Aloha!" This is a well-known Hawaiian greeting. This is, of course, the "Hawaiian" greeting. In the state of Hawaii, Hawaiian is designated as an official language along with English. Hawaii is one of the few states in the United States that has two official languages. One is, of course, English, and the other is Hawaiian. Hawaiian is a language in the same family as Tahitian, a Polynesian language spoken by native Hawaiians.

 

One of the characteristics of the Hawaiian language is that it did not have a written script to represent words. In other words, the transmission of information was entirely oral. This is why chanting and dancing to the chants, or hula, occupied such an important place in Hawaiian culture. It is said that the mele (songs) passed down from generation to generation are like library books that unravel the history, culture, and lifestyle of Hawaii.

 

 

The alphabet was introduced to Hawaii by missionaries who came to Hawaii in the 19th century to preach Christianity. They applied the alphabet to the sounds of the Hawaiian language spoken by Hawaiians to create the Hawaiian version of the Bible, which was the world's first printed document in Hawaiian. In the 20th century, Hawaii became an Americanized state, and the number of Hawaiian speakers declined dramatically. In the 20th century, Hawaii became Americanized and the number of Hawaiian speakers declined dramatically, and Hawaiian became found only in place names, street names, and song lyrics. However, with the Hawaiian Renaissance and the return to Hawaiian culture, Hawaiian language education has spread and a new generation of Hawaiian speakers has grown up.