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Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library is an online, digital library of Native Hawaiian reference material for cultural and Hawaiian language studies. The services are free and are provided and maintained by Kahaka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii at Hilo [1] and Ka Waihona Puke 'Ōiwi Native Hawaiian Library at Alu Like. [2]
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 .
Pepeke ʻAike Na Examples: Naʻu ke kaʻa. The car belongs to me. That's my car. Na Mary ke keiki. The child is Mary's. It's Mary's child. Nāna ka penikala. The pencil belongs to him/her/it. Nāu nō au. I belong to you. I'm yours. Note: ʻO kēia ke kaʻa nāu. This is the car I'm giving to you. He makana kēlā na ke aliʻi. This is a ...
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . 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.
The effort to regain Kaho‘olawe from the U.S. Navy began as a new wave of political awareness and activism was inspired within the Hawaiian community. [22] Charles Maxwell and other community leaders began to plan a coordinated effort to land on the island, which was still under Navy control.
The same sentiment goes for Leilani Kupahu-Marino Kaho‘ano, an Oahu-based nurse and kumu hula (hula teacher) who has been making leis for over 50 years since she was a young child.
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.
An NBC News analysis following the Maui wildfire found that at least 43 of the 100 victims on the official list of Lahaina’s dead lived in Kuhua Camp.