This page contains resources in related to Hawai‘i, Hawaiian language, and Hawaiian culture. We hope to add to this page, and we invite you to submit worthwhile links or other resources to be listed on this page.

baibala.org. (2003-2008). Available at http://baibala.org/. Website for Ka Baibala Hemolele, the Bible in Hawaiian. Includes image copies of the 1839, 1868, and 1994 editions of Ka Baibala Hemolele. This site also contains the text [of the 1994 edition?] in HTML format. In addition, they are adding audio to the site. See Mareko [Mark] in the New Testament; the audio is available verse by verser, chapter by chapter, or for the Mareko as a whole. This is a huge project, and it is currently in progress. And as if that weren't enough, they are also putting the text into modern Hawaiian spelling, also a project that is currently in progress.

Bishop Museum. (n.d.). Available at http://www.bishopmuseum.org/. Website of the premier Hawaiian museum.

Elbert, Samuel H. and Keala, Samuel A. (1965). Conversational Hawaiian (5th ed). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Elbert, Samuel H. and Pukui, Mary Kawena. (1979). Hawaiian Grammar. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Hale Kuamoʻo, College of Hawaiian Language and the Native Hawaiian Library, Alu Like, Inc. (2004). HDL: Hawaiʻi Digital Library. Available with English screen text at http://hawaiidigitallibrary.org/hdl_books.php?hdl_language=en or with Hawaiian screen text at http://hawaiidigitallibrary.org/hdl_books.php?hdl_range_start=a&hdl_range_end=k&hdl_language=haw.
“There are two digital libraries on Ulukau. Ulukau itself was the first established, and it contains many materials that were written in Hawaiian, with the translation included if one is available. The second of the digital libraries is the Hawaiʻi Digital Library (HDL). It contains materials about Hawaiʻi that were written in English.”

Hale Kuamo‘o, College of Hawaiian Language and the Native Hawaiian Library, Alu Like, Inc. (2003). ULUKAU: The Hawaiian electronic library. Available with English screen text at http://ulukau.org/english.php or with Hawaiian screen text at http://ulukau.org/.
“There are two digital libraries on Ulukau. Ulukau itself was the first established, and it contains many materials that were written in Hawaiian, with the translation included if one is available. The second of the digital libraries is the Hawaiʻi Digital Library (HDL). It contains materials about Hawaiʻi that were written in English.”

Harrington, Daniel. (n.d.). Hawaiian Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide To The Hawaiian Islands History, Culture, Native Species, Science: A Reference Guide / Almanac / Atlas / Database of Hawaiian Topics. Available at http://www.hawaiianencyclopedia.com/default.asp.
The title pretty much says it all.

Hawai‘i Alive. (n.d.). Available at http://www.hawaiialive.org/. The educational website of the Bishop Museum, this website has fascinating articles, manuscripts, artwork, and more.

[Hawaiian dictionaries] Nā puke wehewehe ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i . (n.d.). Available at http://wehewehe.org. This site is a searchable database for multiple dictionaries, including the Pukui and Elbert dictionary, Māmaka Kaiao: A modern Hawaiian vocabulary..., the old Andrews dictionary, and two Hawaiian dictionaries of place names. The user can choose to include a single dictionary in the search, certain pre-defined combinations of dictionaries, or to search all available dictionaries.

The Hawaiʻi Digital Library. (2004). See Hale Kuamoʻo, College of Hawaiian Language and the Native Hawaiian Library, Alu Like, Inc. (2004). HDL: Hawaiʻi Digital Library, above.

Judd, Gerrit. P. (2003). Anatomia, 1838. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. [Hawaiian anatomy text with English translation by Esther T. Mookini]

Judd, Henry P., Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Stokes, John F. G. (1995). Handy Hawaiian dictionary. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing.

Kōmike Hua‘ōlelo, Hale Kuamo‘o, ‘Aha Pūnana Leo. (2003). Māmaka Kaiao: A modern Hawaiian vocabulary: A compilation of Hawaiian words that have been created, collected, and approved by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee from 1987 through 2000. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Kulāiwi. (1994 and 2002). A series of 30 one-hour television programs teaching Hawaiian language, also available as streaming video for free and as DVDs for purchase at http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/kulaiwi/. Honolulu: The Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning Department. Accompanied by a workbook: Kaniaupio-Crozier, J. Ekela. (2002). Kulāiwi: Hō‘ike 1 through 12. Available at http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/kulaiwi/Kulaiwi_Workbook_01.PDF. Honolulu: The Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning Department.

Nahenahe: Sweet Melodies of Hawai‘i, An Exploration of Hawaiian Language Through Hawaiian Mele. (2003). A series of eight one-hour radio programs with accompanying workbook, originally airing between 19 July 2003 and 26 September 2003. Available as streaming audio at http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/nahenahe/. Accompanying workbook available at http://ksdl.ksbe.edu/nahenahe/Nahenahe_Series01.pdf. Honolulu: The Kamehameha Schools Distance Learning Department.
This series presents a rich combination of language, music, and culture for the listener. Hawaiian mele or song, is central to being Hawaiian, as is Hawaiian dance. Don't miss this culturally rich experience.

Pukui, Mary Kawena and Elbert, Samuel H. (1987). Hawaiian dictionary: Hawaiian-English English-Hawaiian (revised and enlarged ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.
An online, searchable version of this dictionary is available at http://wehewehe.org.
Considered by many to be the normative dictionary of Hawaiian, this one is a must for a serious student of Hawaiian language.

Pukui, Mary Kawena and Elbert, Samuel H. (1992). New pocket Hawaiian dictionary: with a concise grammar and given names in Hawaiian. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H., and Mookini, Esther T. (1989). Pocket place names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

Schütz, Albert J. (1979). The voices of Eden: A history of Hawaiian language studies. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press.

2008-09-17: www.traditionalhawaiian.com. (2007). Available at http://www.traditionalhawaiian.com/. A great website about Hawaiian language and culture, by Keao NeSmith. He discusses not only the history of Hawaiian language and culture since first contact with Europeans, but especially the differences between Traditional Hawaiian (spoken by those who grew up speaking Hawaiian as their first language, in a predominantly Hawaiian-language environment) and Neo Hawaiian (spoken by those who have had to learn Hawaiian as a second language). This is a very thoughtful discussion of what it means to "speak Hawaiian." NeSmith is a scholar of these Hawaiian-language issues, but he writes on this website for the general population in a very interesting way.

ULUKAU: The Hawaiian Electronic Library. (2003). See Hale Kuamo‘o, College of Hawaiian Language and the Native Hawaiian Library, Alu Like, Inc. (2003). ULUKAU: The Hawaiian Electronic Library, above.

Wight, Kahikāhealani, illustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma. (1997). Illustrated Hawaiian dictionary. Honolulu: The Bess Press, Inc.
This dictionary is filled with samples of usage for its entries and is beautifully illustrated.

Wight, Kahikāhealani. (1992). Learn Hawaiian at home. Honolulu: The Bess Press, Inc. [includes two audio cassettes]

Wilson, William H. (1981). Developing a standardized Hawaiian orthography. Pacific Studies, 4(2), 164-182. Available at http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/PacificStudies&CISOPTR=1215&REC=8.