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This list is in no way complete, but it will continue to expand.
Hau‘oli lā hānau. phrase. Happy Birthday. Hau‘oli (happy) Lā (day) Hānau (birth).
For the glossary entry and more information, see hau‘oli lā hānau.
lā hānau. noun. Birthday.
For the glossary entry and more information, see lā hānau.
lā ho‘omāka‘uka‘u. noun. Halloween. This term comes from Māmaka Kaiao. The PE dictionary says: ho‘omāka‘uka‘u means "to scare, frighten; scared, frightened."
For the glossary entry and more information, see lā ho‘omāka‘uka‘u.
Lā Kau Pua. noun. Memorial Day. Literally "day (lā) to place (kau) flowers (pua)." Memorial Day is a national holiday that commemorates all U.S. military men and women who have died while in military service and was formerly known as Decoration Day. The practice of decorating the graves of the military dead began in the North during the American Civil War. Decoration Day is a perfectly lovely name, but a some point the name of this day changed to Memorial Day.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Lā Kau Pua.
lā koho. noun. Election day.
For the glossary entry and more information, see lā koho.
Lā Kū‘oko‘a. noun. Independence Day. The July fourth holiday celebrating America's independence.
For the glossary entry and more information, see Lā Kū‘oko‘a.
lānui. noun. Holiday, important day or big day. Literally "big (nui) day (lā)."
For the glossary entry and more information, see lānui.
Lānui o nā Limahana. noun. Labor Day. Literally "holiday (lānui) of (o) the workers (nā limahana)."
For the glossary entry and more information, see Lā o nā Limahana.
Lāpule. noun. Sunday. Literally "prayer day."
For the glossary entry and more information, see Lāpule.
makahiki. noun. Ancient festival. An ancient festival that began about mid-October and lasted about four months.
For the glossary entry and more information, see makahiki.
Pō‘alima Maika‘i. noun. Good Friday. Literally "Good (Maika‘i) Friday (Pō‘alima)."
For the glossary entry and more information, see Pō‘alima Maika‘i.
birthday. See lā hānau.
big day. See lānui.
Decoration Day. See Lā Kau Pua.
election day. See lā koho.
Good Friday. See Pō‘alima Maika‘i.
halloween. See lā ho‘omāka‘uka‘u.
happy birthday. See hau‘oli lā hānau.
holiday. See lānui.
important day. See lānui.
Independence Day. See Lā Kū‘oko‘a.
Labor Day. See Lānui o nā Limahana.
makahiki. See makahiki.
Memorial Day. See Lā Kau Pua.
Sunday. See Lāpule.
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