[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/keiki.mp3″ text=”Keiki” ]
Child
Ka lei hāʻule ʻole, he keiki.
A lei that is never cast aside is one’s child.
Alternate: KAMALIʻI HŪPĒ KOLE (Runny-nosed brats)
Happy Children’s Day!…
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/lumihoopaupilikia.mp3″ text=”Lumi Hoʻopaupilikia” ]
Restroom (Lit., a room to solve one’s problems)
Aia ʻo Julia a me ʻewalu hoa pili ona ma ka lumi hoʻopaupilikia.
Julia and her eight best friends are in the bathroom.…
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Girl, daughter, or niece
Makemake au e loaʻa iaʻu ke kaikamahine a Jessie.
I wish that I had Jessie’s daughter / girl.…
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/naau.mp3″ text=”Naʻau” ]
1. Intestine, guts 2. Mind, heart, affection 3. Temper, feelings
Pōkole ka naʻau o Danno.
Danno is short-tempered. Lit., the intestine of Danno is short.
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/05/hoolei.mp3″ text=”Hoʻolei” ]
To put a lei on oneself or on someone else.
ʻOi aku ka leʻaleʻa o kāu hoʻolei ʻana i kāu ipo ma mua o kou hoʻolei ʻana iā ʻoe iho.
It’s more fun to put a …
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/ohi.mp3″ text=”ʻOhi” ]
To gather, select, draft.
Ua ʻohi ʻia ʻo Greg Salas e nā Hipa Kāne o Kāna Lui i ke Kuʻikahi Pōpeku Aupuni.
Greg Salas was selected by the St. Louis Rams to the NFL.…
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/male.mp3″ text=”Male” ]
Marriage; to marry
Ua male ʻia ʻo Kamāliʻi William lāua ʻo Kate. Hauʻoli ke Aupuni Mōʻī Hui Pū ʻia ʻo Pelekania, akā ua hele a kaumaha nā kamāhine mai ʻō ā ʻō.
(Prince William and Kate …
[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/palapalahanau.mp3″ text=”Palapala hānau” ]
Birth certificate
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[wpaudio url=”http://www.hawaiibookblog.com/mea/2011/04/twss.mp3″ text=”ʻO ia ka haʻi ʻana a ka wahine.” ]
That’s what she said.
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Bear (the animal).
He ʻoiaʻiʻo: ʻAi nā pea i nā pika. Nā pea. Nā pika. Ka Battlestar Galactica.
“Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.” —Jim Halpert
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A greeting of affection, akin to aloha
Welina mai e nā hoa mai ka hiki ʻana a ke kau ʻana o ka lā.
Greetings, friends from the rising to the setting of the sun.…
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