Started in 2024 by University of Hawaiʻi student Kekai Kaaumoana-Cummings — the first deaf person in UH Mānoa's Hawaiian Language Department — ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Kuhi Lima develops hand signs grounded in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and Native Hawaiian culture, not American Sign Language, which has no cultural connection to the islands.
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Hawaiʻi développe une langue des signes ancrée dans sa propre langue autochtone

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Lancée en 2024 par Kekai Kaaumoana-Cummings — étudiant à l’université de Hawaiʻi et première personne sourde au sein du département de langue hawaïenne de l’UH Mānoa — ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Kuhi Lima crée des signes fondés sur l’ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi et la culture hawaïenne autochtone, sans lien avec la langue des signes américaine.

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