Kamehameha Hawaiʻi - Papa Muʻo (KSL1)
$100.00
$0.00
SESSION LENGTH
This Session will be eight (8) weeks with no expected breaks.
DATES
Jan. 12 - Mar. 2, 2026 (weekly)
CLASS TIMES
Mondays at 4:00 pm HST
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Class Attendance
- All classes are delivered live via Zoom.
- The Zoom Meeting ID will be in the "Class Information" email sent to you upon registration. If you do not see the email, please check your “All Mail” or "Spam" inboxes.
- Each class runs for an hour.
Class Materials On Band
- BAND (band.us) is the free forum system used for all ʻŌlelo Online classes.
- To gain access to the videos, notes, lesson sheets, assessments, and other class materials, you will need to join the private "BAND" group for this class.
- Your BAND invitation will be in the "Class Information" email sent to you upon registration. If you do not see the email, please check your “All Mail” or "Spam" inboxes.
If You Need Help
- If you do not see the "Class Information" email with the BAND invitation and the Zoom ID, please check your “All Mail” or "Spam" inboxes.
- If you do not get the email at all, please reach out to us at feedback [at] oleloonline [dot] com.
- For any other help, contact us at feedback [at] oleloonline [dot] com.
Quantity
ABOUT THE CLASS
This Level I Beginner Foundations course is especially tailored to those students who have had no formal instruction in Hawaiian sentence patterns and terminology. You should also choose this level even if you have been using Duolingo or a similar app to learn phrases and vocabulary, especially if that has been your only exposure to learning ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.
The class will cover all of the important building blocks needed to start reading, writing, and verbally communicating in Hawaiian Language including, but not necessarily limited to, the following topics:
- The Hawaiian alphabet, pronunciation, basic prosody, and basic reading skills
- Introduction to the “Pepeke” model of phrase and sentence patterns
- Three basic Pepeke phrase patterns (locational, stative, and action phrases)
- Hawaiian personal pronouns (papani)
- Single-word and multi-word modifiers (kāhulu memeʻa)
- Numbers (helu) and how to use them
- Common expressions for use on campus and/or with students
- Telling time on the hour and half-hour
- Asking questions: what, who, how, and how many?
- Talking about things in the past, present, and future
- Giving commands, suggestions, and saying “should/must”
LEVEL CHANGES
We prefer to keep things simple!
If you need to cancel your attendance completely, please contact Noe Norman at [ mcnorman@ksbe.edu ].
If you wish to change to another level after the Session has begun, just let us know, and we'll get you set up in the class that fits your needs best. The Beginner Foundations class may seem very easy for the first week or two for those with some familiarity with ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi; but the class moves quickly, and it won't be long before you'll be glad you stayed.
If you are further than two weeks into the Session and wish to drop or otherwise have an issue, please contact us, and we can evaluate on a case-by-case basis.
You can contact us at: https://oleloonline.com/contact/