Okina :: "Lanai" isn't "lana`i." "Lanai" is a porch, and "Lana`i" is an island place name. The "`" is a momentary pause. If you tried to spell the expression "uh-oh" in Hawaiian it might look like "uh`o"
Kahako :: Letters with a bar written over them are sounded out for a little longer bit of time than the other letters. The bar doesn't change the sound of the letter, just the duration of the sound.
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Courtesies
• aloha :: hello, good-bye, (expresses sincerity); love • aloha kakahiaka :: good morning • aloha auina la :: good afternoon • aloha ahiahi :: good evening • a hui hou :: until we meet again • e komo mai :: welcome • kala mai ia`u :: excuse me • mahalo :: thank you • maika`i :: I am fine • pehea `oe? :: how are you? • Mele Kalikimaka :: Merry Christmas • Hau`oli Makahiki Hou :: Happy New Year Common words Which way? People |
Lava
• `a`a :: jagged, sharp-edged lava • pa`hoehoe :: smooth, unbroken flows of lava • Pele :: Hawaiian volcano goddess Hawaiian tradition Modern Hawaiian |
Did you know a "hukilau" is Hawaiian net fishing. Traditionally, a net was put out in a bay and later hauled in to shore by two teams of villagers. They usually got quite a catch and after there'd be a luau. These days, a hukilau is an organized community get together at a beach park. On Mainland it might be a clambake or a fried chicken dinner at the firehouse, but here it's a hukilau. Same thing. You eat and share aloha.
