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Aloha: greetings, love
`E komo mai: welcome, come in
Kanaka Maoli: hawaiians with ancestral
lineage dating before the arrival of Captain Cook (1778); native
hawaiian
`Olelo Makuahine: mother tongue;
language
Ka: the (singular)
Na: the (plural)
Na`Opio: the youth
Kupuna:
elder, ancestor
Na Kupuna: elders, ancestors
ohana: family
heiau: temple, hawaiian
worship site
hale: house
hui: organization
kapu: forbidden, sacred, taboo
no trespassing
maka: eye
mo'o: gecko or lizard
pua'a: pig
Ahupua'a: Land division;
division of land
from mountain to ocean
ali'i: chief
ali'i nui: high chief
Kamehameha: the lonely one
Hale 'O Kaili: House of Kaili or god "Kukailimoku"
opihi: shelled urchin
opelo & uhu: types of fishes
wai: water
kahawai:
stream
pau: finish
puka: hole, perforation
pu'u: protrusion, bulge, hill, peak
lani: heaven or heavenly
maika'i: good
malama: to care for, preserve
kamakani:
wind
KAKO'O: something to lean on for a while;
apprentice
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Other definition: names of historic sites and people still in research for correctness; through guidance and
wisdom of respected hawaiian na kupuna (elders):
Keawe'ula
Keawe'nui
Kapa'au
Kohala
Lapakahi
Mahukona
Hawi
Mo'okini
Chiefs: Alapa'i & Kalaniopu'u
Kauwe
Kamaka
Pao'o
Pololu
Hui Mamalahoa
Malama Na Kahakai: Preserve the beaches
Kaname'e
Waipio
Kawaihae
Lalamilo
Keoniki
Kapulena
Nienie
Pu'ukapu
Pauahi
Honokaia
Upolu
MORE HAWAIIAN WORDS: English to Hawaiian
MORE HAWAIIAN WORDS: Hawaiian to English
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