Ka Hopena O Ke Pī (huaʻōlelo)

ke akua

god

ke alahele

path, way, pathway

ka ʻelemakule

old man

nā ʻelemakule

old men

ka huewai

water gourd

ke kōkō

he ʻupena e paʻa ai ka huewai a ʻumeke paha

ka luahine

old woman

nā luahine

old women

ka naʻau

intestines, heart

ka pūnāwai

pond

ka pupupu hale

shack, little house

ka hopena

end result

ka ʻawaʻawa

very salty

ka ʻuʻuku

liʻiliʻi

ka lokoʻino

mean, unkind

ka lokomaikaʻi

generous

ka manini

pī (slang)

ka minamina

too bad for…

ke pī

stingy

ka pōʻeleʻele

dark, no light

ka ʻoē

kani a ka wai ma kahakai

ke kaʻahele

travel in a circuit

ke kahe

flow of liquids

ka ʻōkuʻu

sit on heels

ka nonoho

noho (ʻelua a ʻoi paha)

ka puapuaʻi

bubble up

ka ʻī

ʻōlelo

ka ukuhi

dip out liquids

ka hoʻohāinu

to give someone a drink

ka hoʻomaikaʻi

mahalo; congratulate

ka minamina

to value, feel for

malū

sneakily, stealthily

Ka luahine nona ka hale

the old woman the house belongs to

ʻO wai ka mea nāna kēia pahi?

Who is the one who owns this knife?

Ua komo ka makaʻu i loko ona.

He felt afraid

Aia nō ʻo ia ke hana nei i laila.

heʻs still working there

Aia nō ʻo ia i laila e hana nei.

Heʻs still there working

A he aha ka hopena?

And what happened (in the end)? What was the result?

No māua ponoʻī

for us, for ourselves

e like me kā lāua noi

e like me kā lāua i noi ai, as they requested

e like me kaʻu

e like me kaʻu i ʻōlelo ai, as i said

i kekahi lā aʻe

the next day

Ua pau ka ʻawaʻawa o ka wai.

the water isnt salty anymore

Ua pau nā ʻeke ʻōpala i ke kiloi ʻia.

All of the trash bags were thrown away.

I nehinei i pau ai nā ʻeke ʻōpala i ke kiloi ʻia.

Yesterday is when all of the trash bags were thrown away.

Akā ʻo ka mea nō ia i loaʻa.

But thats all there is.

Minamina au i kuʻu lei hulu.

I value feather lei.

Minamina ka manu Hawaiʻi i ka make loa.

too bad the hawaiian birds are all dead.

E ʻoluʻolu, i wahi no māua e moe ai.

Please give us a place to rest.

I mea ʻai māmā nāu e ʻai ai?

do you want a snack to eat?

ka hoʻolilo

spend

ke kuʻekuʻe wāwae

ankle