Column: Ola ka ‘ōlelo i ka lohe ‘ia o ka leo a me ka ‘ike ‘ia o ka hua
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Synopsis: How can spoken Hawaiian become more commonly used and heard? Making free classes available at convenient times for more people, having signs in Hawaiian in public places, encouraging the use of Hawaiian words in conversations among non-fluent speakers, and having restaurant menus in English and Hawaiian instead of English and Japanese.

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