pe‘a. noun. Sail. The sail of a canoe or boat.

pe‘a. stative verb. Menstruating.

pe‘a. intransitive verb. To menstruate. Compare with hanawai.

 
pe‘ahi. noun. Fan. The picture above shows an electric fan (pe‘ahi uila).

pe‘ahi. transitive verb. To fan, wave, signal, beckon.

 
pe‘e. intransitive verb. To hide oneself. To hide oneself, not to hide an object. Compare with hūnā (hide an object).

 
pehea. interrogative. How?, what? Pehea is used only in questions.

 
pēlā. demonstrative. Like that, thus.

   
Pele. proper noun. Volcano goddess.
   See the Pele entry in the Gods, Demigods and Mythical Beings Category.

pele. (not Capitalized) noun, stative verb. Lava, lava flow, volcano, volcanic eruption; volcanic. Compare with lua pele (volcano).

pele. (not Capitalized) noun. Bell. Transliterated from English "bell." The grayscale image above shows the Liberty Bell (Pele Kū‘oko‘a).

 
pelehū. noun. Turkey. Literally "swollen (pele) swelling (hū)."
   See the pelehū entry in the Animals Category.

 
Pelekania. place name, stative verb. Britain, Britannia, British. Transliterated from English "Britannia." The image above is of a poster by artist James Montgomery Flagg. James Montgomery Flagg's most famous work is of Uncle Sam in the "I Want You" poster of 1917 to encourage recruitment in the United States Army for World War I. The poster above shows Uncle Sam arm-in-arm with Britannia, accompanied by a eagle and an lion. It is a dramatic reminder of the long alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The poster is titled "Side by side - Britannia! Britain's Day Dec. 7th 1918". It was created in 1918 by the American Lithographic Co. N.Y.
   See the Pelekania entry in the Non-Hawaiian Place Names Category.

 
pelekikena. noun. President. Transliterated from the English "president." The pictures above show three of America's greatest presidents. From left to right, George Washington (first president, 1789-1797), Abraham Lincoln (16th president, 1861-1865) and Ronald Reagan (40th president, 1981-1989). Compare and contrast with kia‘āina (governor), meia (mayor).
   See the pelekikena entry in the Family & Relationships Category.

pelekikena. stative verb. Presidential. Transliterated from the English "president."

 
pelena. noun. Cracker, biscuit, bread. Transliterated from English "bread." Compare with palaoa (bread).
   See the pelena entry in the Food & Drink Category.

  
pelena poepoe. noun. Saloon pilot. A saloon pilot is a cracker and in Hawai‘i they are usually round (poepoe). Literally "round cracker." Here is an interesting 2003 Star-Bulletin article about the closing of the famous Hilo Macaroni Factory and it also discusses how saloon pilots were used and enjoyed. Today, Diamond Bakery seems to be the biggest supplier of saloon pilots in Hawai‘i and they have an interesting company history in Honolulu. I like the slogan of Diamond Bakery, "Making People Smile since 1921." On the picture above you can see the lettering on the truck, but it isn't legible. It reads "Diamond Bakery Co., LTD., PHONE 4279, 1753 S. KING ST., CRACKER & BREAD FACTORY". It is hard to tell, even from a larger picture, but I think the phone number is 4279. I just thought it was interesting that it was only a four digit phone number. Today there is a Zippy's restaurant at the original South King Street location and the Diamond Bakery is now located in Kalihi Kai. Also see pelena, poepoe.
   See the pelena poepoe entry in the Food & Drink Category.

 
peni. noun. Pen, pencil. Transliterated from the English "pen." Although peni can also mean pencil, I am more inclinded to use penikala for pencil so that there is no misunderstanding as to whether I am talking about a pen or pencil. The image above shows a pen called the "Big Kahuna" that is available from just about any promotional products company.

 
penikala. noun. Pencil. A combination of two words, peni + kala, that literally means "sharpening pen." Peni is transliterated from the English "pen" and kala seems to be the kala 5 in the PE dictionary which seems to be a shortened version of kākala 1 (sharp).

    
pepa. noun. Pepper. Transliterated from English "pepper."
   See the pepa entry in the Food & Drink Category.

pepa. noun. Paper. Transliterated from English "paper."

 
pepa kope. noun. Photocopy, xerox (photocopy), carbon paper. Literally "duplicate paper." Also see kope, pepa.

 
pēpē. noun. Baby. Transliterated from the English "baby."

 
pepeiao. noun. Ear.

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