Hawaiian1 | English |
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`Ae | Yes |
Ahi | Fire |
Ahiahi | Evening |
Ahu | Heap, collection, shrine |
`Ahu | Upper body garment; cape, shirt, coat |
Ahupua`a | Land division |
Ai | To eat/ consume |
Aia | There |
Aia i hea? | Where? |
`Aina | Land |
Akamai | Knowledgeable |
`Akau | North |
Aku | Away from me (directional) |
Ali`i | Hawaiian royalty |
Aloalo | Hibiscus |
Aloha | Greetings, hello, good-bye, affection, love |
Ame | And |
`Anakala | Uncle |
`Anake | Aunt |
Aniani | Glass |
Aokuewa | Worthless land (Land on which nothing grows) |
`A`ole | No |
`Apelila | April |
`Apopo | Tomorrow |
A`u | Swordfish, marlin |
Au | I, me |
Auinala | Afternoon |
`Aukake | August |
`Aumakua | Family god |
Aumoe | Midnight |
Aupuni | Government, nation |
Awa | Passage, channel, harbor |
`Awa | A native shrub, whose root has medicinal and narcotic uses |
Awakea | Noon |
Ha`aha`a | Humbleness |
Ha`awina | Lesson |
Hala | Pandanus tree |
Hala-kahiki | Pineapple |
Halau | School |
Hale | House |
Haleakala | House of the rising sun |
Halemahina | House of the moon |
Hana | Activity, labor |
Hanai | Adopted child |
Hanau | To give birth |
Hapa | Part, a portion |
Hapai | To carry; pregnant |
Hau | A Hawaiian hibiscus; used as natural fencing |
Ha`ule lau | Autumn |
Haumana | Student |
Haumia | Uncleanliness in one's life |
Hau`oli | Happy |
He aha | What |
He`e | Octopus |
Heiau | Hawaiian worship site |
Hele | To go, to come |
Hele aku | Go away |
Hele mai | Come here |
Helu | Number |
Hema | South |
Hepekoma | Week |
Hikina | East |
Himeni | Sing |
Hinana | Young 'o'opu returning upstream after post-larvae migration from the fresh water to the ocean. |
Hoahanau | Cousin |
Hoaloha | Friend |
Hola | Hour |
Holoku | A loose, seamed dress, with train, yoke & patterned print |
Honu | Turte |
Ho`oilo | Winter |
Ho`okipa | To extend hospitality |
Ho`okupu | Gift from the land |
Ho`olaule`a | Celebration |
Ho`olauna `Ana | Friendly conversation |
Ho`olele | To embark |
Ho`olohe | To listen |
Ho`oninau | To ask |
Ho`oponopono | To set things right, amend, rectify |
Hou | New, again |
Hui | Organization |
Hula | Dance |
I`a | Fish |
Ianuali | January |
`Ili | A subdivision of an ahupua`a |
`Ili `ili | Stone; Hula castanets |
`Ilio | Dog |
Imu | Cooking pit/ underground oven |
Inehinei | Yesterday |
Inoa | Name |
`Iole | Rat |
Ipo | Lover, boy/ girlfriend |
Iulai | July |
Iune | June |
Iwi | Bones |
Ka | The (Singular; use "ke" before words starting with "a," "e," "o," and k.") |
Kahako | Macron; a mark "-" placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is long |
Kahakai | Beach |
Kahawai | Stream |
Kaho`olawe | The act of taking |
Kahu | Keeper of the heiau |
Ka`i | To walk/ lead |
Kai | Ocean |
Kaikamahine | Daughter |
Kaikua`ana | Older sibling cousin, of same sex |
Kaikunane | Brother |
Kaikuahine | Sister |
Kaka | Duck |
Kakahiaka | Morning |
Kako`o | Apprentice |
Kakou | Us |
Kala | To release, free |
Kalani | Chief |
Kalua | To bake in a ground oven |
Kalo | Taro |
Kama`aina | Native-born |
Kamaiki | Infant (boy or girl) |
Kanaka | Human |
Kanaka maoli | Native Hawaiian |
Kane | Man |
Kapu | Forbidden, sacred, taboo, no trespassing |
Kaukau | Food |
Kau wela | Summer |
Kawa | Leaping place |
Ke | The (See "ka" above for usage) |
Ke Akua | God |
Keia la | Today |
Keiki | Child |
Keiki kane | Son |
Keiki hanau o ka `aina | Child of the land |
Kekemapa | December |
Kekoa | Warrior |
Kekona | Second (fraction of a minute) |
Kela 'apopo | Tomorrow |
Kepakemapa | September |
Ki | Ti plant |
Ki | Image, carving |
Ki`i | Picture |
Ki`ionioni | Moving picture |
Ko | Sugar Cane |
Koali | Morning glory (plant) |
Kohala | Whale |
Kokua | Help |
Komohana | West |
Kona | Leeward, from the South |
Ko`olau | Windward, from the North |
Kou | A softwood tree |
Ko`u | My |
Ku | Deity |
Ku`ai | To purchase |
Kukakuka | Let's talk story |
Kukui | Candlenut tree |
Kula | School Gold, golden |
Kuleana | Right, claim, property, interest |
Kumu | Teacher |
Kumu nui | Coconut tree |
Kupulau | Spring (season) |
Kupuna | Elder, ancestor |
Kupuna kahiko | Ancient |
Kupuna kane | Grandfather |
Kupuna wahine | Grandmother |
La | Day |
La hanau | Birthday |
Lanai | Porch, patio |
Lani | Heaven |
La noa | Weekday |
Lanui | Holiday, special day |
Lapule | Sunday |
Laulima | To work together |
Leka | Letter |
Lele | To leap, fly, disembark, move |
Lomi lomi | Traditional Hawaiian massage |
Lono | Deity of agriculture, peace |
Loulu | Fan palm tree |
Lua | Hole with a bottom, crater |
Lua `ole | Unequalled, incomparable |
Mahalo | Thank you |
Mahina | Moon, month |
Mahinahina | Feminine-like |
Ma`i | Sick, ill |
Mai | To come |
Mai kai | Toward the ocean |
Maika`i | Good |
Maika`i `ole | Bad |
Ma`ima`i | Sickly, ill-like |
Maka | Eyes |
Maka aniani | Eye glasses |
Makahiki | Year |
Makahiki Hou | New Year |
Makai | Ocean-side |
Makamaka | Colleague |
Makana | Gift |
Makani | Wind |
Make | Dead |
Makemake | Miss, desire |
Makua | Parent |
Makuahine | Mother |
Makua kane | Father |
Malaki | March |
Malama | To care for, preserve |
Malihini | Visitor |
Mana | Spiritual power |
Mana`o | Thought, belief |
Mano | Shark |
Maoli | Real, true |
Mau | Many |
Ma uka | Toward the mountain |
Mei | May |
Mele | Chant, song |
Menehune | Mythological Hawaiian elf |
Minuke | Minute |
Moa | Chicken |
Moana | Ocean |
Moe | Rest |
Moe moe | Sleep |
Moku | Island |
Momi | Pearl |
Mo`olelo | History, tradition, journal |
Na | The (Plural) |
Nai`a | Dolphin |
Nana | Observe |
Nani | Beautiful |
Naupaka | A native shrub with a white blossom that look like half-flowers |
Naupaka kahakai | The coastal species of naupaka |
Naupaka kuahiwi | The mountain species of naupaka |
Nene | Goose |
Ninau | Question |
Nowemapa | November |
Nui | Big, large |
Oe | You (Singular) |
`Ohana | Family, relative |
`Ohiki | Sand crab |
`Okakopa | October |
`Okina | Glottal stop, punctuation: "`" |
`Okole | Butt |
`Okolehao | Liquor distilled from the ti root |
`Olelo | Words, to speak |
Oli | Chant |
Olohe | Expert |
`Olu `olu | Please |
Oni oni | To move (i.e.; the hip) |
Ono | A large mackerel type fish |
`Ono | Delicious |
O`o | The act of ... |
`O`opu akupa | An endemic stream fish without fused pelvic fin; does not climb |
`O`opu alamo`o | An endemic native stream fish that climbs middle to upper stream reaches |
`O`opu nakea | An endemic stream fish often found in taro patches; likes warm water |
`O`opu naniha | An endemic stream fish that stays low in the estuary; has a fused pelvic fin; does not climb |
`O`opu napili | An endemic stream fish found in fast-running water |
`Opae | Shrimp |
`Opae ula | A small endemic red shrimp |
`Opala | Trash |
`Opihi | Limpet |
Oukou | You (Plural) |
`O wai | Who |
Pa | To begin |
Pali | Cliff |
Pane | Answer |
Paniolo | Cowboy |
Papa | Mother earth |
Pau | Finished, complete, over, after |
Pa`u | A woman's skirt worn horseback riding |
Pea | Avocado |
Pehea | How |
Pepeluali | February |
Pilialo | Wife |
Pilikia | Trouble |
Pilikua | Husband |
Pinao | Dragonfly |
Po | Night |
Po- | Time of |
Po`aha | Thursday |
Po`akahi | Monday |
Po`akolu | Wednesday |
Po`alima | Friday |
Po`alua | Tuesday |
Po`aono | Saturday |
Pohaku | Rock |
Poho | Out of luck, damaged, lost |
Pokani | Dark, star-less night |
Pono | Moral, upright, excellence, in balance |
Popopo | Rotten |
Pua | Flower |
Pua`a | Pig, pork |
Pueo | Owl |
Puka | Hole, perforation |
Puka aniani | Window |
Pule | Week. Also "prayer" |
Pumehana | Warmth, affection |
Pu`u | Protrusion, bulge, hill, peak |
Ua | Rain |
`Uhane | Spirit, ghost |
`Uku | Flea |
`Ulu | Breadfruit |
Wa`a | Canoe |
Wahine | Woman |
Wakea | Father sky |
Wapine | Lemon grass |
Wauke | Mulberry tree |
Wiki | Quick, fast |
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Maui Island Guide
1/ Okinas and macrons are
Christian-taught pronunciation markings and not indigenous to Hawaiian language. Due to
font limitations, macrons are represented with an underline. For macron usage, replace the
underline below a letter with a macron over the same letter.