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Mission Statement
Hawaiian:
Ua ulu mai ke aukahi Pūnana Leo mai loko mai
o ka ‘i‘ini e ho‘okumu pa‘a ‘ia a puni ‘o Hawai‘i nei ke kūlana mana
o ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i ola mai o Kikilo mai. ‘O ka hana a ka ‘ohana Pūnana
Leo, ‘o ia ka ho‘okumu, ho‘olako, a mālama i nā kaiapuni ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i
like ‘ole. ‘O nā ‘ohana ke ola o ia mau kaiapuni, a ma ke aloha Akua,
aloha ‘ōlelo, aloha lāhui, aloha ‘āina, a me ke aloha na‘auao e pono
ai kākou .
English:
The Pūnana Leo Movement grew out of a dream that
there be reestablished throughout Hawai‘i the mana of a living Hawaiian language
from the depth of our origins. The Pūnana Leo initiates, provides for and
nurtures various Hawaiian Language environments, and we find our strength
in our spirituality, love of our language, love of our people, love of our
land, and love of knowledge.
