'Ōlelo

PĪʻĀPĀ Hawaiian Alphabet

Nā woela  A  E  I  O  U

Nā leokani pū  HE KE LA MU NU PI WE

HAKALAMA The HAKALAMA is to help with literacy, reading and pronouncing Hawaiian words.

HA KA LA MA NA PA WA   ʻĀ

HE KE LE ME NE PE WE  ʻĒ

HI KI LI MI NI PI WI  ʻĪ

HO KO LO MO NO PO WO  ʻŌ

HU KU LU MU NU PU WU  ʻŪ

( ' ) 'okina

The Hawaiian language uses two diacritical markings.

The ʻokina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the syllables of "oh-oh."

HAʻA KAʻA LAʻA MAʻA NAʻA PAʻA WAʻA  ʻAʻĀ

HEʻE KEʻE LEʻE MEʻE NEʻE PEʻE WEʻE  ʻEʻĒ

HIʻI KIʻI LIʻI MIʻI NIʻI PIʻI WIʻI  ʻIʻĪ

HOʻO KOʻO LOʻO MOʻO NOʻO POʻO WOʻO  ʻOʻŌ

HUʻU KUʻU LUʻU MUʻU NUʻU PUʻU WUʻU  ʻUʻŪ

( — ) kahakō

The kahakō is a macron, which lengthens and adds stress to the marked vowel.

HAʻĀ KAʻĀ LAʻĀ MAʻĀ NAʻĀ PAʻĀ WAʻĀ  ʻĀʻĀ

HEʻĒ KEʻĒ LEʻĒ MEʻĒ NEʻĒ PEʻĒ WEʻĒ  ʻĒʻĒ

HIʻĪ KIʻĪ LIʻĪ MIʻĪ NIʻĪ PIʻĪ WIʻĪ  ʻĪʻĪ

HOʻŌ KOʻŌ LOʻŌ MOʻŌ NOʻŌ POʻŌ WOʻŌ  ʻŌʻŌ

HUʻŪ KU‘Ū LUʻŪ MUʻŪ NUʻŪ PUʻŪ WUʻŪ  ʻŪʻŪ

Memeʻa or ha'i inoa are a large group of common nouns. Often nouns can also serve as verbs and will be discussed in future lessons.

Use this list of words and add the appropriate kaʻi "ka" or "ke". Words that are exceptions have the ka'i added. 

Duolingo List

noho (chair, sit, live, reside)

hale (house, building)

wahine (woman, lady, wife, ms.)

nā wāhine (women)

kaikamahine (girl, daughter)

kāne (man, husband, mister, sir)

keiki (child, kid)

keiki kāne (boy, son)

lei (garland, to wear a lei, to give a lei)

'ōlelo (language, speak)

Memeʻa or ha'i inoa 

kakahiaka (morning) 6am - 10am

awakea (midday) 10am - 2pm

'auinalā (afternoon) 2pm - 5pm

ahiahi (everning) 5pm - 10pm

pō (night)

lā (day)

Memeʻa or ha'i inoa are a large group of common nouns. Often nouns can also serve as verbs and will be discussed in future lessons.

Use this list of words and add the appropriate kaʻi "ka" or "ke". Words that are exceptions have the ka'i added. 

Duolingo List

mahi'ai (farmer)

inoa (name)

makaʻi (policeman, police officer)

maikaʻi (good, fine, well, ok)

haumāna (student)

kumu (teacher, instructor)

lō'ihi (tall, height)

keiki kāne (boy, son)

'olu'olu (kind, nice, pleasant, please)

u'i (pretty, handsome)

pōkole (short)

akamai (smart)

'ohana (family)

'anakala (uncle)

'anakē (aunty)

hau'oli (happy)

tūtū kāne (grandpa)

kupuna kāne (grandfather)

tūtū wahine (grandma)

kupuna wahine (grandmother)

makuahine (mother)

makua kāne (father)

Meme'a or ha'i inoa 

0. 'ole

1. 'ekahi (number), ho'okahi (amount)

2. 'elua

3. 'ekolu

4. 'ehā

5. 'elima

6. 'eono

7. 'ehiku

8. 'ewalu

9. 'eiwa

10. 'umi (number), he 'umi (amount)

'umi + kūmā + (ʻe)kahi = 'umi-kūmā-kahi = 11

20. Iwakālua

30. kanakolu

40. kanahā

50. kanalima

60. kanaono

70. kanahiku

80. kanawalu

90. kanaiwa

100. ho'okahi haneli

1000. kaukani

1,000,000. miliona

Memeʻa or ha'i inoa are a large group of common nouns. Often nouns can also serve as verbs and will be discussed in future lessons.

Use this list of words and add the appropriate kaʻi "ka" or "ke". Words that are exceptions have the ka'i added. 

Duolingo List

lā (sun, day)

anilā (weather)

ikiiki (humid)

wela (hot, heat)

anuanu (cold)

nani (beautiful)

mao (cleared)

ua (rain, rainy)

makani (wind, windy)

'ōmalumalu (cloudy, overcast)

polalauahi (vog, voggy, haze)

mālie (calm)

'olu'olu (pleasant, nice)

lumi (room)

lumi moe (bedroom)

lumi kuke (kitchen)

moe (sleep)

kī (key)

kelepona (telephone, phone, call)

ke pākaukau (table)

mea pā'ani (toy)

papahele (floor)

puka (door)

puka aniani (window)

Nā Ha'ihana, ha'ina is the old term for verbs. "Hamani" are verbs (action onto someone) NKE and "Hehele" (action within onself) NKE.

Duolingo List

ho'iho'i (to return, to replace, to put back)

ho'oma'ema'e (to clean)

pani (close, shut)

wehe (open, take off, remove)

ho'ā (turn on, ignite)

ho'opio (turn off, extinguish)