Hawaiian Quiz 12-14

‘A’a i ka hula, waiho ka hilahila i ka hale

Dare to dance, leave embarrassment at home (don't be shy and participate)

Kūlia i ka nu’u

strive for the summit (strive for excellence)

E 'olu'olu i ka mea loa’a

be grateful for what you have

No kai pāpa’u

from shallow seas (not too smart/bright)

Ua hala ka Pu’ulena

the Puʻulena winds has passed (too late)

‘A’ohe u’i hele wale o Kohala

no youth of Kohala goes empty handed (don't go empty handed/go with preparedness)

O’ahu a Lua

Oʻahu of Lua (child of Lua, Lua is the father of Oʻahu)

hana ‘ino

to abuse, mistreat, do evil, torment, pick on, make fun of, irritate

ho’iho’i

to return something

ho’ohenehene

to tease

‘ike maka

eyesight, eyewitness

kapu

reserved, forbidden

kele

jelly, jam

kikiki

ticket, cheat

kuawa

guava

mai

don't (verb)

makapō

blind

‘oi

to excel, protrude, stick out

‘ono

to crave, delicious

poina

to forget

pupule

crazy

a

belonging to

‘āina ho’opulapula

homestead land

āna

his,her (1)

‘anakala

uncle

āu

your (1)

a’u

my (1)

‘ē a’e

other, another, different

‘ehia

how many

hū!

Wow! Huh!

kālani

gallon

kanu

to plant

komo

to enter

luahine

old woman

mahi’ai

farmer

māla ‘ai

vegetable garden

māla pua

flower garden

o

belonging to, of

ola kino

health

ona

his, her

ou

your

o’u

my

‘uala

sweet potato

‘ākau

right (direction); north

‘ao’ao

side, page

‘eke

bag, purse (ke)

hema

left (direction); south

hilahila

ashamed, embarrassed

ho’onoho

to set (as a table)

ho’opiha

to fill

hope

behind, back, after, later, last (final)

hua moa

egg

‘imi

to seek, to look for

ipu

container, cup, dish

kai

seaward

kapuahi

stove

kau

to place, to put

kāwele

towel, napkin

kī’aha

glass container

koiū

shoyu

kōpa’a

sugar

kuene

waiter

kumu

tree

laiki

rice

lalo

below, under

loko

inside

luna

above, on top of

mahina

month, moon

maka’u

afraid of, frightened

manakō

mango

mo’a

cooked

mua

before, in front of, first, previous

nūhou

news

nūpepa

newspaper

‘ō

fork

pahi

knife

palai

to fry

pi’i

to climb up

pōloli

hungry

puka aniani

window

puna

spoon (ke)

uka

inland

waena

between

waho

outside

waiho

to leave something, to deposit

wai hua ‘ai

fruit juice

waiū

milk

Ho’onoho i ka pākaukau

set the table

‘o au iho nō me ke aloha

I am with regards (letter closing)