HONOLULU (KHON2) — This September is the first formally recognized Hawaiian History Month.
Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e Queen Liliʻuokalani
Signed into law in June, Gov. Josh Green signed Act 167, which formally designated September as Hawaiian History Month, with its observance anchored around the Queen’s birthday on Sep. 2.
“Hawaiian history is not something in the past, it is living, breathing and shaping the way we care for one another today,” said Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio, dean of UH Mānoa’s Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. “At Hawaiʻinuiākea, it is our kuleana to ensure that Hawaiian history is taught and conveyed responsibly, authentically and with aloha for our people.”
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