o. preposition. Of, belonging to. An o-class preposition. Compare with a.

 
‘o. subject marker. Marks the subject of the sentence or phrase.

    
‘ō. noun. The letter "o." Also, for a list of the names of the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.
‘ō. noun. Fork. But also, any piercing instrument such as a pin, skewer, harpoon, pitchfork, et cetera.

 
‘oe. pronoun. You (one person). The meaning is you in the singular, referring to one person. Compare with ‘olua (2 people), ‘oukou (3 or more people). For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.

 
‘ohana. noun. Family, relative.

 
‘ohai. noun. Monkeypod or rain tree. The monkeypod is not native to Hawai‘i, but comes to us from the Americas where it is native to South America and areas as far north as Mexico.The picture above shows the "Hitachi Tree", perhaps the most famous monkeypod tree in the world, certainly Hawai‘i. Also one of the best paid plants in the world, earning 400,000 dollars per year for Moanalua Gardens. I wish I had a tree like that. Here is a link to an article about the tree from "The Honolulu Advertiser."

 
‘ohe. noun. Bamboo. ‘Ohe is used in the place name Kāne‘ohe. Also see Kāne‘ohe.

 
‘ōhi‘a. noun. Two kinds of trees; ‘ōhi‘a ‘ai (mountain apple tree) and ‘ōhi‘a lehua (lehua flower tree).
‘ōhi‘a. noun. Tomato.

 
‘ōhi‘a ‘ai. noun. The mountain apple tree and its fruit. Literally "edible ‘ōhi‘a." Also see ‘ai, ‘ōhi‘a.

 
‘ōhi‘a lehua. noun. The tree that produces the lehua flower. Also see lehua, ‘ōhi‘a.

 
‘ōhi‘a lomi. noun. Tomato. The common table tomato, that people often squeeze or crush (lomi) during meal preparation. Also see lomi, ‘ōhi‘a.

 
‘ōhua. noun. Passenger, passengers.

 
‘oi. noun, stative verb. Best.

 
‘oia. noun. Truth.
‘oia. stative verb. Really, true.
‘oia. pronoun. He, she, it. Compare with ia. For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.

 
‘oihana. noun. Job, profession, occupation.

 
‘ō‘io. noun. Bonefish.

 
‘okina. noun. Glottal stop. Literally means "cutting off." The ‘okina is represented in writing as an upside-down or inverted apostrophe. Sometimes the ‘okina is called a diacritical mark, but it is not a diacritical mark. As strange as it may seem, the ‘okina is a real and full fledged consonant in the Hawaiian language. The only diacritic mark in the Hawaiian language is the kahakō.
‘okina. noun. The Hawaiian letter "‘." Also, for a list of the names for the other Hawaiian letters, see hua palapala.

 
‘ōkole. noun. Buttocks. Considered less polite than lemu. Compared with lemu.

 
‘ōkolehao. noun. Ti root spirits. Liquor distilled from the ti root. Before western contact, the Hawaiians would produce a fermented, intoxicating drink that was much used by the natives. After western contact, the fermented product began to be distilled to a high proof spirit; hence the term ‘ōkolehao which literally means "iron bottom", indicating part of the equipment used in the distilling process. Later. other fermentable ingredients were sometimes used such as sugar, pineapple, taro and rice. Also see hao, ‘ōkole.

 
ola. noun. Life, health, well being, living.
ola. stative verb. Living, to be alive, to live.

 
o laila. locative. Of that place. See laila for a list of locatives that use the word laila. Also see laila, o.

 
ola kino. noun. Health. Also see kino, ola.

 
‘ole. noun. Zero, nothing.
‘ole. verb. Not, without.

 
‘ōlelo. noun. Language, speech, word.
‘ōlelo. transitive verb. To speak, say, talk.

 
‘ōlelo Hawai‘i. noun, transitive verb. Hawaiian language, to speak Hawaiian. Also see Hawai‘i, ‘ōlelo.

 
‘ōlelo no‘eau. noun. Proverb, wise saying, traditional saying. Also the title of a collection of Hawaiian proverbs and poetical sayings that were collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui. You can see more information on the book "‘Ōlelo No‘eau" at amazon.com or the Bishop Museum Press website. Also see no‘eau, ‘ōlelo.

 
‘ōlelo pa‘i ‘ai. noun. Pidgin English, pidgin Hawaiian. Literally "hard-poi speech." Also see ‘ōlelo, pa‘i ‘ai. Compare with namu pa‘i ‘ai.

 
‘ōlepe. noun. Any kind of bivalve having two shells hinged together, as a mussel, oyster, clam.

 
oli. noun. Chant. Chant that is not danced to. Contrast with mele.

 
‘oli‘oli. noun. Joy, happiness, pleasure, delight.
‘oli‘oli. stative verb. Joyful, happy.

 
olo. noun. Hill. A rare version of hill that survives mostly just in place names. Compare with pu‘u.

 
olonā. noun. A native shrub. The bark of the olonā was used to make a very strong cordage which was used for many purposes.

 
‘olu. noun, stative verb. Pleasant, kind, cool, refreshing, comfortable.

 
‘olua. pronoun. You (2 people). Used when refering to 2 people, one of them being the person being spoken to. Compare with ‘oe (one person), ‘oukou (3 or more people). For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.

 
‘olu‘olu. noun, stative verb. Pleasant, kind, nice, congenial, cool, comfortable, gracious, please.

 
‘ōma‘ima‘i. stative verb. Chronic sickness. Compare with ma‘i (sick).

 
‘ōma‘oma‘o. stative verb. Green.

 
‘ōmole. noun. Bottle, jug.

 
‘ona. noun. Intoxication.
‘ona. stative verb. Drunk, intoxicating, intoxicated.

 
one. noun. Sand.

 
‘oni‘oni. intransitive verb. To move.

  
ono. noun. Large mackerel type fish. Also called a "wahoo" and it looks like the fish used in the Wahoo's Fish Taco logo shown above. Wahoo is not a Hawaiian word.
ono. number. Six, sixth. Also see ‘aono, ‘eono.

 
‘ono. transitive verb. Delicious, tasty. The picture above shows the Ono Hawaiian Foods restaurant at 726 Kapahulu Ave in Honolulu. They have no website that I know of, but you can get more information by googling "Ono Hawaiian Foods" or by phone at (808) 737-2275.

 
‘ō‘ō. noun. Digging stick, spade. Today the ‘ō‘ō digging stick is usually used in groundbreaking ceremonies in Hawai‘i instead of a shovel.

 
‘ōpae. noun. Shrimp.

  
‘ōpala. noun. Trash, rubbish, garbage.

‘ōpe‘ape‘a. noun. Bat.

 
‘ōpelu. noun. Mackeral scad.

 
‘ōpihi. noun. Limpet. A shellfish. Also, to strike or pry ‘ōpihi, see ku‘i ‘ōpihi.

 
‘ōpū. noun. Stomach, belly, abdomen.

 
‘ōpū pipi. noun. Beef tripe, beef tripe stew. Also see ‘ōpū, pipi.

 
‘ōpū pua‘a. noun. Pig tripe, pig tripe stew. Also see ‘ōpū, pua‘a.

 
‘oukou. pronoun. You (3 or more people). Used when refering to three or more people, one of them being the person spoken to. Compare with ‘oe (one person), ‘olua (2 people). For a chart of the Hawaiian personal pronouns, see palapala kuhikuhi o nā paniinoa pilikino.

 

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