Language Statement

Da Pueo Press (DPP) is committed to linguistic justice, particularly in the context of the University of Hawai‘i at West O‘ahu (UHWO) and other academic spaces in Hawai‘i (Baker-Bell, 2020; Kaomea, 2009; Da Pidgin Coup, 2008). We wish for students at UHWO to be respected and heard in the languages of their choice. We want to empower our peers to break away from harmful mindsets and stigmas caused by discriminatory language ideologies. We believe that raising awareness of language ideologies and how they impact academic stakeholders (e.g., teachers, students, administrators, editors, librarians, and specialists) can be accomplished by normalizing the publication of scholarly and creative work in ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Creole English (HCE) or Pidgin, and English.