‘Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book’ available again

After being out of print for more than five years, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book. The activity book was originally co-published in 2006 by Awaiaulu Press and Kamahoi Press, a division of Bishop Museum Press.

The book contains over 850 words to describe everyday items in the Hawaiian language paired with lively, useful illustrations that children and adults can learn from and color, in categories such as home, neighborhood, school, around the town, and life. New to this reprinting are terms for iPhone (ʻipona), laptop computer (lolouila halihali), USB flash drive (pa halihali), and other up-to-the-moment useful words. With this excellent introduction to the language, children and adults alike will have a robust tool to develop their Hawaiian vocabulary.

“We recognize that these unprecedented times have heightened the need for educational content that is engaging and supports learners both in and outside the classroom,” said Teora Morris, Bishop Museum Press operations manager. “Locating and developing appropriate materials can be especially challenging for students and educators of subjects traditionally taught experientially through social interaction or where existing educational resources are limited. Part of Bishop Museum’s mission is to support the perpetuation of Hawaiian language and culture in our community, so we are proud to be able to renew access to this language-learning tool. We are especially grateful to be able to do so at a time that it has the potential to meaningfully support the learning experiences of a wide range of haumana (learners).”

Copies of the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book can be purchased at bishopmuseumpress.org and awaiaulu.org.