Hawaiian phrase · Greetings
E ʻolu ʻolu
Pronunciation: /eh OH-loo OH-loo/
Meaning
Please
Example sentences
E ʻolu ʻolu, hiki ʻoe ke keneki mai i ka wai?
Please, can you pass me the water?
E ʻolu ʻolu, e kū mai ʻoe ma ʻaneʻi no kekahi kiʻi.
Please, stand here for a photo.
E ʻolu ʻolu, e mālama pono i ka ʻāina.
Please, take good care of the land.
About this word
“E ʻolu ʻolu” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Please. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.