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a`a

sharp jagged lava rock

`a`ala

smell good

ae

yes

'aina

{noun} Land, earth.

Akamai

Smart, Clever

alelo

{noun} Tongue, language.

aloha

{noun-transitive verb, noun-stative verb} Love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation, regards; sweetheart, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable; to love, be fond of; to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to venerate; to remember with affection; to greet, hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell! Alas!

aloha 'aina

{noun-verb} Love of the land; to nurture and care for the land.

'a'ole pilikia

{intransitive verb} No problem, no trouble.

hele

{noun-intransitive verb} To go, come, walk; going, moving.

hula

{noun-transitive verb} 1. A dance characterized by rhythmic body movements, a hula dancer; to dance the hula. 2. Song or chant used for the hula; to sing or chant for a hula.

kai

{noun-stative verb} Sea, sea water; area near the sea, seaside, lowlands; tide, current in the sea.

kama'aina {noun-intransitive verb} Native-born, one born in a place, host; acquainted, familiar. [Commonly referred to a long-time resident of Hawai'i, as distinguished from a visitor.)

kanaka maoli

{noun} Full-blooded Hawaiian person. [Also refers to an indigenous person of Hawai'i whose ancestry predates the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778, such as a Native Hawaiian.]

kokua

{noun-transitive verb} Help, aid, assistance, relief, assistant, associate, deputy, helper; co-operation; to help, assist, support, accommodate.

Kolohe

Rascal

kumu

{noun} 1. Teacher, tutor. 2. Beginning, source, origin; starting point. 3. Bottom, base, foundation, basis, main stalk of a tree, trunk, handle, root; hereditary, fundamental. 4. Reason, cause, goal, justification, motive, grounds, purpose, object, why.

kupuna

{noun} 1. Grandparent, ancestor, relative or close friend of the grandparent's generation, grandaunt, granduncle. 2. Starting point, source; growing.

lei

{noun} Garland, wreath; necklace of flowers, leaves, shells, ivory, feathers, or paper, given as a symbol of affection; beads; any ornament worn around the head or about the neck; to wear a lei; crown.

lu'au {noun}
Hawaiian feast, named for the taro tops always served at one. This is not an ancient name, but goes back at least to 1856, when so used by the Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper; formerly a feast was pa'ina or 'aha'aina.

mahalo

{noun-transitive verb} 1. Thanks, gratitude; to thank. 2. Admiration, praise, esteem, regards, respects; to admire, praise, appreciate.

makai

{noun-stative verb} On the seaside, towards the sea, in the direction of the sea.

makua

{noun-stative verb} Parent, any relative of the parent's generation, as uncle, aunt, cousin; progenitor; main stalk of a plant; adult; full-grown, mature, older, senior.

malama

{noun-transitive verb} To take care of, tend, attend, care for, preserve, protect, maintain; care, preservation, support, fidelity, loyalty; caretaker, keeper.

malihini

{noun-stative verb} Stranger, foreigner, newcomer, tourist, guest, company; one unfamiliar with a place or custom; new, unfamiliar, unusual, rare, introduced, of foreign origin; for the first time.

mauka

{noun} Inland, upland, towards the mountain, in the direction of the uplands.

mele

{noun-transitive verb} Song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant.

nalu

{noun-transitive verb} Wave, surf; full of waves; to form waves; wavy, as wood grain.

'ohana

{noun-stative verb} Family, relative, kin group; related.

'olelo

{noun-transitive verb} Language, speech, word, quotation, statement, utterance, term; to speak, say, state, talk, mention, quote, converse, tell; oral, verbatim, verbal.

'ono

{noun-transitive verb} Delicious, tasty, savory; to relish, crave; deliciousness, flavor, savor.

pule

{noun-transitive verb} Prayer, incantation, blessing, grace; to pray, worship, ask a blessing.

Pupule

Crazy

wai

{noun-stative verb} Water, liquid or liquor or any kind other than sea water; to flow, like water, fluid.

wikiwiki

{stative verb} Fast, speedy; to hurry, hasten; quick, fast, swift.