[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hopunaolelo.mp3″ text=”Hopuna ʻŌlelo” ] Pronunciation. Ke ʻoe kiʻo a kākau i ka hopuna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi me ka hewa pēia: [hay-moh-lay-lay], e make ana ka pōpoki iki. ʻAʻole ʻoe makemake i nā pōpoki iki? A little kitten dies everytime you poop out Hawaiian pronunciation incorrectly like this: [hay-moh-lay-lay]. Do you not like kittens?
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. Bess Press Celebrates Keiki Earth Day with Baby Awearness Baby Awearness at Manoa Marketplace (2nd floor) is the store that sells hard-to-find, eco-friendly products, while being a resource center offering classes and workshops […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/poalimahemolele.mp3″ text=”Pōʻalima Hemolele” ] Good Friday I nehinei ka Pōʻahā. ʻO kēia lā, ʻo ka Pōʻalima Hemolele kēia. Hauʻoli nō kākou. Yesterday was Thursday. Today, it is Good Friday. We-we-we so excited.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/oioio.mp3″ text=”ʻŌʻioʻio” ] To tweet, chitchat, chirp. ʻŌʻioʻio wau e pili ana i nā mea āpau. (I tweet about everything.)
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/pakalolo.mp3″ text=”Puhi Pakalōlō” ] To smoke cannabis. E Palakiko, mai puhi pakalōlō i loko o ka hale o nuku hou ʻo Māmā iā ʻoe. (Francisco, don’t smoke weed in the house or Mom will yell at you again.) [divider] One of the best scenes from the stoner classic Super Troopers: If you enjoyed […]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/kuono.mp3″ text=”Kūʻono” ] 1. Nook, cranny 2. Corner ʻAʻohe kanaka e hoʻoneʻe iā Pēpē ma kūʻono. Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hoopai.mp3″ text=”Hoʻopaʻi” ] 1. To slap, spank 2. To seek revenge ʻO ka mokuna hou o Hawaii Five-0 ma kēia pō, ua kapa ʻia ʻo Hoʻopaʻi. Aia iā Five-0 ke kūlia a kāohi ʻana i ka mea mākaʻi i makemake ai ka hoʻopaʻi. He hoʻopaʻi maoli ʻana kāna? Je ne sais pas. (On tonight’s […]
Kominika o Nā Lālā Lāʻau Palm Sunday, Lit. dominical of the tree branches Moloā au i ka haku ʻana i ka māmalaʻōlelo hoihoi me ka hua ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi o Kominika o nā Lālā Lāʻau. I’m too lazy to make an amusing sentence using the Hawaiian word for Palm Sunday. [divider]
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/halewaihonapuke.mp3″ text=”Hale waihona puke” ] Library. Kokoke pau ka pule kaumokuʻāina no nā hale waihona puke. Akā naʻe loaʻa ka manawa e hoʻihoʻi aku i nā puke. (National Library Week is almost over. But there’s still time to return your books.)
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