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UH faculty member, Microsoft team up on language

Posted on 12:10 am, Friday, November 9, 2012. Tags: , , , ,

Keola Donaghy: ‘We’re getting very close to the day that Hawaiian speakers will be able to take for granted the fact that they can simply type in Hawaiian when they buy a new computer, tablet, or smart phone without installing special software’

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Keola Donaghy, an assistant professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawai‘i-Hilo, has spent more than 100 hours translating the search terms that appear on the Google Internet page into Hawaiian. Because of his efforts, Hawaiian has become the first native American language available through the “Google in Your Language” program. Donaghy hopes the Google initiative is another step toward giving the Hawaiian language the same status as other major languages, particularly in the fast-moving information technology sector.

Governor Lingle names innovation award winners

Posted on 8:28 pm, Friday, September 25, 2009. Tags: , ,

Keola Donaghy, an assistant professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawai‘i-Hilo, has spent more than 100 hours translating the search terms that appear on the Google Internet page into Hawaiian. Because of his efforts, Hawaiian has become the first native American language available through the “Google in Your Language” program. Donaghy hopes the […]

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