Common Words and Phrases

Hawaiian Word	Meaning	Listen to it	Slower please
A hui hou	Till we meet again	Hear It!	Slower
A hui hou kākou	Until we meet again	Hear It!	Slower
A‘ā	Sharp jagged lava rock	Hear It!	Slower
‘A‘ole pilikia	You're welcome / No problem	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ae	Yes	Hear It!	Slower
Ahupua‘a	Land division	Hear It!	Slower
‘Āina	Land, especially Hawaiian ancestral lands	Hear It!	Slower
Akamai	Smart, Clever, Intelligent	Hear It!	Slower
Akua	God	Hear It!	Slower
Ala	Road, way, path	Hear It!	Slower
Alelo	Tongue, language.	Hear It!	Slower
Ali‘i	Chief, chiefess, or royalty	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha	Love, affection; greeting, salutation; Hello! Good-bye!	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha ‘auinalā	Good afternoon	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha ‘oe	Farewell to you	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha ahiahi	Good evening	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha ‘āina	Love of the land; to nurture and care for the land.	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha au ia ‘oe	I love you	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha kakahiaka	Good morning	Hear It!	Slower
Aloha nui loa	Very much love	Hear It!	Slower
‘A‘ole pilikia	No problem, no trouble.	Hear It!	Slower
‘Auana	Modern; Especially relating to hula.	Hear It!	Slower
‘Aumakua	Ancestral spirit, family or personal gods	Hear It!	Slower
E Komo Mai	Welcome! Enter	Hear It!	Slower
Hālau	Long house, as for canoes or hula instruction; meeting house	Hear It!	Slower
Hale	House, building	Hear It!	Slower
Hana	Work	Hear It!	Slower
Hana hou	Encore, do it again.	Hear It!	Slower
Hānai	Adopted, to raise, rear, feed	Hear It!	Slower
Haole	A foreigner; Pidgin slang - Caucasian	Hear It!	Slower
Hapa haole	Person of mixed racial ancestry	Hear It!	Slower
Hāpai	To carry, pregnant	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli lā Hānau	Happy Birthday	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli lā Ho‘omaha loa	Happy Retirement	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli lā Ho‘omana‘o	Happy Anniversary	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli	Happy, glad, joy	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli Hanukaha	Happy Hanukkah	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli Hanukaha me ka Makahiki Hou	Happy Hanukkah and New Year	Hear It!	Slower
Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou	Happy New Year	Hear It!	Slower
Hehena	Raving mad, possessed, lunatic	Hear It!	Slower
Heiau	Pre-Christian shrine or place of worship	Hear It!	Slower
Hele	Move, go, travel	Hear It!	Slower
Hiapo	First Born	Hear It!	Slower
Hina	To fall, topple over from an upright position	Hear It!	Slower
Hoaloha	Friend	Hear It!	Slower
Hō‘ike	Show, display	Hear It!	Slower
Hōkū	Star	Hear It!	Slower
Holoholo	Out on a lark, fishing, to wander	Hear It!	Slower
Honu	Turtle	Hear It!	Slower
Huhū	Angry	Hear It!	Slower
Hula	The dance of Hawaii	Hear It!	Slower
Huli-huli	Rotisserie or 'end-over-end' as in chicken cooked this way.	Hear It!	Slower
Humuhumunukunukuapua'a	The State fish. A Triggerfish.	Hear It!	Slower
I'a	Fish	Hear It!	Slower
Imu	An underground oven you will see at a luau	Hear It!	Slower
Kahiko	Ancient hula dance	Hear It!	Slower
Kahu	Guardian, leader, minister	Hear It!	Slower
Kahuna	Expert. A priest, minister, or an expert at any profession	Hear It!	Slower
Kai	Sea, sea water; seaside	Hear It!	Slower
Kālā	Money	Hear It!	Slower
Kala mai ia‘u	Excuse me	Hear It!	Slower
Kalo	Taro	Hear It!	Slower
Kama‘āina	Commonly referred to a long-time resident of Hawai'i.	Hear It!	Slower
Kāne	A man or boy	Hear It!	Slower
Kanikapila	Musical jam session	Hear It!	Slower
Kapa	Cloth made from the bark of the wauke tree	Hear It!	Slower
Kapu	Sacred, taboo, forbidden, no trespassing	Hear It!	Slower
Ke aloha	Love
Keiki	Child, offspring, or children	Hear It!	Slower
Koa	Warrior	Hear It!	Slower
Kōkua	Help, aid, assistance, relief.	Hear It!	Slower
Kolohe	Rascal	Hear It!	Slower
Kuleana	Responsibility	Hear It!	Slower
Kulikuli	Be quiet! Shut up!	Hear It!	Slower
Kumu	Teacher	Hear It!	Slower
Kupuna	Grandparent, ancestor
Ku‘uipo	Sweetheart	Hear It!	Slower
Laki	Lucky	Hear It!	Slower
Lanai	A porch, patio, or balcony	Hear It!	Slower
Lani	Sky, the heavens	Hear It!	Slower
Lau	Leaf	Hear It!	Slower
Laule‘a	Peaceful, happy	Hear It!	Slower
Laulima	Cooperation	Hear It!	Slower
Lehua	The flower of the ‘ohi‘a tree	Hear It!	Slower
Lei	A necklace of flowers, leaves, shells, feathers, given as a symbol of affection;	Hear It!	Slower
Leilani	Heavenly flower	Hear It!	Slower
Lo‘i	Taro patch	Hear It!	Slower
Lolo	Feeble minded, numb	Hear It!	Slower
Lū‘au	Literally means taro leaves, but used for a Hawaiian feast	Hear It!	Slower
Luna	Foreman, boss, supervisor	Hear It!	Slower
Mahalo	Thank You	Hear It!	Slower
Mahalo nui loa	Thank you very much	Hear It!	Slower
Maha‘oi	Insolent, rude, brazen	Hear It!	Slower
Mahina	Moon	Hear It!	Slower
Maika‘i	Excellent, goodness	Hear It!	Slower
Maika‘i no au	I am fine	Hear It!	Slower
Maka	Eye	Hear It!	Slower
Makai	Toward the ocean	Hear It!	Slower
Makana	Gift, present	Hear It!	Slower
Makua	Parent, any relative of the parent's generation	Hear It!	Slower
Mālama	To take care of, preserve, protect, maintain;	Hear It!	Slower
Malihini	New comer, visitor	Hear It!	Slower
Mana‘o	Thought	Hear It!	Slower
Manapua	Chinese dim sum	Hear It!	Slower
Manini	Stingy	Hear It!	Slower
Manō	Shark	Hear It!	Slower
Manu	Bird	Hear It!	Slower
Manuahi	Free, gratis	Hear It!	Slower
Maoli	Native, indigenous, genuine.	Hear It!	Slower
Mau Loa	Forever	Hear It!	Slower
Mauka	Inland, upland, toward the mountains.	Hear It!	Slower
Mele	Chant or melodic song for hula dancing	Hear It!	Slower
Mele Kalikimaka	Merry Christmas	Hear It!	Slower
Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou	Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year	Hear It!	Slower
Menehune	Legendary race of small people believed to have worked during the night building roads, fish ponds and temples.	Hear It!	Slower
Moana	Ocean	Hear It!	Slower
Moku	Island	Hear It!	Slower
Mo‘o	Lizard	Hear It!	Slower
Mo‘opuna	Grandchild	Hear It!	Slower
Nalu	Wave, surf	Hear It!	Slower
Nani	Pretty	Hear It!	Slower
Nīele	Nosy, frivolously inquisitive	Hear It!	Slower
Niu	Coconut	Hear It!	Slower
Nui	Big, large, great, or important	Hear It!	Slower
‘O ia mau nō	Same as usual	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ohana	Family, relative, kin group; related.	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ōkole	Ass or butt (slang)	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ōlelo	Language, speech, word, quotation, statement, utterance, term; to speak, say, state, talk, mention, quote, converse, tell; oral, verbatim, verbal.	Hear It!	Slower
‘Oli	Chant	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ono	Delicious or tasty, and also a large mackerel type of fish	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ōpala	Garbage, trash	Hear It!	Slower
‘Ōpū	Stomach, abdomen	Hear It!	Slower
Pāhoehoe	Smooth, ropey lava	Hear It!	Slower
Palahē	Flattened, crushed	Hear It!	Slower
Pali	Cliff, a steep hill or slope	Hear It!	Slower
Paniolo	Hawaiian cowboy	Hear It!	Slower
Pau	Finished, ended, all done	Hear It!	Slower
Pehea ‘oe?	How are you?	Hear It!	Slower
Pilau	Stinky, smelly	Hear It!	Slower
Pilikia	Troubles	Hear It!	Slower
Pōhaku	Stone, rock	Hear It!	Slower
Poi	A paste made from pounded taro root	Hear It!	Slower
Pakalolo	Marijuana	Hear It!	Slower
Pōmaika`i	Good fortune, blessing	Hear It!	Slower
Pū	Shell	Hear It!	Slower
Pua‘a	Pig	Hear It!	Slower
Pule	Prayer, incantation, blessing, grace; to pray, worship, ask a blessing.	Hear It!	Slower
Pūpū	Snacks or appetizers	Hear It!	Slower
Pupule	Crazy	Hear It!	Slower
Pu‘uwai	Heart	Hear It!	Slower
Tūtū	Grandfather, Grandmother	Hear It!	Slower
U‘i	Handsome, pretty, beautiful, youthful	Hear It!	Slower
‘Uku	Louse, flea. Small, tiny	Hear It!	Slower
Wa‘a	Canoe	Hear It!	Slower
Wahine	Woman, lady	Hear It!	Slower
Wai	Water, usually fresh water	Hear It!	Slower
Waipahē	Good-natured	Hear It!	Slower
Wikiwiki	Fast or speedy	Hear It!	Slower

Common Hawaiian words and phrases.

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