The surprising revival of the Hawaiian languageCould that success be replicated elsewhere? Ma uka, ma uka ka ua,Ma kai, ma kai ka ua SO SING THE children at Hawaii’s Punana Leo O Hilo kindergarten on the Big Island of Hawaii. “It is raining on the uplands, it is raining by the sea.” The chant is much like any other “Rain, rain, go away” nursery rhyme, but it has an unusual power: it is one of the
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