Preserving Hawaiian Culture

Their knowledge of Hawaiian vocabulary helps the in-plant team catch spelling mistakes before they are printed. Though none of the in-plant's employees are fluent Hawaiian speakers, all of them have taken a Hawaiian language class.

"They make sure you can pronounce the Hawaiian words," Silva says of the school. And with some tongue-twisters like "lokomaika`i" (to share), "ho`omalimali" (to flatter), "po`okela" (excellence) and "halakahiki" (pineapple) in use, such a course is indeed helpful.