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Hawaiian people wanted to keep the language a secret.
Hawaiian people wanted to keep the language a secret.
The Hawaiian government banned the use of HSL.
The Hawaiian government banned the use of HSL.
People assumed Deaf people in Hawaii used ASL or Pidgin English.
People assumed Deaf people in Hawaii used ASL or Pidgin English.
There was no interest in learning about languages that weren’t spoken.
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A plausible explanation for why Hawai’i Sign Language wasn’t discovered until 2013 is: People assumed Deaf people in Hawaii used ASL or Pidgin English.
This reflects a common misconception where the unique characteristics of regional sign languages may go unrecognized because of the dominance or perceived universality of established sign languages like American Sign Language (ASL) or local spoken languages like Pidgin English.
