Hawaiian Word of the Day: Keiki

by ʻŌlelo on May 5, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/keiki.mp3″ text=”Keiki” ] Child Ka lei hāʻule ʻole, he keiki. A lei that is never cast aside is one’s child.   Alternate: KAMALIʻI HŪPĒ KOLE (Runny-nosed brats)   Happy Children’s Day!

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Lumi Hoʻopaupilikia

by ʻŌlelo on May 4, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/lumihoopaupilikia.mp3″ text=”Lumi Hoʻopaupilikia” ] Restroom (Lit., a room to solve one’s problems) Aia ʻo Julia a me ʻewalu hoa pili ona ma ka lumi hoʻopaupilikia. Julia and her eight best friends are in the bathroom.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kaikamahine

by ʻŌlelo on May 2, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kaikamahine.mp3″ text=”Kaikamahine” ] Girl, daughter, or niece Makemake au e loaʻa iaʻu ke kaikamahine a Jessie. I wish that I had Jessie’s daughter / girl.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Naʻau

by ʻŌlelo on May 2, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/naau.mp3″ text=”Naʻau” ] 1. Intestine, guts 2. Mind, heart, affection 3. Temper, feelings Pōkole ka naʻau o Danno. Danno is short-tempered. Lit., the intestine of Danno is short.  

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hoʻolei

by ʻŌlelo on May 1, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/hoolei.mp3″ text=”Hoʻolei” ] To put a lei on oneself or on someone else. ʻOi aku ka leʻaleʻa o kāu hoʻolei ʻana i kāu ipo ma mua o kou hoʻolei ʻana iā ʻoe iho. It’s more fun to put a lei on your sweetheart than it is to put one on yourself.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: ʻOhi

by ʻŌlelo on April 30, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/ohi.mp3″ text=”ʻOhi” ] To gather, select, draft. Ua ʻohi ʻia ʻo Greg Salas e nā Hipa Kāne o Kāna Lui i ke Kuʻikahi Pōpeku Aupuni. Greg Salas was selected by the St. Louis Rams to the NFL.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Male

by ʻŌlelo on April 29, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/male.mp3″ text=”Male” ] Marriage; to marry Ua male ʻia ʻo Kamāliʻi William lāua ʻo Kate. Hauʻoli ke Aupuni Mōʻī Hui Pū ʻia ʻo Pelekania, akā ua hele a kaumaha nā kamāhine mai ʻō ā ʻō. (Prince William and Kate were married. The United Kingdom of Britain rejoices, but little girls everywhere became sad.)

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Palapala hānau

by ʻŌlelo on April 28, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/palapalahanau.mp3″ text=”Palapala hānau” ] Birth certificate              

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: ʻO ia ka haʻi ʻana a ka wahine

by ʻŌlelo on April 27, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/twss.mp3″ text=”ʻO ia ka haʻi ʻana a ka wahine.” ] That’s what she said.      

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Pea

by ʻŌlelo on April 26, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/pea.mp3″ text=”Pea” ] Bear (the animal). He ʻoiaʻiʻo: ʻAi nā pea i nā pika. Nā pea. Nā pika. Ka Battlestar Galactica. “Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.” —Jim Halpert        

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Welina

by ʻŌlelo on April 25, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/welina.mp3″ text=”Welina” ] A greeting of affection, akin to aloha Welina mai e nā hoa mai ka hiki ʻana a ke kau ʻana o ka lā. Greetings, friends from the rising to the setting of the sun.

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