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Pages in category "Hawaiian words and phrases" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahupuaʻa;
Pau ka hana, The work is finished; in Pidgin a typical sentence would sound like, "Brah, wat time you pau work?" This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
Hawaiian words and phrases (1 C, 39 P) Pages in category "Hawaiian language" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Use of the kahakō and ʻokina, as used in current standard Hawaiian orthography, is preferred in Hawaiian language words, names and usage in the body of articles dealing with Hawaii on the English Wikipedia. The online Hawaiian Dictionary or a similar reference work should be used as a guide for proper spelling.
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.
For example, Oahu's Waikiki, the heart of tourism in Hawaii, was once a historic battle site and where Hawaiian royalty like Princess Kaiulani owned estates. 3. Skip the chains, shop local
Hawaiian words and phrases (1 C, 39 P) Hula dancers (25 P) M. Music of Hawaii (11 C, 56 P) Hawaiian mythology (4 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Hawaiiana"
Kapu is the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle, gender roles, politics and religion. An offense that was kapu was often a capital offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana .