Baibala Hemolele | Partners in Development Foundation

Events Show Baibala Journey

By Annabelle LeJeune | November 4, 2019

Celebrations have kicked off for the bicentennial of missionaries bringing Christianity to Hawaiʻi, and Baibala Hemolele (our Hawaiian Bible Project) will be involved in multiple events.

Baibala Hemolele Featured in Star-Advertiser

By Charice Quintana | June 3, 2019

Bible Offers Parallel Text in Hawaiian and English

Full Bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible to Be Released

By Charice Quintana | November 19, 2018

In partnership with the Atherton Family Foundation and Kamehameha Schools, we are thrilled to announce the release of a long-awaited project: the completed Ka Baibala Hemolele.

Baibala Hemolele in the Big Apple

By Charice Quintana | November 14, 2014

On October 7, 2014, Jan and Judy Dill, Alison Masutani, and Helen Kaupu Kaowili made a historic visit to the American Bible Society (ABS) in New York City.

Release of the Hawaiian New Testament

By Charice Quintana | July 31, 2014

The Hawaiian Bible project began in 2002 to preserve the Hawaiian Bible and make it available online, free of charge, for anyone interested in reading and studying scripture in Hawaiian. At the time, the American Bible Society, the publisher of record since the early 1800’s, had decided to discontinue printing the Baibala Hemolele. Ten years later, in 2012, the first Hawaiian Bible in the modern Hawaiian orthography was printed.

Baibala Hemolele Takes Center Stage at the Hawai’i Book & Music Festival

By Charice Quintana | May 4, 2014

Noted music scholar, musician, and former bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band, Aaron David Mahi, led a compelling panel discussion on the newest publication of the Hawaiian Bible, Baibala Hemolele at the Hawai‘i Book and Music Festival 2014.

In Memory of: Barbara Grimes

By Charice Quintana | March 18, 2014

Barbara and her husband Joe were dear friends and colleagues of our foundation. They both assisted in the completion of the Baibala Hemolele project, republishing the Hawaiian Bible in a digital form.

Mutual Publishing Extends Ka Baibala Hemolele Pre-Sale Deadline to August 15th

By Charice Quintana | July 10, 2012

Mutual Publishing has extended their Ka Baibala Hemolele presale deadline from August 1st to August 15th, giving interested buyers two more weeks to purchase this product of 10 years of love, labor, and dedication, for personal study and reflection.