Hawaiian Word of the Day: Pelekane

by ʻŌlelo on June 7, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/pelekane.mp3″ text=”Pelekane*”] British, or Britain I kona holo lio ʻana i ke aumoe, ua hoʻouna aku ʻo Paul Revere i ke kūkala no nā Pelekane? In his midnight ride, Paul Revere sent a warning to the British?

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Paikikala

by ʻŌlelo on June 6, 2011
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  [wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/paikikala.mp3″ text=”Paikikala”] Bicycle Makemake au e hoʻoholo i koʻu paikikala. I want to ride my bicycle.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: ʻOhuʻohu

by ʻŌlelo on June 5, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/ohuohu.mp3″ text=”ʻOhuʻohu”] Adorned (as with leis) Ua ʻohuʻohu nā haumāna i hoʻopuka i nā lei. The graduating students were decked with leis.   Paʻa ka hanu ke ʻohuʻohu i nā lei he nui. (It’s hard to breathe when you are decked with choke leis.)

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Uē

by ʻŌlelo on June 4, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/ue.mp3″ text=”Uē”] Uē ka lani, ola ka honua. (The heaven weeps, the earth lives.)

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Koneko

by ʻŌlelo on June 3, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/koneko.mp3″ text=”Koneko”] Donut He ui: Pehea nā mākaʻi i nānā i kekahi kaʻa mākaʻi i ʻaihue ʻia ai? He pane: Ua hele ua kaʻa nei a puni i ka moku me ke kū ʻole ma ka hale kūʻai koneko. Q: How did the police notice a cop car was stolen? A: The car went […]

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Mauʻu

by ʻŌlelo on June 2, 2011
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/06/mauu.mp3″ text=”Mauʻu”] (General word for) grass ʻOi aʻe ka ʻōmaʻomaʻo o koʻu mauʻu ma mua ou. My grass is greener than your grass.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hua ʻōlelo

by ʻŌlelo on June 1, 2011
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Hua ʻōlelo Word or term ʻAʻole kou tūtū wahine mau hua ʻōlelo i puka lā kēia. This ain’t your grandma’s word of the day.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Peni

by ʻŌlelo on May 31, 2011
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Peni Pen E Russell, he peni kāu? Eh Russell, you get pen? Russell, do you have a pen?

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Mea Hoʻomanaʻo

by ʻŌlelo on May 30, 2011
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Mea hoʻomanaʻo Memorial ʻAno ʻē ka poʻe āpau e makemake ai e poina wale ma ka hopena pule lānui lōʻihi. Hauʻoli Lā Mea Hoʻomanaʻo! It’s funny how the only thing people want to do on a long, holiday weekend is forget. Happy Memorial Day!

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kinipōpō

by ʻŌlelo on May 29, 2011
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Kinipōpō Balls Nui kaʻu mau kinipōpō. ʻO nā kinipōpō lepo nui. I’ve got big balls. Dirty big balls.

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hua hāʻule

by ʻŌlelo on May 28, 2011
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Hua hāʻule Illegitimate child ʻEhia hua hāʻule a Arnold? How many illegitimate children did Arnold father?

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