OOVC-CH1B-S1
2026-06-15 — Ka Hana Kanuika #1
Pehea ʻoe?
ʻŌlelo Noʻeau / Idiom
ʻO ia mau nō i ke alo pali.
Things are continuing on as usual in the face of the cliff.
Short version: ʻO ia mau nō.
— I KĒIA LĀ —
Topic: Ka Hana Kanuika
Grammar: Pepeke ʻAike ʻO
No laila… so therefore
a good filler
I. Vocab for Sandwiches
| ʻŌlelo Pelekānia | ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi | Memo |
|---|---|---|
| sandwich | kanuika |
from ENG. sandwich also: kanauika |
| bread | palaoa | from ENG. flour |
| piece of bread | ʻāpana palaoa | an ʻāpana is a piece of anything |
| slow-cooked shredded pork | puaʻa kālua | traditionally cooked in an imu |
| lettuce | lauʻai | any vegetable, especially leafy |
| lettuce | lekuke | from ENG. lettuce |
| tomato | ʻōhiʻa lomi |
also written ʻōhiʻalomi also: komako |
| onion | ʻakaʻakai | think of ʻakaʻaka |
| butter | waiūpaka | from waiū — milk — + ENG. butter |
| mayonnaise | meoneki | from ENG. |
| pepper | pepa | e.g., black pepper; from ENG. |
| sauce, gravy | kai | literally, sea water; salt water |
| cheese | waiūpaʻa | waiū + paʻa — solid |
II. Pepeke ʻAike ʻO
This pattern allows you to say that something specific is something else specific.
“something is the something”
A = B
an “equational” pattern
Always starts with ʻo
ʻO kēia / ke kanuika.
This is the sandwich.
ʻO kēlā / ka ʻōhiʻalomi.
That is the tomato.
A / B
You can flip the two sides.
ʻO ke kanuika / kēia.
This is the sandwich.
ʻO ka ʻōhiʻalomi / kēlā.
That is the tomato.
In general, keep the shorter item up at the front if one side is long.
III. The First One, the Second One, the Third One, etc.
| ka mea mua | the first thing |
| ka mea ʻelua | the second thing |
| ka mea ʻekolu | the third thing |
| ka mea hope | the last thing |
Examples
- 1. The bread is the first thing.
-
ʻO ka palaoa / ka mea mua.
OR
ʻO ka mea mua / ka palaoa.
- 2. The puaʻa kālua is the second thing.
-
ʻO ka puaʻa kālua / ka mea ʻelua.
OR
ʻO ka mea ʻelua / ka puaʻa kālua.
— PAU KA PAPA —
to be continued in the next Section