CH1B Level 1, Part B

Forming Solid Foundations, Learning Patterns

Build on CH1A with new sentence patterns, possession, location words and fuller questions, until simple Hawaiian starts to feel natural.

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi about 5% of the time

See a class in action

A new CH1B sampler video is coming soon.

Is this course for you?

  • You’ve finished CH1A. Most students move up after their first Session.
  • You’ve taken an introductory Hawaiian course elsewhere, or studied the CH1A topics on your own.
  • You want firm foundations before moving into conversation.

Before you start: Know what poʻo, piko and ʻawe are, and the four basic Pepeke: Henua, Painu ʻAʻano, Painu Hamani and Painu Hehele. If those are new to you, CH1A will get you there.

What you’ll learn

  • Pepeke ʻAike He (class inclusion)
  • Pepeke ʻAike ʻO (equational)
  • Numbers as kaʻi and kāhulu
  • The five basic ʻawe
  • A-class and o-class possession
  • Preposed and postposed possession
  • Telling time in more detail
  • On top, under, in front, behind (iʻoahenua)
  • Which, yes/no and other questions
  • More tense markers (māka painu)
  • Kuʻa special-use markers
  • Joining Pepeke with conjunctions
  • Hawaiian prosody

Monday Sections

You sign up for the course, not a Section. Join whichever one suits you each week.

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SectionClass time (Hawaiʻi)Your time ·
Section 1Mon 1:00 pm
Section 2Mon 3:00 pm
Section 3Mon 6:00 pm

Hawaiʻi doesn’t change its clocks, so your local time may shift by an hour when yours change. Full schedule

Inside every class

Community Building TimeEach class opens with about twelve minutes for classmates to talk together in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, at whatever level you’re at, in a friendly, judgement-free space. Kumu Kaliko listens in and sends word hints in the chat.
Live teaching, then recordingsThe rest of the hour is live instruction. Every Section is recorded and posted with the combined class notes within 24 hours.
Your Kaiāulu course SpaceVideos, lesson PDFs and homework live in your course’s private Space, where you can also chat with classmates between classes.
“I recommend you take a class no matter where your homeland or naʻau is, or your language level.”
Michelle · Oregon

Not sure CH1B is your level? A short level check is on its way. For now, our guide will point you to the right course.

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