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2 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 PROOF POSITIVE
Reducing Language Barriers
By Jessica Daniels, Bilingual Access Line program manager with Helping Hands Hawai‘i
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Nonprofit Helping Hands Hawai‘i has been serving the community since 1974. Our mission is to develop community self-sufficiency and resilience by providing guidance, household goods, and opportunities for em- powerment and connection. Through our Bilingual Ac- cess Line program, we help households access services in their native languages.
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resident and translated let- ters and forms to ease the in- dividual’s fears about losing his home.
content of one language into another and back again, so parties can understand one another better.
For more than 35 years, our Bilingual Access Line has reduced language barri- ers for Hawai‘i residents, and our interpreters attend about 8,000 appointments a year to help businesses, government agencies and other entities
The uncertainty surround- ing Hawai‘i’s eviction mor- atorium created distress for one renter, who asked for an interpreter so he could speak with housing officials. All prior interactions were done in English, so officials were surprised he needed help communicating with them. When they met, one of our Vietnamese interpreters helped them speak with the
One of our Japanese inter- preters bridged the language gap, allowing them to create a plan to help the student im- prove.
Providing this language support is crucial because more than a quarter of Ha- wai‘i residents speak a lan- guage other than English at home.
In another situation, a teacher had to tell Japa- nese-speaking parents about their child’s educational chal- lenges.
Unfortunately, language inequality often prevents families from improving their lives. It can also exclude these communities from in- teracting with companies that only operate in English, to the disadvantage of families and businesses. Using interpreters can add value to the experi- ence for both service pro- viders and English language learners.
Using professional inter- preters is an asset because they have the cultural knowl- edge and linguistic expertise to communicate even the hardest terms found in med- ical or legal situations. Their purpose is to convey the
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LDike Beef? Bureau Chief Has Just The Dish For You
r. Kyle Caires is the doctorate degrees in reproduc- strategic plan to strengthen a president of Maui tive genomics/stem cell biolo- diverse agricultural commu- County Farm Bureau gy. Caires is the only Hawai‘i nity by supporting and advo-
and a University of Hawai‘i native ever selected to judge cating for the island’s farm
livestock agent. A Valley Isle native, Caires grew up on a diversified cattle and aspar- agus operation. He attended Washington State University, where he earned master’s and
cattle at the National Western Stock Show — also known as the “Super Bowl of livestock shows.”
Heat oil in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, then sauté stirring occasion- ally, cooking until soft. Remove and set aside.
Add sliced beef to pan. Add a pinch of Hawaiian salt, and sauté to medium rare, stirring occasionally. Turn off heat, remove beef and set aside with onion and garlic.
Add peanut butter, shoyu and sugar to saucepan. Start heating on medium-high until peanut butter melts, then reduce heat to medium-low. Stir with wooden spoon to meld/mix ingredients for 1-2 minutes.
Return beef and onions to pan. Stir to adequately coat steak evenly. Turn off fire, and let rest 1-3 minutes.
Serve over white rice. Garnish with green onions.
and ranch families. Cooking Hawaiian Style was honored to dedicate season 15 to Maui agriculture.
You can watch episodes of “Cooking Hawaiian Style,” presented by Maui County Farm Bureau, on OC16 channels 10 and 1012, as well as nationwide via LifeStyle Network, FNX Network, Roku and Hawaiian Airlines in-flight entertainment. “Cooking Hawaiian Style” airs in over 43 million homes worldwide. Get this free recipe and thousands of others at cookinghawaiianstyle.com.
He says Maui County Farm Bureau has revised its
Here, he shares his recipe for a Peanut Beef Dish.
LANAI
PEANUT BEEF DISH
Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 pounces beef steak (sirloin, strip loin or chuck), thinly sliced into strips 3/8-1/2 inches
• 1 medium Kula onion, sliced 1/4-inch thick • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/3 cup shoyu
• 1/3 cup white cane sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced (no elephant garlic) • small bunch green onions, finely chopped
• pinch Hawaiian salt
Directions:
(Above) The author watches as Dr. Kyle Caires adds white cane sugar to a saucepan. RYAN SAKAMOTO PHOTO
(Left) This Peanut Beef Dish is ready to be served. RUBEN CARRILLO PHOTO