Hawaiian Word of the Day: ʻOiaʻiʻo

by ʻŌlelo on May 16, 2011
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Truth

Ma ka ʻōʻioʻio ʻana ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.
Where there is tweeting, there is truth.

He ʻonipaʻa ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.*
Truth is unchangeable.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Lepe buke

by ʻŌlelo on May 15, 2011
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Bookmark

E nānā i nā lepe buke hou a Hawaiʻi Book Blog.
Check out Hawaiʻi Book Blog’s new bookmarks.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hapapūlima

by ʻŌlelo on May 14, 2011
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Autograph, signature

Ma ka Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival kākou e loaʻa ai nā hapapūlima a kō ʻoneʻi mau mea kākau punahele a me Sarah Vowell.
The Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival is where we’ll get the …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Aʻo

by ʻŌlelo on May 13, 2011
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To learn or teach*

Hiki iaʻu ke aʻo aku i ka ʻai Dougie.
I can teach you how to Dougie.

*Depending on the directional particles, mai and aku…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hoʻokānāwai

by ʻŌlelo on May 12, 2011
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To impose a law

ʻO wai nā ʻēkake e hoʻokānāwai ana i kēlā mau kānāwai hou? Pohō wale ua kānāwai lā e pāpā paha i ka hele wāwae ʻana me nā hāmeʻa.
Who are the donkeys imposing …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Ka lio

by ʻŌlelo on May 11, 2011
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The horse

He waikekē na ke kanaka, a he pia na ka lio.
Whiskey for the man, and beer for the horse.…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Ka leo

by ʻŌlelo on May 10, 2011
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The voice

“Mai paʻa i ka leo.”
“Do not withhold the voice.”…

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Pākī puke iāia

by ʻŌlelo on May 9, 2011
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or pākī buke iāia e Danno
“Book ’em, Danno.”

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Māmā

by ʻŌlelo on May 8, 2011
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Mother, see also: makuahine

ʻO kona māmā ka hoa pili o kekahi keiki kāne.
“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” —Norman Bates, Psycho

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Makuahine

by ʻŌlelo on May 7, 2011
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Mother

Mea mai koʻu makuahine, huhū nā ʻalakeka no ka mea, nui nā niho o lākou a ʻaʻohe palaki niho.
“Momma says that alligators are ornery cause they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.” –Bobby Bouchet, …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Aupuni Pekelala

by ʻŌlelo on April 8, 2011
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Aupuni Pekelala

Federal government

ʻO #govtshutdownpickuplines ka mea hoʻomākeʻaka wale nō e pili ana i ka pani ʻana o ke aupuni pekelala.

The only thing witty concerning the government shutting down is #govtshutdownpickuplines (Twitter hashtag).…

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