Hawaiian Phrase · Culture
Aʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia
Pronunciation: /ah-OH-heh HAH-nah NOO-ee keh AH-loo EE-ah/
Meaning
No task is too big when done together; teamwork and cooperation make any undertaking manageable.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻokō mākou i ka papahana nui no ka ʻahaʻaina, no ka mea, aʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia.
We accomplished the big project for the feast, because no task is too big when done together.
Mai hopohopo i ka paʻa ʻana o ka hale hou; aʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia ma waena o kākou.
Don't worry about building the new house; no task is too big when done together among us.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka mana o ka hui pū ʻana, me ka ʻōlelo kahiko, aʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia.
She understood the power of working together, with the old saying, no task is too big when done together.
About this word
“Aʻohe hana nui ke alu ʻia” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning No task is too big when done together; teamwork and cooperation make any undertaking manageable. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.