Makanani Salā on Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Street Signs and Kuleana

Makanani Salā, the executive director of the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts in Honolulu, joins the One Oʻahu Podcast to talk about the City's initiatives during Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or Hawaiian Language Month (02:55). Then, Makanani explains the genesis of the “Word on the Street” campaign, which is taking a closer look at street signs across the island with misspelled Hawaiian words (05:42). Finally, we discuss “kuleana” and the role it can play in solving some of the problems of today (16:32). To submit questions for Mayor Blangiardi to answer on the show, visit www.oneoahu.org/podcast.