Column: ʻAu umauma ʻo Hilo i ka wai

Synopsis: The Hawaiian language was banned in schools for nearly a century. The efforts to create the movement of revival were an uphill battle of blood, sweat and many, many tears. Today we face 21st century challenges to propel the language beyond the four walls of schools and arenas of performing arts to play a living role in our society. Are we now traveling down a different path from the early decades of revival? Is it time to revisit our aspirations of the 1970s in order to make it relevant for all generations?

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