MILILANI, Hawaii (AP) — When Hawaii comedian Andy Bumatai was searching for a new way to attract the attention of audiences on the Internet, his wife suggested he find inspiration in something from ...

HILO — Pidgin, the local lingua franca that emerged so the many different ethnicities who toiled on sugar plantations could converse with each other, is now recognized as one Hawaii’s official ...

People in West African countries speak hundreds of languages — more than 520 are spoken in Nigeria alone. A lingua franca is a necessity for day-to-day life. That's where Pidgin comes in. Millions of ...

For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau collected and released data about the extent of Hawaiian language and Hawaiian Pidgin spoken at home in Hawaii. The 2009-2013 American Community Survey, ...

Pidgin, spoken in Hawaii for decades, is now listed as one of the official languages in the islands. The list was released by the U.S. Census Bureau in November after a five-year survey was conducted ...

MILILANI, Hawaii >> When Hawaii comedian Andy Bumatai was searching for a new way to attract the attention of audiences on the Internet, his wife suggested he find inspiration in something from the ...

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