Case Study: Ka Hale Hoaka revives Hawaiian language learning with Thinkific

Ka Hale Hoaka is Bringing Indigenous Language Back to Hawaiian Society

Ka Hale Hoaka is an organization on a mission to reintegrate the indigenous Hawaiian language, ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i, back into modern society and Hawaiian homes. Facing a historical decline in native speakers, co-founders Maile Naehu and Kalani Ho-Nikaido sought a way to effectively teach their language and culture to a wide audience, from children to businesses, and needed a platform to scale their educational offerings. They turned to Thinkific to build their online courses.

By implementing Thinkific, Ka Hale Hoaka gained a user-friendly backend system to host and manage its courses, utilizing features like course bundles to repurpose content and create new sales funnels. This solution allowed them to scale enrollment to approximately 800 paid students and expand their reach to schools and the corporate tourism sector. Thinkific enabled them to efficiently structure their content and grow their business, significantly contributing to the revival of the Hawaiian language and culture.

Ka Hale Hoaka

Kalani Ho-Nikaido

Ka Hale Hoaka