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a. preposition. Of, acquired by. The a-class version of "o." Used in the place name Haleakalā which means "House (hale) [used] by (a) the (ka) sun (lā)." Compare with o.
a. conjuction. And. A is used before verbs, whereas a me is used before nouns. Note: the PE dictionary spells this word with a kahakō, but I have been taught to spell it without a kahakō. Compare with a me.
‘ā. noun. The letter "a." Also, for a list of the names of the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.
a‘a. noun. Root, small root, rootlet. A‘a is used in the street named Kea‘ahala in Kāne‘ohe. Kea‘ahala means "the (ke) pandanus (hala) root (a‘a)." I listed a‘a to contrast it with ‘a‘ā. ‘A‘ā is a word seen and used much more often than a‘a.
‘a‘ā. noun. ‘A‘ā lava (a rough, stony type of lava). One of the three basic types of lava. The other two being pāhoehoe and pillow lava. In the picture above, you can see a glowing red ‘a‘ā lava flow advance over a previous pāhoehoe flow. Contrast with pāhoehoe (smooth lava).
‘a‘ā. stative verb. Stony, abounding with ‘a‘ā lava.
‘a‘ala. stative verb. Fragrant, sweet smelling.
‘a‘ala. noun. Fragrance, perfume, aroma, sweet scent.
‘A‘ala. (Capitalized) place name. Fragrant. A park and street in Honolulu.The park in downtown Honolulu called ‘A‘ala Park is actually ‘A‘ala International Park. I don't know what is so international about it. Maybe because homeless people come from all around the world to smoke crystal meth and urinate (mimi) in the bushes of ‘A‘ala International Park. ‘A‘ala means "fragrant", but nowadays there is a wholly different fragrance going on at ‘A‘ala International Park, the sweet smelling mixed aroma of smoked "Ice" and urine (mimi). It's a family (‘ohana) friendly park, that is if you're a member of the Manson family (‘ohana).
‘a‘ama. noun. A large, black, edible crab. This crab (pāpa‘i) lives on and runs over shore rocks. ‘A‘ama is a figurative term for a "swift, strong warrior." Compared with pai‘ea.
a‘e. directional. Upward, sideways. Contrast with aku, iho, mai.
‘ae. interjection. Yes. Contrast with ‘a‘ohe (no), ‘a‘ole (no).
‘ae. transitive verb. To consent, confirm, agree, permit.
aha. interrogative. What? Used only in questions.
aha. interrogative. Why? Used only in questions.
‘ahā. number. Four (usually in counting in a seris), four times. I have been taught that ‘ahā is the older and less commonly used version of ‘ehā. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘ehā. Also see Pō‘ahā (Thursday).
‘aha‘aina. noun. Feast, dinner party, banquet. Literally "meal gathering." Also see ‘aina. Compare with lū‘au, pā‘ina.
‘aha‘aina. intransitive verb. To feast.
ahi. noun. Fire, match.
ahi. stative verb. To burn in a fire, destroy by fire.
‘ahi. noun. Hawaiian tuna fishes, especially the yellow-fin tuna.
ahiahi. noun. Evening.
ahiahi. intransitive verb. To become evening.
‘āhinahina. noun. The silversword. The silversword is a native plant found only on the islands of Maui and Hawai‘i at altitudes above 4,900 feet.
‘āhinahina. stative verb. Gray.
ahu. noun. Heap, pile, mound, altar, shrine.
‘ahu. noun. Garment or covering for the upper part of the body and shoulders, as a cape, coat, cloak. Above are pictures of some ʻahu worn by chiefs.
‘āhui. noun. Bunch, cluster. Bunch or cluster, as of bananas or grapes.
Ā hui hou. phrase. Goodbye. Literally "until (ā) [we] meet (hui) again (hou)." Also see hou, hui.
ahupua‘a. noun. Land division usually extending from the uplands to the sea. Ahupua‘a is the combination of two words, ahu (altar or heap) and pua‘a (pig). An altar of stones with the image of a pig marked the boundary line of the ahupua‘a land division. Also see ahu, pua‘a.
‘ai. noun. Food. Compare with mea ‘ai.
‘ai. transitive verb. To eat, edible.
‘ā‘ī. noun. Neck, neck of a shirt or dress.
aia. idiom. There is, there are. Compare with eia (here is, here are).
‘aila. noun. Any lard, oil, grease.
‘ailana. noun. Island. Transliterated from English "island." Compare with moku, mokupuni.
‘ailea. noun. Gasoline. A contraction of ‘aila (oil) and ea (air). Also see ‘aila, ea. Compare with kakalina.
‘aina. noun. Meal. Compare with pā‘ina. The picture above shows a MRE meal. The MRE is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging used by US servicemembers in combat or other field conditions where organized food facilities are not available.
‘āina. noun. Land, earth. Compare with honua.
‘aina ahiahi. noun. Dinner, supper. Literally "evening meal." Also see ahiahi, ‘aina. Compare with pā‘ina.
‘aina awakea. noun. Lunch.
Literally "midday meal." Also see ‘aina, awakea.
‘āina hānau. noun. Birthplace, native land, homeland. Also see ‘āina, hānau.
‘Āina Hau. place name. Iceland. Literally "Ice land." Also see ‘āina, hau. The Straight Dope answers the question "Shouldn't Greenland be known as Iceland and vice versa?" According to Wikipedia's "List of islands by area", Iceland is ranked the 20th biggest island in the world and Hawaii's biggest island, the Island of Hawai‘i is ranked as the 76th biggest island. I did the math, Iceland is almost exactly 10 times bigger than the the Island of Hawai‘i.
‘āina ho‘opulapula. noun. Homestead land. Also see ‘āina, ho‘opulapula.
‘aina kakahiaka. noun. Breakfast. Literally "morning meal." Also see ‘aina, kakahiaka.
‘Āina ‘Ōma‘oma‘o. place name. Greenland. Literally "Green Land." Also see ‘āina, ‘ōma‘oma‘o. The Straight Dope answers the question "Shouldn't Greenland be known as Iceland and vice versa?" Greenland is the largest island in the world, but the size of Greenland is often exaggerated on maps. The map above is a Mercator projection map, so Greenland and Africa are shown at about the same size on the map, but actually Africa is about 14 times bigger than Greenland. South America is shown as being smaller than Greenland, but South America is more than 8 times bigger than Greenland.
‘Āina Pilipino. place name. Philippines. Also see ‘āina, Pilipino.
akā. conjuction. But, however, nevertheless.
‘aka‘aka. noun. Laughter.
‘aka‘aka. intransitive verb. To laugh, laughing.
‘aka‘akai. noun. Great bulrush. The great bulrush, a sedge plant that grows on the edge of fresh and brackish water marshes in Hawai‘i.
‘aka‘akai. noun. Common onion. The tops of the onion resemble the tops of the great bulrush plant called ‘aka‘akai.
‘akahi. number. One (usually in counting in a seris). I have been taught that ‘akahi is the older and less commonly used version of ‘ekahi. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘ekahi. Also see Pō‘akahi (Monday).
‘ākala. stative verb. Pink. The pink ribbon is for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). Each October is NBCAM.
akamai. noun. Expert, smartness, wit. Compare with kahuna (expert).
akamai. stative verb. Smart, clever, expert, intelligent, skilled. Compare with noʻeau.
‘ākua. noun, stative verb. Right side, right (not left).
‘ākua. noun. North. If you face west (komohana), the right hand is to the north. Contrast with hema, hikina, komohana.
‘akolu. number. Three (usually in counting in a seris), three times. I have been taught that ‘akolu is the older and less commonly used version of ‘ekolu. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘ekolu. Also see Pō‘akolu (Wednesday).
aku. noun. Bonito, skipjack. An important food source.
aku. directional. Particle expressing direction away from the speaker. Compare with a‘e, iho, mai.
akua. noun. God, goddess,spirit. Kua is shortened, varient spelling of akua and is used in the place name Kealakekua. Kealakekua means "the (ke) pathway (ala) [of] the (ke) god (kua)."
akua. stative verb. Divine, supernatural, godly.
Akua. (Capitalized) noun. God (Christian).
ala. noun. Path, road, street, trail. A word used in many place names. Some examples of ala in place names are Ala Moana which means "ocean (moana) street (ala)", Ala Wai which means "freshwater (wai) way (ala)" and Kealakekua which means "the (ke) pathway (ala) [of] the (ke) god (kua)." Compare with ala nui.
ā laila. locative. Then. See laila for a list of locatives that use the word laila. Also see ā, laila.
‘alalā. noun. Hawaiian crow. The Hawaiian crow, named for its harsh, grating cry. The ‘alalā is now extinct in the wild.
alaka‘i. noun. Leader, guide, director, conductor.
alaka‘i. transitive verb. To lead, guide, direct.
‘alani. noun. Orange. Any kind of orange, both the fruit and the tree.
‘alani. stative verb. Orange. The color.
ala nui. noun. Street, road, highway, thoroughfare. Literally "large path." Also see ala, nui. Hawai‘i has 4 Interstate highways and they are all on the island of O‘ahu. Most people who live on the island might say that Hawai‘i has only three Interstate highways, because they may not know about H-201. The Moanalua Freeway has been designated an interstate since 1989, but until 2004 the freeway was signed as Route 78. In typical "Hawaiian time" fashion it only took about 15 years before the H-201 signs started to go up. I wonder "what was the hurry?" Also, people sometime wonder how the State of Hawai‘i can have Interstate highways. The Interstate highways in Hawai‘i obviously do not connect to any other state, so how can they be Interstates? Visit my Interstates in Hawai‘i page and read my version of a classic joke.
alawai. place name. Canal, channel. Also see ala, wai.
Ala Wai. place name. Freshwater way. Boulevard and canal in Waikīkī. Also see ala, wai.
alelo. noun. Tongue (body part), language. For the meaning of language, I prefer ‘ōlelo.
Alexander Liholiho. Kamehameha IV, fourth ruling king of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Glowing. Liholiho means "glowing." Alexander Liholiho ruled for about 8 years and 11 months from 1855 to 1863. A year after assuming the throne, he took Emma Rooke as his queen. She is usually refered to as Queen Emma. See the Alexander Liholiho entry in the Ali‘i Glossary Category. For a list of the ruling monarchs and a timeline, see mō‘ī (monarch).
ali‘i. noun. Chief, chiefess, monarch, noble, king, queen. Compare with lani (very high chief).
ali‘i. stative verb. Royal, regal, aristocrat, kingly; to rule or act as a chief.
‘alima. number. Five (usually in counting in a seris), five times. I have been taught that ‘alima is the older and less commonly used version of ‘elima. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘elima, lima. Also see Pō‘alima (Friday).
aloalo. noun. All kinds of hibiscus.
aloha. Love, hello, goodbye. These are the commonly given definitions, but the word aloha has many other less commonly used and understood meanings, most of which are shown below.
aloha. noun, transitive verb, stative verb. Love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation; sweetheart, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, charitable; to love; to show kindness, mercy, charity. The picture above shows an Aloha Airlines airplane. Aloha Airlines ceased operations on March 31, 2008.
‘ahā. number. Two (usually in counting in a seris), twice. I have been taught that ‘alua is the older and less commonly used version of ‘elua. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘elua. Also see Pō‘alua (Tuesday).
a me. conjunction. And. A me is used before nouns, whereas a is used before verbs. Compare with a.
‘Amelika. noun, stative verb. America, American. Transliterated from English "America."
‘Amelika Huipū. noun, stative verb. United States of America, American. Also see ‘Amelika.
‘anakala. noun. Uncle. Transliterated from English "uncle." The first picture above shows Milton Berle, also known as Uncle Miltie and Mr. Television. And, of course, the second picture is of Uncle Sam. Contrast with ‘anakē (aunt).
‘anakē. noun. Aunt, auntie. Transliterated from English "aunt." Pictured above is Aunt Bee from the television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Contrast with ‘anakala (uncle).
aniani. noun. Mirror, glass.
aniani. stative verb. Transparent.
‘ano. stative verb. Rather, somewhat. Used before verbs.
anu. noun, stative verb. Cool, cold; coolness. Used in the place name Nu‘uanu. Nu‘uanu means "cool (anu) height (nu‘u)."
anu. noun, intransitive verb. Cold, influenza; to have a cold.
ānuenue. noun. Rainbow. A mnemonic device for remembering the colors of the rainbow is "Roy G. Biv". Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
ao. noun. Day, daylight, dawn. Compare with lā (day).
ao. noun. Cloud. Any kind of cloud.
ao. noun. Earth, world, realm. Compare with honua (earth, world).
a‘o. noun, transitive verb. Instruction, teaching, learning; to learn or teach. The picture above shows the sign in front of the Hale A‘o building on the Windward Community College campus in Kāne‘ohe. Hale A‘o translates as "Hall of Learning."
a‘o aku. transitive verb. To teach. Also see aku, a‘o. Contrast with a‘o mai.
‘ao‘ao. noun. Page.
‘ao‘ao. noun. Side, boundry, hemisphere.
‘a‘ohe. interjection. None; not any. Compare with ‘a‘ole.
‘a‘ole. interjection. No, not; to have none. Compare with ‘a‘ohe.
‘A‘ole pilikia. phrase. No problem. Figuratively means "You're welcome." Also see ‘a‘ole, pilikia.
a‘o mai. transitive verb. To learn. Also see a‘o, mai. Compare with a‘o aku.
‘aono. number. Six (usually in counting in a seris), six times. I have been taught that ‘aono is the older and less commonly used version of ‘eono. The older ‘a- prefix for numbers survives in the Hawaiian words for six days of the week, Monday through Saturday. Sunday (Lāpule) is not numbered like the other days of the week. Compare with ‘eono. Also see Pō‘aono (Saturday).
‘āpala. noun. Apple. Transliterated from English "apple." The pictures above show two corporate logos; the Apple Records logo and a version of the Apple Computer logo.
ā pau. idiom. All, entirely. This shows in the PE Hawaiian Dictionary as one word (āpau), but I have been taught to spell it as two seperate words.
āpōpō. locative noun. Tomorrow. Āpōpō is the spelling I have been taught. The PE dictionary shows it spelled as ‘apōpō with only two kahakō and an ‘okina. Curiously, the Māmaka Kaiao dictionary shows the spelling as ‘āpōpō with three kahakō and ‘okina. I believe āpōpō is the only correct spelling. The Hawaiian day (24 hour period) began at nightfall and āpōpō literally means something like "until (ā) day, as in a 24 hour period (pō) [becomes] night (pō)." Also see ā, pō.
au. pronoun. I. A variant spelling of au as a pronoun is wau. For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.
au. noun. Period of time, time, age, era. Compare with manawa, wā.
a‘u. possesive. My, mine. A-form, k-less class. For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.
‘au‘au. intransitive verb. To bathe, to swim.
‘au‘au kai. intransitive verb. To swim in the sea, to bathe in the sea. Also see ‘au‘au, kai.
auē, auwē. Interjection. Alas! Oh! Oh dear! Oh boy! Goodness! Auwē is a popular alternative spelling of auē with the w-glide spelled in the word.
‘auinalā. noun. Afternoon. Literally "declining sun." Also see lā.
‘aumakua. noun. Family god or personal god. Probably, literally from ‘au (group) and makua (parent). Also see makua.
‘aumākua. pluralized noun. Family gods or personal gods. ‘Aumakua is one of the ten nouns that can be pluralized by lengthening the third to last syllable with a kahakō. Below is a list of the ten nouns.
Ten nouns that are pluralized by lengthening the third to last syllable with a kahakō:
aumākua - family gods, ‘elemākule - old men, kāhiko - old persons, kāhuna - priests, kaikamāhine - girls, kānaka - people, kūpuna - grandparents, luāhine - old women, mākua - parents, wāhine - women.
aumoe. noun. Midnight hours, late night. Literally "sleep (moe) time (au)." Also see au, moe.
aupuni. noun. Government, kingdom, nation, realm. The picture above shows the front and mauka side of the Hawai‘i State Capitol Building in Honolulu.
aupuni mō‘ī. noun. Monarchy. Also see aupuni, mō‘ī.
awa. noun. Port, harbor, cove. Also see kū‘ono (cove).
awa. noun. Milkfish. The picture above shows a milkfish.
‘awa. noun. Kava. The kava plant, a shrub native to the Pacific islands. The root of the kava plant is the source of a narcotic drink.
awāwa. noun. Valley, gulch, ravine. Awaawa is an variant spelling of awāwa. The picture above shows Ka‘a‘awa Valley. Ka‘a‘awa means "the (ka) wrasse fish (‘a‘awa)."
‘āwīwī. intransitive verb. Quick, fast, swift. Compare with wikiwiki.
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da kine. pidgin term, not Hawaiian. Whatchamacallit, whatsit, thingamajig, that thing, this thing. A corruption of the English "the kind." Da kine is used as a filler term when you do not know the word(s) for the thing you are talking about. Da kine is also used as a shorthand term when it is likely the listener will understand what is meant.
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