Ke Nui A'E Au

By Lahela Johnson

Book Id: WPLBN0002096871
Format Type: Default
File Size: 2 MB
Reproduction Date: 7/18/2011

Title:	Ke Nui A'E Au
Author:	Lahela Johnson
Volume:
Language:	Hawaiian
Subject:	Fiction, Drama and Literature, Hawaiian Language Education
Collections:	Education, Sociolinguistics, Authors Community, Sociology, Language, Literature
Historic Publication Date:	1995
Publisher:	'Aha Punana Leo

Member Page:	Hale Kuamoʻo Hawaiian Language Center
Citation APA MLA Chicago Johnson, L. (1995). Ke Nui A'E Au. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
This book honors some of the occupations a child might choose when he or she grows up in Hawaii. We want to show children that the status of an occupation isn't as important as doing a job well. One of our goals was to picture children and adults who speak Hawaiian. All the children are Hawaiian speakers from the Punana Leo and Hawaiian Immersion schools. All the professionals work at the jobs shown—and most of them speak Hawaiian. In choosing which occupations to feature, we tried to keep in mind our audience—children. We selected easily recognizable, visually interesting occupations. We focused on each job's specialized tools, clothing, and environment. Besides the community helpers (doctor, teacher, fire-fighter, police officer), we have presented traditional Hawaiian occupations (taro farmer, cowboy, canoe sailor, throw-net fisherman), modern occupations (news-caster, fighter pilot), artistic occupations (actor, conductor), and a science occupation (botanist). In the end, with lots of help from the professionals and the families and after all the considerations were met, we chose the thirteen most appropriate, clear, and interesting photos of all that were taken. So enjoy dreaming about all the wonderful occupations there are. We present just a few of them here that await our cherished children, our precious lei of Hawaii. In work, there is life.

Excerpt
O Keiki Chang Kawaiaea ka hiapo o na keiki elima a Edward laua o Laureen Chang no Makena Maui. Ua ao o ia ma ke Kula o Kamehameha no umi makahiki a laila ma ke kula Kaiapuni Hawaii o Paia no ekolu makahiki. I keia manawa, o Keiki ka luna hookele haawina Hawaii ma ka Hale Kuamoo ke Kikowaena Olelo Hawaii ma ke Kulanui o Hawaii ma Hilo. Ma muli o kona iini nui e hanui i kana mau keiki ekolu ma ka olelo Hawaii hele lakou i ke kula kaiapuni Hawaii a olelo Hawaii ka ohana ma ka hale. No Hakipuu, Oahu o Arna Lahela Johnson. Ua hanai ia o ia me kona mau kaikunane elua i ka mala pua a kona ohana. Mai kona wa liilii mai ua nui kona iini e lilo i mea pai kii oihana a e olelo Hawaii. Ua puka o ia mai ke kula kiekie o Punahou a ua hele o ia i ke kulanui o Brooks Institute of Photography ma Kaleponi no ke kekele pai kii oihana. I keia manawa, ke hana nei o ia i kana paoihana pai kii a paheona ponoi iho a he haumana o ia o ka olelo Hawaii.