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aa
(ah'-ah)
a type of rough lava
ae
(eye)
yes
aikane
(eye-kah'-nay)
friend
akamai
(ah-kah'-my)
smart/ clever
alii
(ah-lee'-ee)
chief
ala
(ah-lah)
road or pathway
aloha
(ah-loh'-hah)
welcome/ love/ greetings/ farewell
aole
(ah-oh'-lay)
no
auwe
(ow-way')
too bad/ oh damn/ ouch
ewa
(eh'-vah)
toward Ewa/ westerly direction
hale
(hah'-lay)
house
haole
(hah'-oh-lay)
Caucasian/ foreigner
hapa
(hah-pah)
half
hapa haole
(hah-pah hah'-oh-lay)
half-Caucasian
heiau
(hey-ee-ow')
temple
hele on
(hey'-lay own)
hip/ with it
holo holo
(ho'-low ho'-low)
to visit
holoku
(ho'-loh-koo)
long fitted dress with a train
hoomalimali
(ho-oh-mah-lee-mah-lee)
flattery/ blarney
huhu
(hoo-hoo')
miffed/ angry
hukilau
(who'-key-lau)
community fishing party
hula
(who'-la)
Hawaiian dance
imu
(ee'-moo)
underground oven
ipo
(ee'-po)
sweetheart
kahuna
(kah-who'-nah)
priest
kai
(kah-ee)
sea
kamaaina
(kah-mah-aye'-nah)
native/ local resident
kane
(kah'-ney)
man/ sign on men's room
kapu
(kah'-poo)
taboo/ forbidden
kaukau
(cow-cow)
food
keiki
(kay'-key)
child
kiawe
(key-ah'-vay)
mesquite tree
kokua
(koh-koo'-ah)
help/ assistance/ aid
kona winds
(ko'-nah winds)
winds that blow against the trades
lanai
(lah-nye')
balcony/ patio/ also island name
lauhala
(lau-hah'-lah)
tree- leaves used for weaving
lei
(lay)
necklace/ garland of flowers
lolo
(low-low)
stupid
lomilomi
(low'-me-low'-me)
massage/ also raw salmon
lua
(loo-ah)
bathroom
luau
(loo'-ow)
party/ feast/ cooked taro leaves
mahalo
(mah-hah'-low)
thank you
mahalo nui loa
(mah-hah'-low new'-ee low'-ah)
thank you very much
makai
(mah-kah'-ee)
direction toward the sea
malihini
(mah-lih-hee'-nee)
newcomer/ visitor/ stranger
mauka
(mau'-kah)
direction toward the mountains
mele
(meh'-lay)
chant/ song
muumuu
(moo-oo-moo-oo)
loose/ long dress for all occasions
nani
(nah'-nee)
beautiful
ohana
(oh-hah'-nah)
family/ extended family
okole
(oh-koh'-leh)
butt/ rear/ bottom
okolemaluna
(oh-koh-leh-mah-loo'-nah)
toast/ bottom to the moon (luna)
luna
(loo'-nah)
moon
ono
(oh'-noh)
tastes good
opu
(oh-poo')
stomach
pahoehoe
(pah-hoy'-hoy)
ropy lava
pakiki head
(pah-key'-key head)
stubborn
pali
(pah'-lee)
cliff/ escarpment
paniolo
(pah-nee-oh'-loh)
cowboy
pau
(pow)
the end/ finished
pehea oe
(peh-hay-ah oh'-ee')
how are you?
pilikia
(pee-lee-key'-ah)
trouble
poi
(poy-ee)
cooked taro corn pounded into paste
puka
(poo'-kah)
entrance/ hole/ parking space
pupule
(poo-poo'-ley)
crazy/ pixilated
pupus
(poo'-poos)
hors d'oeuvres
shaka
(shah'-kah)
great/ perfect
wahine
(wah-hee'-ney)
girl/ woman/ sign on ladies' room
wai
(wah-ee)
water
wikiwiki
(wee-'kee-wee'-kee)
be quick/ hurry/ quickly
Hauoli la hanau
(hah-oo-oh'-lee lah hah-nah'-oo)
Happy Birthday
Mele Kalikimaka
(meh-lay kah-lee-kee'-mah-kah)
Merry Christmas
Hauoli makahiki hou (hah-oo-oh'-lee
mah-kah-hee'-kee ho-oo)
Happy New Year