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ALOHA!
Book 3, "The Doctor Says: Let's Talk About Body Safety"
This book features a Hawaiian girl as the character and is written in English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian).
Hōʻike ʻia kēia puke i kahi kaikamahine Hawaiʻi ma ke ʻano he kanaka a ua kākau ʻia ma ka ʻōlelo Pelekania a me ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian).
The Doctor Says - Ōlelo ke Kauka
Let's Talk About Body SAfety
After moving to Hawaiʻi in early 2022, I fell in love with the people, the culture and the beauty of the islands. As a pediatrician, taking care of the health of children and talking about prevention is essential. I felt strongly that I wanted to make sure that the message of body safety reached the keiki (children) and their families. Learning about the history of Hawaiʻi, including the language – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi – I knew that this book needed to be in Hawaiian.
“In 1978, Hawaiian was re-established as an official language of the state of Hawaiʻi.” There is a growing movement to “preserve, use and support” the language. “Hawaiian is the most widely studied Native American language and it is the only Native American language that is used officially by a state government.” (Source: olelo.hawaii.edu, About the Hawaiian language).
Special Mahalo to Chalice Kaneshiro, staff member at Kamehameha Schools, Maui, for her assistance with the translation of this book. Also, mahalo nui loa to Hiʻilani Shibata for help with the translation. Hiʻilani also shared her knowledge and exhibits the spirit of Aloha and love for her people and her culture.
E kama ́ilio kākou e pili ana i ka palekana o ke kino
Ma hope o koʻu neʻe ʻana i Hawaiʻi i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o 2022, ua aloha au i ka poʻe, ka moʻomeheu a me ka nani o nā mokupuni. Ma ke ʻano he pediatrician, pono ka mālama ʻana i ke olakino o nā keiki a me ke kamaʻilio ʻana e pili ana i ka pale ʻana. Ua manaʻo nui wau i koʻu makemake e hōʻoia i ka hiki ʻana o ka ʻōlelo o ka palekana kino i nā keiki a me ko lākou ʻohana. E aʻo ana i ka mōʻaukala o Hawaiʻi, me ka ʻōlelo – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi – Ua maopopo iaʻu he pono kēia puke ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
"I ka makahiki 1978, ua hoʻokumu hou ʻia ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ma ke ʻano he ʻōlelo kūhelu no ka mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi." Ke ulu nei ka neʻe e "mālama, hoʻohana a kākoʻo" i ka ʻōlelo. "ʻO ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi ʻAmelika i aʻo nui ʻia a ʻo ia wale nō ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi ʻAmelika i hoʻohana ʻia e ke aupuni mokuʻāina." (Source: olelo.hawaii.edu, About the Hawaiian language).
Mahalo nui iā Chalice Kaneshiro, limahana ma nā Kula ʻo Kamehameha, Maui, no kāna kōkua ʻana i ka unuhi ʻana o kēia puke. Mahalo nui loa iā Hiʻilani Shibata no ke kōkua ma ka unuhi. Ua hōʻike pū ʻo Hiʻilani i kona ʻike a hōʻike i ka ʻuhane o ke Aloha a me ke aloha i kona lāhui a me kona moʻomeheu.