HAWAIIAN GOODNESS
Even for the Mainlander
Radio in Hawaiian
MUSIC, TALK RADIO, INTERVIEWS
MUSIC
KTUH - Kīpuka Leo
The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa holds a student-run radio station. On Sundays from 4-7pm (HT) the show Kīpuka Leo airs traditional Hawaiian music,
and the DJ speaks only in Hawaiian.
You can listen to the Live broadcast here:
https://ktuh.org/shows/kipuka-leo/
MUSIC
HPR - Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi
Hawaiʻi Public Radio (HPR) broadcasts the show
Hawaiʻi Kulāiwi, hosted by DJ Mermaid,
every Sunday at 6-7pm (HT).
This show is conducted in English,
but a lot of Hawaiian is used.
**Not to be confused with the
language learning program called Kulāiwi**
MUSIC
KWXX - Alana I Kai Hikina
KWXX is a radio station hosted from
the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. On Sundays at 4-7pm (HT),
the show Alana I Kai Hikina airs traditional Hawaiian music, with the DJs Kaimana and Kawehi speaking only in Hawaiian! However, if you don't live on the Hawaiian islands, you won't have access to the show - neither from the radio nor from Live feature on their website (https://www.kwxx.com).
That's why we made this playlist - enjoy!
TALK / CHAT
Ka Leo Hawaiʻi
The radio station KCCN in Honolulu
provided a weekly talk show in the 1990s
held only in Hawaiian.
The main host is notable Puakea Nogelmeier
who converses with other fluent speakers,
and occasionally native speakers (mānaleo).
TALK / CHAT
Clubhouse
During Hawaiian Language Month (February)
Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier (from Kulāiwi)
hosts an hour-long informal chat,
with anyone and everyone,
held only in Hawaiian
on the Clubhouse app.
Here are the recordings from previous years.
TALK / CHAT
Mānaleo Television Program
The Mānaleo Television Program in the 1990s
featured many elderly native speakers (mānaleo)
of the Hawaiian language.
In these interviews,
we hear them speak in Hawaiian only
and learn about their lives in Hawai‘i.
CONFIDENT IN YOUR HAWAIIAN?
Contact us if you'd like to transcribe a video
so we can add Hawaiian subtitles!