[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/makuakane.mp3″ text=”Makua kāne”] Father ʻO ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, ua kapa ʻia ka ʻŌlelo Makuahine, no ka mea, hiki i nā mākua kāne ke walaʻau me ka liʻiliʻi wale nō. The Hawaiian language is also called the “Mother tongue” because fathers never get a chance to use much of it.