Request for help with Hawaiian language
Helen,
 
Mahalo!  That phrase will work perfectly. I hope you do not mind if I end the report with that proverb.
I certainly appreciate you responding so quickly!
 
Shelly
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From: Helen Wong Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:32 PM
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Subject: RE: Request for help with Hawaiian language

Aloha e Shelly,
 
Although there is no literal translation for archives (Hawaiian was an oral, not a written language) you're safest bet is the term,

Waihona palapala kahiko.

palapala = paper

kahiko = ancient

The proverb we of the Association of Hawai`i Archivists use is: I ulu no ka lälä i ke kumu (the branches grow because of the trunk) conveying the thought "Without our ancestors we would not be here. 

hope this helps, helen

Helen Wong Smith, MLIS, CA
Historical/Cultural Specialist (Former President and VP/President-Elect, Association of Hawai`i Archivists)
Land Assets Division - Kamehameha Schools
567 S. King St., Suite 200
Honolulu, HI 96813
Ph/Fax
O`ahu: 534-8193/523-6374
Hawai`i: 982-0485/982-0423

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From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kelly, Shelly H
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:20 AM
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Subject: Request for help with Hawaiian language

I'm hoping that someone on this list can help me (relatively quickly).

I'm preparing an annual report for our Library Retreat tomorrow. The retreat theme this year is Hawaiian, and the phrase being used in the communication exercise is "Kupaianaha Hale Waihona Puke" which I am told means "Amazing, Extraordinary Library"

Does anyone please know the phrase if you substitute the word ARCHIVES for Library?  "Amazing, Extraordinary Archives."

Thanks!

Shelly Henley Kelly, C.A.

University Archivist
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Neumann Library
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston TX 77058
281-283-3936 phone
281-283-3937 fax
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