he. indefinitive article. A, an.

  
hē. noun. The letter "h."
   Also, for a list of the names for the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.

 
hea. interrogative. Where?, what?, which?

 
he‘e. noun. Octopus. Not to be confused with squid, but the PE dictionary says "Octopus, commonly known as squid." The Hawaiian word for squid is mūhe‘e.
   See the he‘e entry in the Sea Life Category.

he‘e. intransitive verb. To slide, surf, slip.

 
he‘enalu. noun. Surf, surfing, surf rider.

he‘enalu. verb. To ride a surfboard. Literally "wave (nalu) sliding (he‘e)." The Hawaiian word for surfboard is papahe‘enalu. Also see he‘e, nalu.

 
hē‘ī. noun. Papaya. A small tree and its fruit, native to South America.
   See the hē‘ī entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
heiau. noun. Pre-Christian place of worship, shrine.

 
hēkī. noun. Jet. This word comes from Māmaka Kaiao and is a contraction of the two words hele and kikī (to flow swifty). Used in the term for jet airplane, mokulele hēkī. The picture shows the F-22 Raptor built by Lockheed Martin exclusively for the US military. The F-22 is a stealthly fifth-generation jet fighter aircraft and the most awesome jet fighter in the world. Also see mokulele hēkī.

 
hekili. noun. Thunder. The word hekili is used in the place name Kahekili (the thunder). Contrast with uila (lightning).

hekili. intransitive verb. To thunder.

 
hele. intransitive verb. To go, walk.

 
hele aku. intransitive verb. To go, go away. Also see aku, hele.

 
helekopa. noun. Helicopter. Transliterated from the English "helicopter."

 
hele mai. intransitive verb. To come, come. Also see hele, mai.

 
hele wāwae. intransitive verb. To walk. Also see hele, wāwae.

 
helu. transitive verb. To count, number; to scratch, as a chicken. Helu is used in the name of a street in Waikīkī called Helumoa Road (chicken scratch).

 
heluhelu. transitive verb. To read, count.

   
helu kelepona. noun. Telepone number. Also see helu, kelepona. Call the phone number above, if you would like to leave a comment for anyone at The White House. I'm sure they would love to hear from you.

 
helu kuhi. noun. Zip code. Literally "pointing (kuhi) number (helu)." Also see helu.

 
hema. noun, stative verb. Left, left-side.

hema. noun, stative verb. South, southern. If you face west (komohana), your left hand is to the south. Contrast with ‘ākau, hikina, komohana.

 
hemahema. stative verb. Awkward, clumsy, unprepared, unskilled.

 
hemolele. noun. Perfection, virtue, holiness, angel, person without fault.

hemolele. stative verb. Perfect, faultless, flawless, holy, immaculate.

 
hewa. noun. Mistake, error, fault, sin, guilt, offense. Compare with hala (sin, fault, error), ‘ino (sin).

hewa. stative verb. Wrong, sinful, guilty.

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