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Article: Emi ka Leo

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Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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July 11, 2009
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Synopsis: In 1778, ethnic Hawaiians numbered nearly 1 million and spoke only Hawaiian. All subjects became literate in the 1800s. Today, native speakers number perhaps 500. What accounts for this decline?

CAPTION: ???

K?kau 'o Samuel Kamakau l?ua 'o David Stannard no ka heluna kanaka Hawai'i '?iwi i ka w? i hiki mai ai ka haole i ka MH 1778 a kuhi 'ia he 'elua haneli kaukani a ho'okahi miliona a 'oi paha ka heluna. He '?lelo Hawai'i wale n? ka po'e k?naka. I k?ia l?, malia paha he 'elima haneli ka heluna po'e '?lelo Hawai'i kumu.

Ua 'ano nui 'ino n? n? kumu i emi ai ka '?lelo. I ka hiki 'ana mai o n? mikionali i ka 1820, k?kulu l?kou he mau kula no ke a'o 'ana i ka lehulehu i ka '?lelo ...

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