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‘āhinahina. stative verb. Gray.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘āhinahina.

 
‘ākala. stative verb. Pink. The pink ribbon is for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Each October is NBCAM.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ākala.

 
‘alani. stative verb. Orange. The color.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘alani.

 
‘ele. noun, stative verb. Black. Less used than ‘ele‘ele. ‘Ele is used in the place name Ka‘elepulu (also called Enchanted Lake) which means "the (ka) moist (pulu) blackness (‘ele)."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ele.

 
‘ele‘ele. noun, stative verb. Black. How many black dots do you see in the image above?
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ele‘ele.

 
hina. stative verb. Gray.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see hina.

 
hinahina. stative verb. Gray, grayish.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see hinahina.

 
kea. stative verb. White. Compare with ke‘oke‘o.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kea.

 
ke‘oke‘o. noun, stative verb. White. Compare with kea. The picture above shows the double album "The Beatles" by the Beatles which was released in 1968. Although the official name of the album is "The Beatles", it is commonly called "The White Album."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ke‘oke‘o.

 
kula. noun, stative verb. Gold, golden. Transliterated form English "gold."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kula.

 
melemele. stative verb. Yellow.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see melemele.

 
‘ōma‘oma‘o. stative verb. Green.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ōma‘oma‘o.

 
palaunu. stative verb. Brown. This word is not in the PE Hawaiian Dictionary, but is in the Māmaka Kaiao dictionary. The image above begs the question, "What can palauna do for you?" Transliterated from the English "brown."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see palaunu.

 
polū. stative verb. Blue. Transliterated from English "blue." The color blue, but not the blue of the sea or the sky. The image above shows the logo of "Big Blue."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see polū.

 
poni. statve verb. Purple. The picture above shows the purple finger of a female Iraqi voter. We can blame that horrible unspeakable monster and criminal warmonger George W. Bush for that. If only we could reinstall that charming and lovable Saddam Hussein and go back to the way things were when Iraq was stable and at peace with the world. Iraqis are too backward to embrace democracy and besides women shouldn't be allowed to vote. The next thing you know, Iraqi women might start going around without their head-covering. And God forbid, they might even start driving. We all know that women don't know how to drive, especially Iraqi woman. Allowing an Iraqi woman to drive is no better than unleashing a blood thirsty homicidal bomber on humanity. Damn you George Bush, DAMN YOU TO HELL!
   For the glossary entry and more information, see poni.

 
‘ula. intransitive verb. Red, brown (as the skin of Hawaiians). ‘Ula is used in the place name Hau‘ula (red hau) and the place name Keawa‘ula (the red harbor).
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ula.

 
‘ula‘ula. intransitive verb. Red, brown (as the skin of Hawaiians). Reduplication of ‘ula. The picture above shows Mao's "Little Red Book." Keep a copy of this on your nightstand in case you can't fall asleep at night, reading it will put you straight to sleep.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘ula‘ula.

 
uliuli. stative verb. Any dark color. Any dark color, such as green, brown, blue or black. Examples are, the deep blue of the ocean, the dark green of vegetation or the dark color of the black clouds.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see uliuli.

English to Hawaiian Directory

black. See ‘ele / ‘ele‘ele. For dark black, see uliuli.
blue. See polū. For dark blue, see uliuli.
brown. See palaunu. For dark brown, see uliuli.
brown (as the skin of Hawaiians). See ‘ula.
dark color (any dark color, such as green, brown, blue or black). See uliuli.
gold. See kula.
gray. See ‘āhinahina / hina / hinahina.
green. See ‘ōma‘oma‘o. For dark green, see uliuli.
orange. See ‘alani.
pink. See ‘ākala.
purple. See poni.
red. See ‘ula.
white. See kea / ke‘oke‘o.
yellow. See melemele.

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