepeke nono‘a and numbers.                                               

In this podcast you will learn the usage of nui and the pepeke nono‘a.

In this final podcast you will learn the usage of ‘oi aku and how to tell time.