e. imperative marker. Particle used to mark a command.
e. vocative marker. Particle used to mark the person being addressing.
e. infinitive particle. Used in the middle of a sentence before a verb makes the verb infinitive.

  
‘ē. noun. The letter "e." Also, for a list of the names of the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.

 
ea. noun. Sovereignty, independence. Compare with kū‘oko‘a (independence).
ea. noun. Life, air, breath. Compare with ola (life).

 
‘ea. noun. Hawksbill turtle. Also, for turtle, see honu.

 
‘ē a‘e. stative verb. Other, another, different, else.

 
e (verb) ana. particles. Incomplete action markers. A verb must be between e and ana.

 
e‘e. intransitive verb. To climb on, mount, board, embark.

 
‘eha. stative verb. Sore, hurt.

 
‘ehā. number. Four, four times.

 
‘ehia. numeral interjection. How many, how much.

 
‘ehiku. number. Seven, seven times.

 
eia. idiom. Here is, here are. Compare with aia (there is, there are).

 
‘eiwa. number. Nine, nine times.

 
‘ekahi. number. One, once. Also see kahi.

 
E kala mai (ia‘u). phrase. Excuse (me). Also see e, mai.

 
‘eke. noun. Sack, bag, basket.

 
‘eke kālā. noun. Purse, wallet. Also see ‘eke, kālā.

 
‘Ekekemō. noun, stative verb. Eskimo. Transliterated from the English "Eskimo."

 
‘ekolu. number. Three, three times.

 
E komo mai. phrase. Come in, welcome. Literally "Enter [toward the speaker]." This phrase is often used on the signage of many Hawai‘i businesses. Also see e, komo, mai.

 
‘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)."

 
‘ele‘ele. noun, stative verb. Black. How many black dots do you see in the image above?

 
‘elele. noun. Messenger.

 
‘elelū. noun. Cockroach.

 
‘elemakule. noun. Old man.
‘elemākule. pluralized noun. Old men. ‘Elemakule 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.

 
‘elepaio. noun. A bird, a species of flycatcher. A species of flycatcher that inhabits the Big Island, O‘ahu and Kaua‘i This bird is among the most adaptable of the native Hawaiian birds to modern conditions. With so many native Hawaiian plants and animals succumbing to extinction or near extinction, no subspecies of the ‘elepaio have become extict, although two subspecies are now quite rare. The ‘elepaio was considered a form of the goddess Lea, the goddess of canoe makers. The ‘elepaio would help the canoe makers select a tree trunk for carving. The ‘elepaio are insectivores, so if the bird showed no interest in the tree truck, the trunk was very likely suitable for carving, but if the ‘elepaio was seen pecking at a tree it signified the trunk was insect-ridden and not suitable for a canoe.

 
‘elepani. noun. Elephant. Transliterated from the English "elephant."

 
‘eleweka. noun. Elevator. Transliterated from the English "elevator."

 
‘elima. number. Five, five times. Also see lima.

 
‘elua. number. Two, twice. Also see lua.

 
emi. stative verb. Reduce, decrease, wane, recede.
emi. stative verb. Cheap. Contrast with pipi‘i (expensive).

 
‘ena. intransitive verb. Red-hot, glowing.

 
E ‘olu‘olu ‘oe. phrase. Please. Also see e, ‘oe, ‘olu‘olu.

 
‘eono. number. Six, six times.

 
‘Eulopa. noun, stative verb. Europe, European.

 
‘ewa. stative verb. Crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting.
‘Ewa. (Capitalized), place name. Crooked. A town and plain on O‘ahu. According to "Place Names of Hawaii" this ‘Ewa means "crooked.
‘ewa. directional term. ‘Ewa is a widely used directional term on O‘ahu, generally meaning westward when giving directions or describing something east of a location in Honolulu. Its opposite directional terms are "Diamond Head" and "Koko Head."

 
‘ewalu. number. Eight, eight times.

 

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