[Slling-l] Hawaiian Sign Language

Mark Mandel markamandel at GMAIL.COM
Thu Oct 21 15:36:37 UTC 2021


*The fight to save Hawaii Sign Language from extinction*

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/08/americas/hawaii-sign-language-extinction-as-equals-intl-cmd/index.html

By Corinne Chin, CNN

Updated 8:46 AM EDT, Fri October 08, 2021

*Honolulu, Hawaii(CNN)* Linda Yuen Lambrecht stands in front of a webcam,
with the space from her head to her hips -- her signing space -- perfectly
centered in the frame; a white plumeria fastened above her left ear. On
screen, three women look back at her.

"No American Sign Language [ASL]," Lambrecht reminds them with her hands,
as the virtual class begins. "This is Hawaii Sign Language [HSL]."
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