Audie® Award Winner — 2005!
Judges Award: Language Learning

Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian

• The ultimate method for learning traditional Hawaiian!
• Written, produced & recorded on location in Hawaii by renowned linguists & cultural experts

An approach to Hawaiian language learning as fresh as a Maui breeze!

Aloha, malihini*! But why be a stranger to the lyrical beauty and cultural re-birth of the language of the Hawaiian islands™ With Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian in an 8 part audio program, you’ll bask in the language, culture, and spirit of Hawaii. Unique in style and comprehensive in content, this audio suite blends Hawaiian vocabulary and grammar with informative notes on each island.

Written, produced, and recorded in Hawaii, Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian features respected Hawaiian speakers and champions of the effort to keep this proud language alive. Vibrant, effective, and listener-friendly, Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian audio suite is the topical, tropical way to pono** Hawaiian instruction.

*stranger, newcomer

**good, proper

(See what you’ve learned already with Instant Immersion™ Hawaiian™)

Spoken Hawaiian instruction, and cultural notes on each island!

Part 1: Introduction; The Hawaiian alphabet; Pronunciation; Greetings

Part 2: The big island of Hawaii; Adjectives; Future verb form

Part 3: The island of Maui; Articles; Past tense verb form

Part 4: The island of O’ahu; Pronouns; Numbers; Future verb form

Part 5: The island of Kaua’i; Question words; Hawaiian syntax

Part 6: The island of Moloka’i; Directional words; Defining time

Part 7: The island of Lana’i; colors; The human body; Common expressions

Part 8: Summary of vocabulary; Lessons from previous programs