Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 8, 1 August 1996 — Lunch time Hawaiian language classes offered at ʻlolani Palace [ARTICLE]

Lunch time Hawaiian language classes offered at ʻlolani Palace

The Friends of 'Iolani Palaee are offering a Hawaiian language class — "Brown Bagging to Conversational Hawaiian: A language Awareness and Conversational Class for the Busy Person" — for people on the go. Students who enroll in this Hawaiian language course ean expect a heightened awareness of Hawaiian language and will be instructed in pronunciation as well as basic conversational skills. The course targets working adults who might not have the time demanded by other language programs. Everyone is weleome. No homework or tests offer the prospective Hawaiian speaker a noncompetitive atmosphere for a positive learning experience. Classes meet in the old Archives, on the Waikīkī side of the 'Iolani Palaee grounds, on Wednesdays for beginning students (with the exception of holidays). Two class sessions will be offered eaeh day, one at 1 1 a.m. and the other at noon. Fees are only $5 eaeh session and students register and pay for the month's sessions at the beginning of eaeh month, with adjustments made for holidays. No textbooks are required, just make sure to bring a peneil and paper. The first day of class for the Beginning Section is Wednesday, September 18, 1996. Registration for these classes will begin immediately. For more information eall Cindy at 522-0822.