me. preposition. With.

 
mea. noun. Thing, person, stuff. The picture above shows the logo of Native Books / Nā Mea Hawai‘i which has a store at the Ward Warehouse in Honolulu and sells stuff (mea) online at www.nativebookshawaii.com. Nā Mea Hawai‘i means "The Hawaiian Things."
mea. stative verb. Reddish-brown. Reddish-brown, as water mixed with the erosion of red earth. Mea is used in the place name Waimea Bay (reddish water).

 
mea ‘ai. noun. Food. Also see ‘ai, mea.
   See the mea ‘ai entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea ‘ai īlio. noun. Dog food. Is dog food, food that you feed a dog or food made from dog meat? Also see mea ‘ai, īlio.
   See the mea ‘ai īlio entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea ‘ai pōpoki. noun. Cat food. Is cat food, food that you feed a cat or food made from cat meat? Also see mea ‘ai, pōpoki.
   See the mea ‘ai mea ‘ai pōpoki entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea ana. noun. Gauge, a measuring device. Literally "thing [for] measuring." Also see ana, mea.

 
mea holoi. noun. Eraser. Also see holoi, mea.

 
mea ho‘okani pila. noun. Musician. Also see ho‘okani, mea, pila. The portrait above is of Ludwig van Beethoven, "The General of Musicians."

 
mea inu. noun. Beverage, drink. Also see inu, mea.
   See the mea inu entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea kanu. noun. Crops, plants (cultivated plants). Also see kanu, mea.

 
mea nui. noun. Important thing, main thing. Also see mea, nui.

 
mea ‘ole. noun. Nothing, trifle. Literally "not (‘ole) thing (mea)" meaning "nothing." Also see mea, ‘ole.

mea ‘ole. stative verb. Inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant. Also see mea, ‘ole.

 
mea ‘ono. noun. Cake, cookie, pastry, dessert. Literally "delicious thing." Also see mea, ‘ono. Compare with kuki (cookie). I borrowed the image above from the Leonard's Bakery website. Leonard's is an "institution" in Hawai‘i and is famous for its malasadas. If you don't know what a malasada is, here is a wikipedia link about malasadas. If you have never had a malasada, you really must go to Leonard's Bakery. If you are going to vacation on O‘ahu, you may want to visit Leonard's Bakery. Be sure to try a haupia filled malasada.
   See the mea ‘ono entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea ‘ono kuki. noun. Cookie. Also see kuki, mea ‘ono. Compare with kuki.
    See the mea ‘ono kuki entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
mea pā‘ani. noun. Game, sport, recreation, toy. Literally "play thing." Also see mea, pā‘ani.

 
mea wehe kini. noun. Can opener. Also see kini, mea, wehe.

   
me‘e. noun. Hero, heroine. The pictures above show two heroes, a hero of Hawai‘i and the second, a personal hero of mine. To the left is Duke Kahanamoku, a famous athlete, Olympian, surfer, Honolulu sheriff, film actor and Hawai‘i goodwill ambassador. To the right is General George S. Patton who served in both World Wars. Between WWI and WWII, Patton served two non-consecutive terms of service on the island of O‘ahu. Both men participated in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Duke Kahanamoku won two gold medals for swimming and George Patton took fifth in the first modern pentathlon.

me‘e. stative verb. Heroic.

 
mehameha. noun. Loneliness, solitude.

mehameha. stative verb. Lonely. Mehameha is used in the name of, prehaps the most famous Hawaiian, King Kamehameha the Great. Kamehameha means the "the lonely one."

meia. noun. Mayor. The picture above shows the Honolulu mayors elected during statehood. Compare and contrast with kia‘āina (governor), pelekikena (president).
   See the meia entry in the Family & Relationships Category.

 
Mekiko. place name. Mexico. Transliterated from English "Mexico." Mexico, that magical country south of the border, where you can go to relax and forget the Alamo, especially if you enjoy chimichangas, unusual donkey shows and the thrill of cheating death by visiting a lawless narco-state.
   See the Mekiko entry in the Non-Hawaiian Place Names Category.

 
mele. noun. Song or chant. Compare with oli.

mele. stative verb. Merry. Transliterated from English "merry."

 
Mele Kalikimaka. Merry Christmas. This phrase is transliterated from the English phrase "Merry Christmas." Also see kalikimaka, mele.
   See the Mele Kalikimaka entry in the Phrase Category.

 
melemele. stative verb. Yellow.
   See the melemele entry in the Color Category.

 
meli. noun. Bee, honey. Also, a term for honey bee would be nalo meli which literally means "honey fly."
   See the meli entry in the Animals Category.
   See the meli entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
melia. Plumeria. All varieties of plumeria. According to the PE dictionary, the word melia may be a transliteration of plumeria. The front end (plu) of the plumeria seems to have been chopped off, so that all that is left for transliteration is meria. To transliterate meria, you only have to change the letter r to the letter l.
   See the melia entry in the Plants Category.

 
Menehune. noun. Mythical race of small people.
   See the Menehune entry in the Gods, Demigods and Mythical Beings Category.

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