Windows 8 adds Hawaiian language
In a collaboration with the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Microsoft has made its new Windows 8 operating system compatible with the Hawaiian language.
Windows 8 includes a Hawaiian keyboard layout in the operating system, many fonts containing Hawaiian diacritical marks, and other features such as the ability to show days of the week and months in Hawaiian. The development was made possible by the joint efforts of the staff of UH-Hilo’s Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikolani College of Hawaiian Language and Microsoft.
Keola Donaghy, formerly with the UH-Hilo college and now a faculty member in the music department of University of Hawaii Maui College, collaborated with programmers in Microsoft’s Local Languages Program for several years to develop the resources.
“We’re getting very close to the day that Hawaiian speakers will be able to take for granted the fact that they can simply type in Hawaiian when they buy a new computer, tablet, or smartphone without installing special software,” Donaghy said in a statement last week.
Advisers sought for Kauai trail council
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is inviting Kauai residents to apply for positions on a community council to advise the Na Ala Hele Trail and Access Program.
The nine-member council represents different trail and access road user groups, such as hikers, hunters, bicyclists, equestrians, cultural practitioners, fishermen, conservationists and landowners.
Applications are available at 3060 Eiwa St., room 306, in Lihue and at www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dofaw under the tab “Announcements” — click on the link for Kauai Na Ala Hele Advisory Council Application.
The application deadline is Nov. 23.