CH 19 Hawaiian Vocab

e ia nei

you! you there! (affectionate, friendly greeting, often pronounced e nei)

‘eke kua

backpack

hāhā

to grope, feel with the hands

hoe

to paddle; paddle

hopena

result, consequence, outcome

kāhea

to call out

kahi

the place (no determiner)

kahi ‘ē

distant place; somewhere else

kama’āina

acquainted, familiar with; native-born

kapa

to name, to call (give a name)

ki’o

to excrete, have a bowel movement

kua

back

kūkae

excrement, dung

lālau

to grab, hold onto, reach for

leho

cowrie

lilo

gone, lost, taken, relinquished to, passed into possession of; abosrbed, occupied, engrossed

lūhe’e

octopus lure

na’au

intestines, guts (fig., mind, heart, affections)

na’au palupalu

soft-hearted

‘ole

not, -less, un-; zero

pākahi

one by one, one at a time, each, singularly, individually

Pakipika

Pacific

palupalu

soft, tender

pila

bill (document)

wa’a

canoe