Thank you for submitting your feedback. Someone will contact you as soon as possible.
me ke aloha, The ʻŌlelo Online Team
0901P Practice Describing Things #1
This homework assignment will allow you to learn and practice the correct order of kaʻi + memeʻa + kāhulu. If you do not know what those three things are, then you should watch the first four videos in the 0600 Series. READ MORE →
0801P Pepeke Henua Practice #1
Using this video, you will practice Pepeke Henua sentences that I give you to write down. You will also have to make up sentences of your own after being given vocabulary words. Many of the pictures in the video are variations of those presented in the instructional videos. READ MORE →
0802V Pepeke Henua Locational Sentences #2
Watch a video continue learning about how to use Pepeke Henua locational sentences. READ MORE →
0801V Pepeke Henua Locational Sentences #1
The Pepeke Henua allows us to express the idea that “something is somewhere”, either in time or space (place). This video will introduce the use of Pepeke Henua to locate something in space (place). READ MORE →
0800V The Pepeke #1: Sentence Parts
An introduction to Hawaiian sentence patterns called “Pepeke” and sentence diagrams of Hawaiian phrases and sentences. READ MORE →
Nonoʻa Possessive Kaʻi #1
In this 16 minute video, you will learn how to use a basic set of special kaʻi which we could call “possessive kaʻi” to say “my”, “your”, “his”, and “her”. These are the words koʻu, kou, and kona. READ MORE →
The Kaʻi Determiners #4: kēlā, kēnā, kēia
Back to the set of videos about the kaʻi determiners! In this 13 minute video you will learn how to say “this”, “that”, and “that close to you” using kēia, kēlā, and kēnā. READ MORE →
ʻAmi Particles #2: me, i, iā
This set of two 22 minute videos will add to your knowledge and ability to use the ʻami particles i and ma (“in / on / at”) in pepeke henua and add to these the ʻami particles iā (“to a person or place”) and me (“together with”). READ MORE →
ʻAmi Particles #1: i, ma
This video combines your understanding of kaʻi, memeʻa, and iʻoa with the basic pepeke henua (locational) sentence pattern, to allow you to add the third main segment of most Hawaiian sentences: the ʻawe (tail segment). ʻAmi words, also introduced in this video, are one of the most basic and important in all of Hawaiian grammar. READ MORE →
Iʻoa Proper Nouns #1
This 23 minute video lesson introduces a very important type of word: the iʻoa. It is roughly equivalent to a proper noun in English. You will also be ready after this video to go to the first of the 0800 series of videos to learn your first sentence pattern. READ MORE →
Memeʻa Content Words
This is an important video which will teach you the set of words we call memeʻa which contains nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. We call these individual types of words kikino, hamani, hehele, and ʻaʻano. You will use these memeʻa words in combination with kaʻi (from above) to create short complete phrases in Hawaiian. READ MORE →
The Kaʻi Determiners #3: Kekahi
In this third video in the kaʻi series, you will learn how to say “another” or “one” (in Hawaiian Local “Pijin” English) using the word kekahi. You will also learn how to say “yes” and “no” by using ʻae and ʻaʻole. READ MORE →