The following is a review of expressions from the vocabulary lists that we went over in each island.
No Hawaiʻi mai – From Hawaiʻi
- I kēia manawa, e huakaʻi ana kākou – At this time, let us all take a trip
- I kekahi manawa, e makemake ana nā keiki – At times, the children will want it (the subject “it” is implied, not stated)
- Aia ke kanaka ma luna o ke kelepona! – The person is on top of the telephone!
- Aia ma kahi o hoʻokahi miliona kanaka ma Oʻahu – There are about one million people on Oʻahu
- E ʻōlelo ana ke kanaka, “Ua nani nā pua a pau” – The man was going to say “All of the flowers are beautiful”
- Ua ʻike kāua i nā mokupuni like ʻole – You and I saw all kinds of different islands E heʻenalu ana ke koa ma laila – The warrior is going to surf there (at the place just mentioned)
- No laila, aia nā pua ma ka hale küʻai ʻōmaʻomaʻo – So therefore, the flowers are at the green store
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No Maui Mai – from Maui
- ʻŌlelo ka poʻe, “ʻo Maui nō ka ʻoi” – People say “Maui is the best”
- I ka wā kahiko, e kaua ana ʻo Kamehameha me nā aliʻi o Maui – In ancient times, Kamehameha was fighting with the chiefs of Maui.
- Ua nui ka ʻōlelo e pili ana i ka hana maikaʻi – There was much said about the good work
- Aia ke kamaʻāina ma ka ʻaoʻao hikina, a aia ka malihini ma ka ʻaoʻao komohana – The resident is on the east side, and the visitor is on the west side
- Ua holo ʻo Kimo e like me ka ʻelepani nui ʻāhinahina – Kimo ran like the big grey elephant
- Ua kū nā kāne, no ka mea, ua hele mai ka wahine – The men stood up becuase the lady came walking in
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No Oʻahu mai – from Oʻahu
- “E Lani” “E ō” “Pehea ʻoe?” – “O Lani” “Yes?” “How are you doing?”
- E hele ana au i ka hale mua – I will go to the first house
- I hea ka hale kūʻai nui loa? – Where is the biggest store?
- Aia nō a pau ka hana, a laila, e holoholo koke ana au i Hilo – As soon as the work is finished, then I will quickly go for a ride to Hilo
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No Kauaʻi mai – from Kauaʻi
- Aia kekahi hale nani maoli nō i mua pono o ka uapo – There is a truly beautiful house directly in front of the bridge
- Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Kimo a me Leialoha kekahi i kekahi – Kimo and Leialoha spoke with each other
- ʻOiai he malihini au, no hea mai ʻo Pele? – Since I am a tourist, where is Pele?
- Inā ua hele ʻoe i Kauaʻi, inā ua hauʻoli au – If you had gone to Kauaʻi, I would have been happy
- Inā ua pau ka hana ma mua o ka hola ʻelima, inā ua nui paha ke kālā ma hope mai – If the work had been done before five o’clock, there would have perhaps been a lot of money afterwards.
- Makemake ʻo ia i kekahi mau pua nani nāna – She wants some beautiful flowers for herself
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No Molokaʻi a me Lānaʻi mai – from Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
- A hiki i kēia lā, ʻaʻole hauʻoli ʻo Kimo – Until this very day, Kimo is not happy
- ʻAʻole loa e hele hoʻokahi ke keiki i ka hale kūʻai nui! – No way should the child go alone to the big store!
- E holoholo ana kākou a puni ka mokupuni ma Malaki – We are all going to travel around the island in March
- E hoʻomaopopo ana nā kānaka a pau i kāna i hana ai – All of the people are going to remember what she did.
- Ua mālie loa ke kai no kekahi wā, a laila, ua nui hou mai nā nalu – The sea was very calm for a short time, and then the waves got bigger again
- He aliʻi nui ʻo Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi i ka wā kahiko, a he nui kona aloha ʻia a hiki i kēia lā – Kamehameha was a great chief of Hawaiʻi in the ancient times, and he is greatly loved even today
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