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Hawaiian Words & Phrases:

• Mahalo Ke Akua. Ano ai ke aloha. Thank you with blessings from God.  Greetings with love.
• Na `Opio o Ka `Aina
  The youth of the land
• `Ai Kahiko       refers to modern hula which are done in the style of ancient hula
• alo                   presence, front, face
• A Hui Hou        see you later
• a `Ke Akua Ho`opomaika`i Kakou        God Bless all of you
• Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono.        The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
• aloha               love (used as a greeting and for departing)
• Aloha `Oe       farewell to thee.  Song written by Queen Lili`uokalani
• translation of the words to the song Aloha `Oe
  Proudly sweeps the rain clouded by the cliffs,
  As onward it glides through the trees,
  It seems to be following the liko,
  The ahihi lehua of the vale.
  (Chorus)
  Farewell to thee, farewell to thee,
  Thou charming one who dwells among the bowers.
  One fond embrace before I now depart
  Until we meet again.
• Ano`ai            greetings
• `Elele Waha `Ole        message
• hâ                   the presence of (divine) breath
• hale                house
• Ho`olaule`a    gathering, celebration
• honulele          flying or jumping turtle
• Ho`olohe        listen
• hula                dance that uses the entire body to express the meaning of the dance - hands, feet, eyes, posture - all have a place in telling the story.
  Hula is a sacred tradition for the Hawaiian people, and dates back to ancient times, when chants and body movements were first used as forms of communication with the gods. Until fairly recently, the Hawaiian language was primarily oral, its history and tradition passed down through dance and chants from one generation to the next. The survival of hula is an integral part of Hawaii's past and future; it has kept alive much of the culture's history, including a chronology of important events, battles fought, and genealogical histories of the people.
    “Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people”- King David Kalakaua.
• I`Imi`ike        to seek knowledge
• imu                  oven dug into the earth
• imua                forward
• Kanakolu Makahiki a Aloha          30 years of love
• kama`aina       Hawaiian native
  
• kau kau           food, meal, to eat (slang)
• `Ke Akua Ho`opomaika`i Kakou    God bless all of you
  
• Ki`i                God(s)
• Lä Pule            Sunday
• lei halia          lei of fond recollections
• Lokahi           family unity
• lu`au              taro leaf, tops of young Taro plants; also: Pacific Commercial Advertiser created this slang in 1856, used ever since for a Hawaiian feast
• Lulai                July
• ohana             family
• ono                delicious
• mahele           share
• Malama Pono   take care
• mauna             mountain
• Na Mamo        cherished children
• paniola pipi     cowboy
• Pelekikena       president
• piha makahiki       anniversary
• Pô`ahâ            Thursday
• Pô`akolu          Wednesday
• Pô`akahi          Monday
• Pô`alima           Friday
• Pô`alua            Tuesday
• Pö Aono          Saturday
• Po`okela>        a clear commitment to excellence
• pua`a              pig
  
• Po`okela          a clear commitment to excellence
• Pono               to be moral and proper
• Laulima             to work cooperatively
• Lokomaika`i     to share
• Na`au Pono       to possess a deep sense of justice
• Malama            to care for each other
• Ha`aha`a         to be humble
• Po`okela          a clear commitment to excellence
• Pono                to be moral and proper
• I`Imi`ike          to seek knowledge
• Laulima              to work cooperatively
• Lokomaika`i          to share
• Na`au Pono          to possess a deep sense of justice
• Malama                to care for each other
• Ha`aha`a             to be humble
• Ipu Hokiokio        Gourd Nose Flute
• Oeoe                    Gourd Bull Roarer
• Ipu Li`ili`i             Small ipu
• Paia`ie                 Ball and Loop Game
• Na Pua Hulu           Feather Flowers
• Kahili Li`ili`i Mini       Feather Standard
• Lei La`i ame Loke La`i       Ti Leaf Lei & Rose

Hawaiian Songs:

Hawai`i Aloha *
E Hawai`i e ku`u one hânau e
Ku`u home kulaîwi nei
'Oli nô au i nâ pono lani ou e E Hawai`i, aloha ê
Hui:
E hau`oli nâ `ôpio o Hawai`i nei
`Oli ê! `Oli ê!
Mai nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei
Mau ke aloha, no Hawai`i

E ha`i mai kou mau kini lani e
Kou mau kupa aloha, e Hawai`i
Nâ mea `ôlino kamaha`o no luna mai
E Hawai`i aloha ê

Nâ ke Akua E mâlama mai iâ `oe
Kou mau kualona aloha nei
Kou mau kahawai `ôlinolino mau
Kou mau mâla pua nani ê

translation:
Oh Hawai`i, oh sands of my birth
My native home
I rejoice in the blessings of heaven
Oh Hawai`i, aloha

   Chorus:
Happy youth of Hawai`i
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Gentle breezes blow
Love always for Hawai`i

May your divine throngs speak
Your loving people, o Hawai`i
The holy light from above
Oh Hawa`i aloha

God protects you
Your beloved ridges
Your ever glistening streams
Your beautiful gardens
  lyrics by Rev. Lorenzo Lyons (Makua Laiana),
  Music by James McGranahan

Panini Pua Kea
`Auhea iho nei o Lei aloha
Ku`u hoa i ka nani a`o nâ pua

Eia mai au `o suipa lilo
Ka ipo i ke aka pua aniani

He aniani wale `o hâli`a loko
Nowelo mao `ole i ka pu`uwai

Nâ wai nô `oe e a pakele aku
I ka wai o ka pânini pua kea

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ku`u ipo i ka nani a`o nâ pua

 

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