Hawaiian Word of the Day: Inoa

by ʻŌlelo on June 24, 2011
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Name

ʻO Yishimi kona inoa.
Her name is Yoshimi.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Nalowale

by ʻŌlelo on June 23, 2011
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Lost

Hele au ā nalowale i kou mau maka.
I get lost in your eyes.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kauwela

by ʻŌlelo on June 22, 2011
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Summer

ʻO ka wā kauwela kēia a lōliʻi ka noho ʻana.
It’s summertime, and the livin’s easy.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Wahi

by ʻŌlelo on June 21, 2011
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Place, location, setting

ʻAʻohe wahi e like me kuʻu home ʻo Hawaiʻi.
There’s no place like my home, Hawaiʻi.…

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HBB turns 3: Birthday Giveaways!

by Misty on June 20, 2011
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Has it been three years already? June 20th is the date of Hawaii Book Blog’s inaugural post three years ago, and it just so happened to be a review of a cookbook! In celebration of our blog birthday we’ll be …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi

by ʻŌlelo on June 20, 2011
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Hawaiʻi Book Blog

Hauʻoli lā piha makahiki e ka Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi!
Happy birthday Hawaiʻi Book Blog!…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Makua kāne

by ʻŌlelo on June 19, 2011
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Father

ʻO ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, ua kapa ʻia ka ʻŌlelo Makuahine, no ka mea, hiki i nā mākua kāne ke walaʻau me ka liʻiliʻi wale nō.
The Hawaiian language is also called the “Mother tongue” because …

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64th Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale!

by Misty on June 18, 2011
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Alex and I were up bright and early for the start of the 64th Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale! Last year we paid the Friends of the Library membership fee during the Friday night members …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Mimi

by ʻŌlelo on June 18, 2011
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To urinate

E nā hua lōlō, mai mimi ma ke kūmano.
Hey numb nuts, don’t urinate in the reservoir.…

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Book End: Weekend of June 17, 2011

by Alex on June 17, 2011
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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.

Happy Father’s Day to our own great fathers, and all the fathers in Hawaii and around the …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Luna helu

by ʻŌlelo on June 17, 2011
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Census taker

I kekahi lā, ua hoʻāʻo ka luna helu iaʻu. Ua ʻai au i kona ake me kekahi mau pāpapa pawa a me ka Chianti maikaʻi.
“A census taker once tried to test me. I …

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