December 10, 2004

Talking a Language Back From the Brink

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

Hawaiian professors band together to revive the islands' dying native tongue

Audio clips: Listen to Hawaiian chants from a traditional hula class, and to parts of a Hawaiian 101 class(Audio clips require Quicktime player)

Text: Basics of speaking HawaiianBy RICHARD MONASTERSKY

On the first day of "Hawaiian Studies 474," a dozen students line up just inside a classroom doorway, open their mouths in unison, and breathe life into an ailing culture.

Under a bank of

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