February 16, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HONOLULU \u0336 The beautiful and vibrant Hawaiian language is being celebrated throughout the month of February in Hawai\u02bbi. Hawaiian Word of the Day – Celebrating Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi, is a special project intiated by the Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), which aims to promote and preserve the rich heritage of the Hawaiian language while emphasizing its relevance to emergency preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Administrator James Barros, highlights the importance of raising awareness about the responsibility of being prepared for emergencies. \u201cWe want to ensure that our kama\u02bb\u0101ina and visitors understand the significance of readiness for any emergency,\u201d said Barros. \u201cThrough Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi, we have carefully chosen Hawaiian words that highlight awareness and preparedness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since February 1, HI-EMA has been running the Hawaiian Word of the Day campaign on its official Twitter account (@HI_EMA<\/u>), Facebook page (facebook.com\/HawaiiEma<\/u>), and the HI-EMA website (www.ready.hawaii.gov). This campaign aims to educate the public about essential words that everyone should be familiar with in case of an emergency. The staff of HI-EMA actively participates in this initiative, demonstrating its commitment to the well-being of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The featured words so far have included \u201ckuleana,\u201d shared by Jacob Bateman, which signifies responding to, mitigating, and recovering from disasters and emergencies. \u201cH\u0101nai\u0101huhu,\u201d spokesdog Gimli\u2019s feature, focuses on pet preparedness. \u201cLast Thursday, Niea Gardner defined \u201c\u014dlai,\u201d meaning earthquake,\u201d Barros added. \u201cCoincidentally, on Friday, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Big Island, emphasizing the immediate nature of preparedness. Emergencies can occur unexpectedly, and we must always be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi campaign will continue throughout February, with HI-EMA inviting the public to access the daily word on Twitter or Facebook. Visit ready.hawaii.gov to explore the series. HI-EMA encourages everyone to share the proud heritage of the Hawaiian language with friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Media Contact<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n K\u012belek\u016b Amundson February 16, 2024 HONOLULU \u0336 The beautiful and vibrant Hawaiian language is being celebrated throughout the month of February in Hawai\u02bbi. Hawaiian Word of the Day – Celebrating Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8546,8520,8875,9475,9002,9288","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[356,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-356","category-news-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8839"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15712,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8839\/revisions\/15712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Communications Director
Hawai\u02bbi Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 808-733-4300 Ext 522
Email: shirley.t.k.amundson@hawaii.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"