The Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program is taught through Hawaiian to provide certified teachers for state Hawaiian language medium schools and early education programs. It is in the process of developing a pathway for other Native American languages beginning with the Jemez language of the Pueblo of Jemez. This panel will focus on teacher education as "Action for Justice and Justice in Action" for Native language teachers and classrooms.

About He ʻŌlelo Ola

He ʻŌlelo Ola, also known as the "Hilo Field Study" of the International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) has been held biannually since 2009 in association with ICLDC. ICLDC is traditionally held on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on Oʻahu Island, while He ʻŌlelo Ola is held in a consortium of programs coordinated through the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island.

In 2023, He ʻŌlelo Ola and ICLDC were held virtually and sessions recorded and made available for viewing through Mokuola Honua Center for Indigenous Language Excellence. The contents of this recording represent the consortium of entities working together in Hawaiian language revitalization as of March 2023. The consortium is continually growing and adding features and future He ʻŌlelo Ola will include new information and initiatives.

Explore mokuolahonua.com for further information on the Hawaiian language revitalization consortium efforts in Hilo, and to contact He ʻŌlelo Ola organizers.