[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/makuahine.mp3″ text=”Makuahine”] Mother Mea mai koʻu makuahine, huhū nā ʻalakeka no ka mea, nui nā niho o lākou a ʻaʻohe palaki niho. “Momma says that alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.” –Bobby Bouchet, Waterboy
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kokokika.mp3″ text=”Kokokika”] Tigerblood He koko kika ko kākou i loko o ko kākou mau kino. We all have tigerblood within us.
[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!
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.)
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/palapalahanau.mp3″ text=”Palapala hānau” ] Birth certificate
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