[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/oiaio.mp3″ text=”ʻOiaʻiʻo”] Truth Ma ka ʻōʻioʻio ʻana ka ʻoiaʻiʻo. Where there is tweeting, there is truth. He ʻonipaʻa ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.* Truth is unchangeable.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/lepebuke.mp3″ text=”Lepe buke”] Bookmark E nānā i nā lepe buke hou a Hawaiʻi Book Blog. Check out Hawaiʻi Book Blog’s new bookmarks.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/hapapulima.mp3″ text=”Hapapūlima”] Autograph, signature Ma ka Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival kākou e loaʻa ai nā hapapūlima a kō ʻoneʻi mau mea kākau punahele a me Sarah Vowell. The Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival is where we’ll get the autographs of our favorite local authors and Sarah Vowell.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/ao.mp3″ text=”Aʻo”] To learn or teach* Hiki iaʻu ke aʻo aku i ka ʻai Dougie. I can teach you how to Dougie. *Depending on the directional particles, mai and aku
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/hookanawai.mp3″ text=”Hoʻokānāwai”] To impose a law ʻO wai nā ʻēkake e hoʻokānāwai ana i kēlā mau kānāwai hou? Pohō wale ua kānāwai lā e pāpā paha i ka hele wāwae ʻana me nā hāmeʻa. Who are the donkeys imposing these new laws? The one that might prohibit walking with electronic devices is utterly useless.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kalio.mp3″ text=”Ka lio”] The horse He waikekē na ke kanaka, a he pia na ka lio. Whiskey for the man, and beer for the horse.
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/kaleo.mp3″ text=”Ka leo”] The voice “Mai paʻa i ka leo.” “Do not withhold the voice.”
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/pakibuke.mp3″ text=”Pākī puke iāia”] or pākī buke iāia e Danno “Book ’em, Danno.”
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/mama.mp3″ text=”Māmā”] Mother, see also: makuahine ʻO kona māmā ka hoa pili o kekahi keiki kāne. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” —Norman Bates, Psycho
[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
Aupuni Pekelala Federal government ʻO #govtshutdownpickuplines ka mea hoʻomākeʻaka wale nō e pili ana i ka pani ʻana o ke aupuni pekelala. The only thing witty concerning the government shutting down is #govtshutdownpickuplines (Twitter hashtag).
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