Learning ‘Ōlelo: aloha pō

 

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aloha pō

(ah-low-hah po)

(n) Hawaiian phrase for good night.

For Example:

“Aloha pō, Zader,” said Uncle Kahana. “Sleep tight.”

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Learning ‘Ōlelo: ‘ohana nui

 

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ʻohana nui

(OH-hah-nah new-ee)

(n) Hawaiian word for extended family, clan.

For Example:

Everybody’s going to be there to see the pavilion, Zader, the whole ‘ohana nui! ~One Shark, No Bite

 

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Learning ‘Ōlelo: hālau

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hālau

(HAH-lau)

(n) Hawaiian word for a hula school.

For Example:

“The boys in my hālau are learning a new shark hula. It’s about these guys who are lost, yeah, out in the open ocean in a canoe and this shark comes and leads them back to land.” She side stepped, then ʻuwehe’d, arms out. “Real powerful.” ~ Lili, One Boy, No Water

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Learning ‘Ōlelo: crack seed

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(KRAK-seed)

(n) Pickled, preserved, or dehydrated fruit snacks; can also refer to other local island snacks typically sold at a crack seed store.

Example

Jay’s favorite crack seed was rock salt plum. Char Siu loved lemon peel, but my favorite was candied ginger. ~ Zader, Niuhi Shark Saga

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Learning ‘Ōlelo: ‘āina

‘āina

(EYE-nah)

(Noun) Land.

For example:

“Life is good now, Pua. There’s fish in the sea. We have our ‘āina and our home. We can travel wherever we want; people don’t bother us. Life wasn’t always this easy.” ~ One Boy, No Water

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Learning ‘Ōlelo: boroz, boroboroz

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(BOW-row-z) (BOW-row-BOW-row-z) (n) Pidgin word for the the oldest, most worn-out clothes, one small step above rags. Worn when painting, doing yard work, etc.

Example

“How come you stay wearing your boroz? I thought the new clothes Mom and Lili bought you was sharp.” ~ Jay, One Boy, No Water

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