Ua Ao Hawai’i/Hawai’i Is Enlightened: Ownership in a Hawaiian Language Immersion Classroom

Describes a Hawaiian language immersion program classroom (a second- and third-grade combination classroom) that acknowledges both the language and culture of students while supporting the development of a culturally grounded community of learners. Notes historical information, discusses ownership and authenticity, and describes aspects of Hawaiian language and literacy using authentic oral and written texts from the Hawaiian tradition.