Preliminary findings of a questionnaire-based survey of a sample of teachers of Hawaiian in secondary- and tertiary-level institutions in Hawai'i

Abstract

The article reports about the research project which was conducted on teachers of Hawaiian language as an Additional Language in Hawaii, a questionnaire was conducted to evaluate the teaching and learning. As mentioned, results showed that some teachers had initial training in teaching but most did not, and most of them were not too proficient about the culture and language of Hawaii. The research is considered important because of the survival of Hawaiian language and culture depends on it.