Ono-licious - Poularly used half Hawaiian, half English expression known as "hapa haole" meaning wonderfully delicious.! (i.e: We'll be with ohana during the holidays) (i.e: To get to your hotel, turn right on Beach Street then head mauka) Very popular good eating fish served throughout the islands. (i.e: To get to your hotel, turn right on Beach Street then head makai) (i.e: The luna will meet us at the worksite this morning) (i.e: The lua is located on the westside of the golf course) (i.e: I enjoyed my lomilomi at the beach this afternoon. Lokahi - Meaning Unity or to blend opposites. (i.e: We ordered liliko'i juice with breakfast) Liliko'i - Passion fruit used in Hawaiian desserts and beverages.
(i.e: All of us received leis at the luau this evening) Lei - A necklace usually made of flowers. Laulau - A combination of pork, beef, chicken and fish wrapped in luau leaves and steamed. Laua'e - A fragrant fern whose pieces were often strung together to make pandanus leis. (i.e: Our kumu hula will be attending our hula performance this evening) Kumu hula - Instructor or Teacher of Hawaiian dance. Kuleana - Designates a small piece of land or property. (i.e: Someone gave us a beautiful kukui nut lei at the airport today) Kukui - The Candlenut tree whose nuts contain an oil used by ancient Hawaiians for lighting fires. Koloa - A Hawaiian duck now considered to be an endangered species. (i.e: We would appreciate your kokua at the luau tonight. Kiawe - Name of a tree like mesquite, which is often used for Hawaiian barbecue. (i.e: bring your keiki to the beach with us today) (i.e: The kane surf meet will be at noon today) Also used to describe longtime Island residents. Kama'aina - Meaning local or native-born. (i.e: The kalua pig at our luau was cooked in an imu) Often used to describe cooked pig served at a luau. Kalua - The process of baking in an underground pit or oven. (i.e: The kahuna was asked to bless our new home) Kahuna - A priest, minister or expert in any field.
Humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua'a - The Hawaii state fish whose nose is shaped like a pig. Hula - The traditional Hawaiian dance form. Hihiwai - An endemic grainy snail found in both fresh and brackish waters of Hawaii. Now commonlu used to describe caucasians. (i.e: Let's go to your hale and watch TV) (i.e: Our halau is dancing at the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition this year) Halau - A place or area designation usually used for hula instruction and most often used to refer to hula groupes. Hala - The pandanus tree whose leaves are woven into mats, baskets and hats. (i.e: I want to 'au'au after working all day)Įwa - An area west of Honolulu. "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." (Hawaii's state motto) MOST POPULAR HAWAIIAN WORDS, GREETINGS & PHRASES U pronounced: oo as in "soon" as in the Island word HONOLULU O pronounced: oh as in "glow" as in the Island word MAHALO I pronounced: ee as in "see" as in the Island word HAWAII Here are some examples of Hawaiian Vowel Pronounciations:Ī pronounced: ah as in "star" as in the Island word ALOHAĮ pronounced: ey as in "stay" as in the Island word LEI Hawaiian words, phrases and the Hawaiian language as a whole are basically simple and easy to pronounce if you sound out the words. E like AY in bay, lay also like E in bet I like Y in city also like E in Eve O like O in no, so U like OO in moon also like U in true. W after I and E is usually pronounced like V, but after U and O usually pronounced like W initially and after A, it can be pronounced like V or W.Įach of the 5 Hawaiian vowels is generally uniform with some exceptions such as:Ī like A in far, tar also like UH. Pronounce P K as in English but with less aspiration. Unlike English, there are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet: Hawaii day month time word pronounciationsĪ few rules may help you in properly pronouncing your Hawaiian name. Hawaiian luau wedding invitations & party greetings
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