Note: This event will take place in the Executive Dining Room at the Campus Center, UH-Mānoa. To reach the dining room, go through the main cafeteria on the second floor and turn left when you reach the seating area.

Try come! Welina me ke aloha!

Many teachers and students of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi already make regular use of Pidgin in the classroom. Residents of the state often comment on the similarities between Pidgin and Hawaiian grammar. Many others note a connection between speaking Pidgin and the expression of identity that is rooted in Hawaiʻi. This talk story conference invites conversations about these topics and more.

Teachers, scholars, and community members interested in the relationships between ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and ʻŌlelo Paʻiʻai (Pidgin) are invited to this Pidgin-Hawaiian Summit. Key questions to be discussed include:

What is the historical relationship between these languages?

What is the relationship between Pidgin and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi for people that are learning Hawaiian (and who speak Pidgin)?

What is the kuleana of Hawaiian, local, and malihini students in learning Hawaiian?

What are the cultural connections between Pidgin and Hawaiian (in the classroom and beyond)? Is it a continuum, or something else? How can teachers and users of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi make use of this?

How do Pidgin and Hawaiian intersect in daily life in Hawaiʻi? What is the role of Pidgin (and English) in families who are actively revitalizing Hawaiian?



Schedule of events 12-12:15 Introduction, welcome LUNCH 12:15-1:00 Keynote presentation Dr. Jason (Iota) Cabral, Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language, UH-Hilo E Ola ka ʻŌlelo Paʻiʻai This presentation will reflect on my personal experiences in the DOE's attempt to extinguish the use of Hawaiian Creole or "Pidgin" in public schools while growing up in the 1980s and how that attempt has led me to become a part of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. It will cover the evolution of Pidgin and its substratal relationship to the Hawaiian language as well as how it's incorporated into Hawaiian language instruction in my courses to assist and support Hawaiian language acquisition regarding syntax, intonation, and identity. This presentation will reflect on my personal experiences in the DOE's attempt to extinguish the use of Hawaiian Creole or "Pidgin" in public schools while growing up in the 1980s and how that attempt has led me to become a part of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. It will cover the evolution of Pidgin and its substratal relationship to the Hawaiian language as well as how it's incorporated into Hawaiian language instruction in my courses to assist and support Hawaiian language acquisition regarding syntax, intonation, and identity.



