Mahalo Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts for this opportunity to celebrate Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai‘i.

Repost from Instagram @hnl_moca:

[As we come towards the end of Pepeluali, we are excited to showcase Honolulu Police Department’s own Johanna Sai. Officer Sai has a deep commitment to her community and enjoys interacting with our diverse population on a daily basis. While she still considers herself a student of the language, Officer Sai makes an effort to use it whenever possible. She finds ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi especially useful because she notices more and more families and children speaking Hawaiian within our community.

“Aʻa i ka ʻōlelo, waiho ka hilahila i ka hale”. This phrase inspired by Mary Kawena Pukui’s ʻōlelo noʻeau “Aʻa i ka hula, waiho ka hilahila i ka hale (2) and translates to: When one wants to speak, bashfulness should be left at home. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is all around us, especially in places we least expect, no matter where you are on the spectrum of learning Hawaiian, don't be afraid to speak, and remember, mai paʻa i ka leo, our voices hold great power.]

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