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Courses

Learn Hawaiian at Home

by Kahikahealani Wight

- a user-friendly introduction to Hawaiian that includes an illustrated book and 2 CDs, and teaches pronunciation, conversation, and songs. Homework, self-tests, an answer key, and glossaries provide structure and reinforce content.

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Ka Lei Ha'Aheo: Beginning Hawaiian

by Alberta Pualani Hopkins

- a textbook for learning Hawaiian designed for classroom use. It includes good explanations about the cultural context behind the unique features of the Hawaiian language.

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Dictionaries

Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian

by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert

- contains nearly 30,000 entries, and indicates stress placement, and parts of speech. Also includes current scientific names of plants; use of metric measurements; additional reconstructions; classical origins of loan words; and many cross-references to enhance understanding of the numerous nuances of Hawaiian words.

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New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary

by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert

- contains 10,800 entries, including scientific and common names of plants and animals; Hawaiian equivalents of given names; words borrowed from other languages; numbering and counting; practical phrases, and much more. The chapter on grammar, explained in nontechnical terms, includes a pronunciation guide.

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Hawaiian Dictionary & Phrasebook

by A. Scott Britton

- provides an introduction to Hawaiian words and phrases, with sections on basic greetings, food and drink, weather, and assorted cultural activities.

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Grammars

Hawaiian Grammar

by Samuel H. Elbert and Mary Kawena Pukui

- the definitive grammar of the Hawaiian language. It was written with every student of the Hawaiian language in mind - from the casual interested layperson to the professional linguist and grammarian. Although it was impossible to avoid technical terms, their use is kept to a minimum, and a glossary is included for those who need its help. Each point of grammar is illustrated with examples, many from Hawaiian language literature.

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