Sunny Walker


2025

This paper presents Kuene, a web-based collaborative dictionary editing platform designed to facilitate the creation and publication of Hawaiian neologisms by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee. Through Kuene, the Committee can create, edit, and refine new dictionary entries with a multi-round approval process, ensuring accuracy and consistency. The platform’s technical features enable flexible access control, fine-grained approval states, and support for multimedia content and AI-assisted orthography modernization. Just in the past two months, Kuene has enabled the publication of over 400 new Hawaiian words. By streamlining the dictionary editing process, Kuene aims to alleviate the scarcity of modern Hawaiian words and facilitate the revitalization efforts of the Hawaiian language.