context: back in march I used hawaiian newspapers to get an understanding of what may have caused the Catullus for the decline of the Hawaiian language.
today the assumption is our language was “banned” in 1896 via act 57 and that ban lasted until 1987. that’s 91 years. since 1949 there has been a gradual increase in hawaiian language use, but in the 700s it was believed that less then 100 children spoken hawaiiian fluently. larry kimura is laregly credited with the hawaiian languages revival and the beginning of na kula punanaleo (schools to care for hawaiian language) which taught children how to speak hawaiian from toddler/preschool days
I took a look at a newspaper from the “Kamehameha cigar” and it had a debate regarding whether hawaiian should be allowed to be used while teaching in schools again. this newspaper was from 1902 and there was a lot of back and forth happening. currently I am having trouble finding this article but it was very interesting to me. essentially one of the persons who was hawaiian that was in support of an english only education did not support the idea that our language was threatened. another person made this claim, advising that the overwhelming use of Hawaiian language will only make their children forgot. the supporter of english only opposed this, essentially stating that the hawaiian language was too common, spoken everywhere, even in the legislature. the matters of hawaiian language use was even taken to congress. previously the territorial constitution allowed for both hawaiian and english to be used in the legislature but this was eventually overturned. whether children are physically punished for speaking hawaiian class is never mentioned in the newspapers of the early 1900s, but the worry of our language declining from English influence was recognized even in 1898- that was the earliest year I found questions regarding whether hawaiian should be allowed again.
act 57 only states that english is the medium and basis for education…nothing against children speaking it, but it has become apparent that was a problem. if the act was overturned, children could learn in hawaiian, just as done prior to 1896. this act was made for a favorable annexation which was very much sought by the dole regime.
for an hour prior to posting this, I had trouble finding the newspaper known as the Kamehameha cigar. not sure if there was an update to the website, or if it has been removed, but the article regarding hawaiian language use was from 1902 and an extremely interesting read.
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context: back in march I used hawaiian newspapers to get an understanding of what may have caused the Catullus for the decline of the Hawaiian language.
today the assumption is our language was “banned” in 1896 via act 57 and that ban lasted until 1987. that’s 91 years. since 1949 there has been a gradual increase in hawaiian language use, but in the 700s it was believed that less then 100 children spoken hawaiiian fluently. larry kimura is laregly credited with the hawaiian languages revival and the beginning of na kula punanaleo (schools to care for hawaiian language) which taught children how to speak hawaiian from toddler/preschool days
I took a look at a newspaper from the “Kamehameha cigar” and it had a debate regarding whether hawaiian should be allowed to be used while teaching in schools again. this newspaper was from 1902 and there was a lot of back and forth happening. currently I am having trouble finding this article but it was very interesting to me. essentially one of the persons who was hawaiian that was in support of an english only education did not support the idea that our language was threatened. another person made this claim, advising that the overwhelming use of Hawaiian language will only make their children forgot. the supporter of english only opposed this, essentially stating that the hawaiian language was too common, spoken everywhere, even in the legislature. the matters of hawaiian language use was even taken to congress. previously the territorial constitution allowed for both hawaiian and english to be used in the legislature but this was eventually overturned. whether children are physically punished for speaking hawaiian class is never mentioned in the newspapers of the early 1900s, but the worry of our language declining from English influence was recognized even in 1898- that was the earliest year I found questions regarding whether hawaiian should be allowed again.
act 57 only states that english is the medium and basis for education…nothing against children speaking it, but it has become apparent that was a problem. if the act was overturned, children could learn in hawaiian, just as done prior to 1896. this act was made for a favorable annexation which was very much sought by the dole regime.
if you’d like to explore more regarding hawaiian language via Chronicles of america between the years 1896-1930, [here you go. explore away and let me know what you learn](https://www.loc.gov/collections/chronicling-america/?dl=page&end_date=1930-01-01&ops=AND&qs=Hawaiian+language&searchType=advanced&start_date=1896-01-01&location_state=hawaii).
for an hour prior to posting this, I had trouble finding the newspaper known as the Kamehameha cigar. not sure if there was an update to the website, or if it has been removed, but the article regarding hawaiian language use was from 1902 and an extremely interesting read.