HSL is not itself a pidgin, but alternate names for the language are documented as Hawaiʻi Pidgin Sign Language or Pidgin Sign Language.
Since the 1940s, ASL has almost fully replaced the use of HSL on the islands of Hawaiʻi and CHSL is likely to also be lost in the next 50 years. An HSL-ASL creole, Creole Hawaiʻi Sign Language (CHSL), is used by approximately 40 individuals in the generations between those who signed HSL exclusively and those who sign ASL exclusively. In 2013, HSL was used by around 40 people, mostly over 80 years-old. Īlthough previously believed to be related to American Sign Language (ASL), the two languages are unrelated. Historical records document its presence on the islands as early as the 1820s, but HSL was not formally recognized by linguists until 2013.
Hawaiʻi Sign Language (HSL Hawaiian: Hoailona ʻŌlelo o Hawaiʻi), also known as Hoailona ʻŌlelo and Old Hawaiʻi Sign Language, is an indigenous sign language native to Hawaiʻi.
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