a. See he.
‘a‘ā lava. See ‘a‘ā.
abdomen. See ‘ōpū.
able. See hiki / mākaukau.
above. See luna.
abuse. See hana ‘ino.
accent mark. See kaha.
accord. See lōkahi.
accurate. See pololei.
accustomed. See ma‘a.
acquainted. See kama‘āina.
activity. See hana.
address. See wahi noho.
adhere. See pili.
adjacent. See kokoke, pili.
adjoin. See pili.
adjust. See ho‘oponopono.
admiration. See mahalo.
admire. See mahalo.
adopted. See hānai.
adopted child. See hānai.
adorn. See wehi.
adornment. See wehi.
advent. See hikina.
affection. See aloha / pumehana.
afraid. See maka‘u / wiwo.
after. See hope / muli.
afternoon. See ‘auinalā.
again. See hou.
age (period of time). See au / wā.
agree. See ‘ae.
agreement. See lōkahi.
ahead. See mua.
air. See ea / lewa.
airplane. See mokulele.
airport. See kahua ho‘olulu mokulele.
alas. See auē / auwē.
alive. See ola.
all. See ā pau.
alleviated. See mao.
allot. See hā‘awi.
all right. See maika‘i.
alone. See ho‘okahi.
alphabet. See hua kumu.
altar. See ahu.
altitude. See ki‘eki‘e.
always. See mau.
ambulance. See ka‘a lawe ma‘i.
amend. See ho‘oponopono.
America. See ‘Amelika.
American. See ‘Amelika / ‘Amelika Huipū.
amusement. See le‘ale‘a.
an. See he.
ancestor. See kupuna.
ancient. See kahiko.
and. See a, a me.
angel. See hemolele.
angry. See hūhū.
animal. See holoholona.
another. See ‘ē a‘e.
answer. See pane.
appetizer. See pūpū.
apple. See ‘āpala.
arc. See pi‘o.
arch. See pi‘o.
arched. See pi‘o.
archipelago. See pae moku.
arm. See lima.
army. See kaua.
arrange. See ho‘oponopono.
arrive. See hiki.
arrowroot. See pia.
artist. See kaha ki‘i.
ascend. See pi‘i.
ask (to question). See nīnau.
asphalt. See kā.
assets. See waiwai.
assignment. See ha‘awina.
assist. See kōkua.
assistance. See kōkua.
associate. See hui.
associate with. See pili.
associates. See mā.
assuaged. See mao.
at. See i / ma.
at (at that place). See i laila.
athlete (star athlete). See pai‘ea.
ATM (automated teller machine). See mīkini panakō.
atmosphere. See lewa.
attendant. See kahu.
aunt. See ‘anakē.
authority. See kuleana.
automobile. See ka‘a.
autumn. See hā‘ule lau.
away. A directional term expressing "away" from the speaker, see aku.
awkward. See hemahema.

back (rear). See hope.
back (rear portion of a body). See kua.
bacon. See ‘i‘o pua‘a uahi.
bad. See ‘ino.
badge. See hō‘ailona / pihi.
bad luck. See pō‘ino.
baffled. See hoka.
bag. See ‘eke.
baggage. See ukana.
behave correctly. See ho‘opono.
bail. See kā.
bake. See kālua.
balcony. See lānai.
ball. See kinipōpō.
bamboo. See ‘ohe.
banana. See mai‘a.
bank (financial institution). See panakō.
bank machine (ATM). See mīkini panakō.
banquet. See ‘aha‘āina.
bark cloth See kapa.
barter. See kū‘ai.
base (foundation). See kahua / kumu.
baseball. See kinipōpō.
bashful. See hilahila.
basic. See kumu.
basket. See ‘eke.
bat. See ‘ōpe‘ape‘a.
bathe. See ‘au‘au.
bathe in the sea. See ‘au‘au kai.
battle. See kaua.
bay. See kaikū‘ono / kū‘ono. Also Hana- / Hono- (these suffixes are used only in place names).
beach. See kahakai.
beak. See ihu.
beard. See ‘umi‘umi.
beast. See holoholona.
beautiful. See nani.
beauty. See nani. Also, for youthful beauty, see u‘i.
because. See no / no ka mea.
beckon. See pe‘ahi.
bed. See moena.
bee. See meli.
beef. See ‘i‘o pipi / pipi. Also, for jerked beef, see pipi kaula.
beef tripe. See ‘ōpū pipi.
beef tripe stew. See ‘ōpū pipi.
beehive. See pahu meli.
beer. See pia.
before. See mua.
behave correctly. See ho‘opono.
behind. See hope / muli.
belief. See mana‘o.
bell. See pele.
belly. See ‘ōpū.
belonging to (of ). See a / kā / kō / o.
below. See lalo.
beneficent. See lokomaika‘i.
benevolent. See lokomaika‘i.
bent. See pi‘o.
Be quiet! See kulikuli.
best. See ‘oi.
between. See waena.
beverage. See mea inu.
be with. See pili.
bicycle. See ka‘a hehi wāwae / paikikala.
big. See nui.
big day. See lānui.
bigeye emperor fish. See mū.
big-eyed scad. See akule.
bill (beak). See ihu.
bill (statement of money owed). See palapala.
billion. See piliona.
bird. See manu.
birth. See hānau.
birthday. See lā hānau.
birthplace. See ‘āina hānau.
biscuit. See pelena.
bison. See pipi kuapu‘u.
bivalve. See ‘ōlepe.
black. See ‘ele / ‘ele‘ele. For dark black, see uliuli.
blackboard. See papa‘ele‘ele.
blemish. See kīna‘u.
blessed. See pōmaika‘i.
blind. See makapō.
blood. See koko.
blossom. See pua.
blow (as the wind). See pā.
blue. See polū. For dark blue, see uliuli.
board. See papa.
board (enter a ship, train, et cetera). See e‘e.
body. See kino.
bold. See wiwo‘ole.
bone. See iwi.
bonefish. See ‘ō‘io.
bonito fish. See aku.
book. See puke.
bore. See wili.
boss. See luna.
bottle. See ‘ōmole.
bottle gourd plant. See ipu.
bottom. See kumu.
boundary. See ‘ao‘ao.
bowl. See ipu / ‘umeke.
box. See pahu.
boy. See keiki kāne.
brain. See lolo.
branch. See mana.
brave. See wiwo‘ole.
bread. See palaoa / pelena.
breadfruit. See ‘ulu.
breakfast. See ‘aina kakahiaka.
breast. See ū / waiū.
breath. See ea.
brief. See pōkole.
bright (luminous, shining). See kōnane.
bring. See lawe / lawe mai.
brother. See kaikaina / kaikua‘ana / kaikunāne. Also, for younger brother (or sister), see hānau hope. Also, for older brother (or sister), see hānau mua.
brow. See lae.
brown. See palaunu. For dark brown, see uliuli.
buggy. See ka‘a.
building. See hale.
bulrush (a plant). For the great bulrush,see ‘aka‘akai.
bunch. See ‘āhui.
bundle. See pū‘olo.
bus. See ka‘a ‘ōhua.
bush. See lā‘au.
busy. See limahana.
but. See akā.
butter. See paka / waiūpaka.
button. See pihi.
butterfly. See pulelehua.
butterfly fish. Also, for specific types, see lauwiliwilinukunuku‘oi‘oi.
buttocks. See lemu / ‘ōkole.
buy. See kū‘ai / kū‘ai mai.

cabbage. See kāpiki.
cake. See mea ‘ono.
calabash. See ipu / ‘umeke.
California. See Kaleponi.
call on (visit). See kipa.
calm. See lulu / mālie.
camera. See pahupa‘iki‘i.
can. See hiki.
canal. See alawai / ‘auwai.
candlenut tree and its nuts. See kukui.
candy See kanakē.
canoe. See wa‘a.
canoe bailer. See kā.
cape (garment). See ‘ahu.
cape (promontory). See lae.
care for. See mālama.
carriage. See ka‘a.
carry. See hāpa‘i / lawe.
car. See ka‘a.
carbon copy. See pepa kope.
cargo. See ukana.
carve. See kālai.
cask. See pahu.
cat. See pōpoki.
cattle. See pipi.
celebrate. See ho‘olaule‘a.
celebrated. See kaulana.
celebration. See ho‘olaule‘a.
center (middle). See waena.
certificate. See palapala.
chair. See noho.
channel. See alawai.
chant. For chant that is not danced to, see oli and for chant with dancing, see mele. Also, for different types of chants, see kaukau (chant of lamentation), Kumulipo (creation chant).
chapel. See hale pule.
charity. See aloha.
chart. See palapala kuhikuhi.
chaste. See ma‘ema‘e.
cheap. See emi.
cheese. See waiūpa‘a.
cherry. See keli.
chicken. See moa.
chicken egg. See hua moa.
chief. See ali‘i / lani / li‘i (short for ali‘i).
chiefess. See ali‘i / li‘i (short for ali‘i).
child. See kama / keiki.
childhood. See wā keiki.
children. See kamali‘i.
China. See Pākē.
Chinese. See Pākē.
Chinese pork cake. See manapua.
chocloate. See kokoleka.
choice. See koho.
choose. See koho.
Christ. See Kristo.
Christmas. See Kalikimaka.
church. See hale pule.
cinema. See ki‘i ‘oni‘oni.
circular (round). See poepoe.
citizen. See kupa.
city. See kūlanakauhale.
clam. See ‘ōlepe.
class (learning group). See papa.
class (social rank). See papa.
clean. See ma‘ema‘e. For to clean, see ho‘oma‘ema‘e.
cleanliness. See ma‘ema‘e.
clever. See akamai / no‘eau.
cliff. See pali.
climb. See pi‘i.
climb on. See e‘e.
cling. See pili.
cloak. See ‘ahu.
clock. See uaki.
close (near). See kokoke / pili.
closed. See pa‘a.
close friend. See hoa pili.
close relationship. See pili.
cloth. See lole.
clothes. See lole.
cloud. See ao.
club. See hui.
clumsy. See hemahema.
cluster. See ‘āhui.
coach. See ka‘a.
coat. See ‘ahu.
cockroach. See ‘elelū.
coconut. See niu.
coconut grove. See ulu niu.
coconut palm. See niu.
coconut pudding. See haupia.
coffee. See kope.
coffee beans. See kope.
coin. See kālā pa‘a.
cold (infuenza). See anu.
cold (temperature). See anu.
college. See kulanui.
color. See waiho‘olulu. For differnet color names, see white: kea, ke‘oke‘o; gray: hina, hinahina; black: ‘ele, ‘ele‘ele; brown: palaunu; red: ‘ula, ‘ula‘ula; pink: ‘ākala; orange: ‘alani; gold: kula; yellow: melemele; green: ‘ōma‘oma‘o; blue: polū; purple: poni.
come. See hele mai.
come back. See ho‘i / ho‘i mai.
come in. See e komo mai.
comfortable. See ‘olu / ‘olu‘olu.
commemorate. See ho‘omana‘o.
common. See ma‘amau.
commoner. See maka‘āinana.
community. See kaiāulu.
companion. See hoa.
company (companions). See mā.
compassion. See aloha.
completed. See pau.
complexion. See ‘ili.
comprehension. See ‘ike.
conch horn. See pū‘olē‘olē.
conch shell. See pū.
conceive. See hāpa‘i.
conductor. See alaka‘i.
confirm. See ‘ae.
congenial. See ‘olu‘olu.
congregate. See hui.
consent. See ‘ae.
constant. See mau.
consumed. See pau.
container. See ipu / pū‘olo.
continual. See mau.
continue. See ho‘omau.
convict tang. See manini.
cooked. See mo‘a.
cookie. See mea ‘ono.
cool. See anu / hau / ‘olu / ‘olu‘olu.
cooperate. See laulima.
cooperation. See kōkua / laulima.
coral. See puna.
cord. See kaula.
corn. See kūlina.
corporation. See hui.
correct. See pololei / pono.
correct (to correct). See ho‘oponopono.
costume. See lole.
count. See helu / heluhelu.
counter. See pākaukau.
courageous. See wiwo‘ole.
cousin. See hoahānau. Also see kaikaina (younger cousin of the same gender), kaikua‘ana (older cousin of the same gender).
cove. See awa / kū‘ono.
cowboy. See paniolo.
crab. See pāpa‘i. For specific types of crab, see ‘a‘ama / pai‘ea.
cracker. See pelena. Also, for saloon pilot see pelena poepoe.
crank. See wili.
crater. See lua pele.
crazy. See lōlō.
creek. See kahawai.
crazy. See pupule.
creation chant. See Kumulipo.
crooked. See ‘ewa.
crops. See mea kanu.
crow. For Hawaiian crow, see ‘alalā.
crush. See lomi.
cry. See uē.
Cuba. See Kupa.
cube. See kupa.
cultivate. See mahi.
cup. See ipu.
curved. See pi‘o.
cushion. See uluna.
customary. See ma‘amau.
cut. See kaha / kālai.
cuttlefish. See mūhe‘e.
czar. See kā.

dad. See pāpā.
damp. See pa‘ū.
dance. See hula.
dark color. See uliuli.
date. See lā / manawa.
daughter. See kaikamahine.
dauntless. See wiwo‘ole.
dawn. See ao.
day. See ao / lā.
daylight. See ao.
dead. See make.
decide. See koho.
declare (tell). See ha‘i.
decorate. See wehi.
decoration. See wehi.
Decoration Day. See Lā Kau Pua.
decrease. See emi.
deed. See palapala.
defect. See kīna‘u.
delicious. See ‘ono.
delight. See ‘oli‘oli.
demonstrate (show). See hō‘ike.
deposit. See waiho.
depository. See waina.
descend. See iho.
desire. See makemake.
desk. See pākaukau.
dessert. See mea ‘ono.
destitute. See ‘ilihune.
destroy by fire. See ahi.
destroyed. See pau.
dew. See hau.
dial (dial, as an old fashioned telephone). See wili.
die. See make.
different. See ‘ē a‘e.
digging stick. See ‘ō‘ō.
dime. See kenikeni.
dinner. See ‘aina ahiahi / pā‘ina.
dinner party. See ‘aha‘āina / pā‘ina.
direct. See alaka‘i.
director. See alaka‘i.
dirt. See lepo.
dirty. See lepo.
disappointed. See hoka.
dish. See ipu / pā.
dishcloth. See kāwele.
distance. See lō‘ihi / mamao.
distant. See mamao.
district. See moku.
ditch. See ‘auwai.
dive. See lu‘u.
divine. See akua.
divine power. See mana.
do. See hana.
doctor. See kauka.
document. See palapala.
dog. See ‘īlio.
dollar. See kālā.
dolphin. See nai‘a.
dolphin fish. See mahimahi.
done. See pau.
don't. See mai.
door. See puka.
dormitory. See hale noho haumāna.
down. See lalo.
downward. See iho / lalo.
dress (costume). See lole.
dried. See malo‘o.
drill. See wili.
drink. See mea inu.
drum (percussion instrument). See pahu.
drunk (intoxicated). See ‘ona.
dry. See malo‘o.
duck. Also, for the Hawaiian duck, see koloa.
dung. See kūkae.
dust. See uahi.
dwell. See noho.
dwelling place. See wahi noho.
dye. See waiho‘olulu.

earth (dirt). See lepo.
earth (world). See ‘āina / ao / honua.
east. See hikina.
eat. See ‘ai.
edible. See ‘ai.
eel. See puhi.
egg. See hua. Also, for chicken egg see hua moa.
eight. See ‘ewalu.
eldest child in a family. See hiapo.
elect. See koho.
election. See koho.
election day. See lā koho.
electric bus. See ka‘a uila.
electric light. See kukui uila.
electric vehicle. See ka‘a uila.
elephant. See ‘elepani.
elevator. See ‘eleweka.
else. See ‘ē a‘e.
emblem. See hō‘ailona.
emerge. See puka.
employ. See ho‘olimalima.
employee. See limahana.
employer. See haku.
embark. See e‘e.
embarrassed. See hilahila.
encore. See hana hou.
engine. See mīkini.
enlightened. See na‘auao.
enter. See komo.
entertain. See ho‘okipa.
entirely. See ā pau.
entrance. See komo.
era. See au / wā.
erase. See mea holoi.
error. See hala.
Eskimo. See ‘Ekekemō.
evening. See ahiahi.
evil. See ‘ino.
Europe. See ‘Eulopa.
European. See ‘Eulopa.
ʻewa (directional term). See ‘Ewa.
exalted. See lani.
exchange. See kū‘ai.
excrement. See kūkae.
excuse. See kala.
excuse (me). See e kala mai (ia‘u).
exhibit. See hō‘ike.
expensive. See pipi‘i.
expert. See akamai / kahuna / no‘eau.
explain. See wehewehe.
explore. See ‘imi loa.
explorer. See ‘imi loa.
eye. See maka.

 

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