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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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hauʻoli Pakoa

by ʻŌlelo on April 24, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/hauolipakoa.mp3″ text=”Hauʻoli Pakoa” ] Happy Easter! Hauʻoli Pakoa iā kākou! ʻAʻole paʻakikī e loaʻa ka hua kula nui ma ka pā. Aia ʻo Lady Gaga i loko. Happy Easter to all! It shouldn’t be too hard to find the giant golden egg in the yard. Lady Gaga is inside it.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hopuna ʻŌlelo

by ʻŌlelo on April 23, 2011
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[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?

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kominika o Nā Lālā Lāʻau

by ʻŌlelo on April 17, 2011
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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]

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