For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Bills passed to provide culture-based education to comply with the charter provision requirement of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in our bilingual county government WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (Jan. 17, 2025)—Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez announced that the Maui County Council today gave final approval to legislation providing Hawaiian […]
For Immediate Release: Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Councilmember Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council committee agenda written in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi for first time WAILUKU, Hawaiʻi (June 28, 2024)—Councilmember Keani Rawlins-Fernandez said today that the agenda for Monday’s Efficiency Solutions and Circular Systems Committee meeting has been produced in both English and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi—which she […]
By Keani Rawlins-Fernandez I ka ‘ōlelo ke ola, i ka ‘ōlelo ka make. In the word is life, in the word is death. This traditional Hawaiian proverb speaks volumes about the importance of language and how it informs our worldview. Language contains the power to manifest or change a condition. Our Budget, Finance and Economic […]
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2022 Press Release by: Keani N.W. Rawlins-Fernandez, Council Vice-Chair Maui County Council media@mauicounty.us Council establishes Hawaiian Language Communications Specialist position KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaiʻi—Bringing to fruition an initiative from this spring’s annual budget session, the Maui County Council approved the appointment of a Hawaiian Language Communications Specialist on Aug. 5, providing ‘ōlelo […]