kuleana

oua kuleana, wat us do

make da good news a da bible easy fo da local hawaii pidgin speakers undastan

hawaii pidgin

Hawaii Pidgin, often referred to simply as "Pidgin" or "Hawaiian Pidgin," is a creole language that developed in the multicultural plantation society of Hawaii. Its roots can be traced back to the 19th and early 20th centuries when laborers from various ethnic backgrounds, including Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Portuguese, Korean, and others, came to work on Hawaii's sugarcane and pineapple plantations.

community building

One Hawaii Pidgin Bible, make everybody feel like ohana who talk da same kine language. It give us one place fo' talk story 'bout da Bible, go deep inside our soul, an' come together fo' pray an' worship. All dis shared time, make us tight wit each odda, build strong connections, an' make us feel like we all in dis togedda, yeah?

spiritual connection

Da way people talk, da kine language dey use, stay real important wen dey stay trying fo' feel close to God. Translatin' da Bible into Hawaii Pidgin, let people feel da strong power inside da Scriptures, cuz dey can understand 'em deep inside dey hearts. Dis make da journey wit God mo' betta, an' make da connection between faith an' everyday life go even deeper.

effective Communication

Hawaii Pidgin, da kine language we talk, stay from da heart, yeah? It catch all da small stuffs an' da words dat make us who we stay. Translatin' da Bible into dis language, help us talk story an' understand 'em mo' betta, so we can feel mo' close to God an' really get wat He teaching us. Dis make da Bible message come alive in our everyday life, like real talk!

translation

Fo 31 year da translator guys work hard an in 2020 us get da whole Hawaii Pidgin Bible. Plenny peopo stay good inside and tell God mahalo plenny fo dis Bible.

But da work not pau jus cuz get da Bible.

So we wen make one non-profit organization Hawaii Pidgin Bible Ministries fo take care dis Bible an help peopo fo use em so dey hear da voice of aloha, fo real kine. We laik make shua dis Bible stay good an spesho for oua kids, oua kids kids and dea kids.