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Honolulu city councilman Kai Lorinc faced backlash for calling Hawaiian a "dead" language.
Kai Lorinc sparked controversy at the Honolulu City Council by calling ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language, "dead."
Despite Lorinc's claim, Hawaiian and English are official languages in Hawaii, with many public places using both.
Council members defended the language, emphasizing its vitality and the community's efforts to revive it over the past 50 years.
The Oʻahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs denounced Lorinc's comment, stressing the importance of promoting and educating about the language's use and history.
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El concejal de la ciudad de Honolulu, Kai Lorinc, se enfrentó a la reacción por llamar al hawaiano un idioma "muerto".