Transformative Translations

More than 30% of Hawai'i county speaks a language other than English at home, and yet school and community communication is conducted almost exclusively in English.


Our Students Are the Solution

Transformative Translations is a non-profit program that seeks to make a more linguistically welcoming community where the power of multilingualism is recognized as the incredible skill it is.  To reach this vision, Hawai’i students in the program take dual high school and college credit courses to learn the skills of translation and have the option to engage in a paid internship opportunity to translate materials for our community while being mentored by speakers of their own languages.