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Uploaded by on May 17, 2008

Sabra Kauka talks about how the Hawaiian language was banned on the islands of Hawaii in 1896.

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  • Yes,,,never lose your native language and culture even if some people are lazy to learn it and prefer to teach their language so they can be understood. *like the missionaries* I believe that Hawaiians should learn their native language first even thou they are part of the USA. =D there was an independent  Hawaii before a USA.

  • This is just f***ing stupid! No one should get beat up for speaking in their language. If someone did that to me, I would take that ruler from their hand and rap it around their head! POW!

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  • the same happened for welsh, although much worse.

  • I want to learn the Niihau dialect.

  • We here in Canada are still trying to get our languages and culture back, I hope one day we can say these things proudly.

  • It's like what happened in my country, Ireland for speaking Gaelic under British rule. Luckily now things have changed but still it remains a less spoken and represented than English yet is official. At least I can speak my ancient and beautiful tongue! :)

  • i think that the "foreigners" were just jealous of our beautiful sun-colored skin, our bold na kakau(tattoos) and our beautiful language. I really dont like how "people" push their customs on a race/people in turn forsing their native tounge.culture out of their lives! WATCH THE MOVIE "RABBIT PROOF FENCE"

  • To be punished for speaking your own language is horrifying. And such a beautiful language too...

  • missionary killed hawaiian language. its time to stand up! time for you Hawaiian (I'm haole)

  • has it really turned around?? are our languages really being supported by societies?

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