‘Ōlelo Glossary

Learning ‘Ōlelo

‘Ōlelo is a Hawaiian word meaning language, speech, word, etc. The following are words or phrases in Hawaiian or Hawaiian Pidgin used in The Niuhi Shark Saga. To see past articles about Hawaiian language and culture, click on the Hawaiiana category in the left side bar. Click on a word below to learn its definition and proper usage.

‘ (‘okina as first letter)

• ‘āina
• ‘a‘ole pilikia
• ʻaumākua
• ʻeʻepa
• ‘ōkole
• ‘ono
• ‘opihi
• ‘ukulele
• ʻulīʻulī

A

• ai ka pressah
• akamai

B

• babooze
• bamboocha
• bulai

C

• chee
• chicken skin
• chillax
• confunit

D

• da kine

E

F

• fo’days
• futless

G

• geev’um

H

• hammajang
• Hau’oli Makahiki Hou
• haumāna
• haupia
• Hokule‘a
• holoholo
• hukilau
• hula
• hula hālau

I

• imu

J

• junkenpo
• junkalunka

K

• kakimochi
• keiki
• kuleana
• kulolo
• kumu

L

• lei
• Lei Day
• Local / Local Style
• lū‘au

M

• malasadas
• manini
• mauka
• Mele Kalikimaka
• mento

N

• nānā
• nīele

O

• one

P

• pāhoehoe
• pau hana
• pilau
• poke
• pōpō aniani
• portagee-man-o-war
• pupule

Q

R

• radical

S

• shambattle
• shave ice
• slippahs
• Summer Fun

T

• talk story

U

• uji

V

W

• whatevahs
• winter

X

Y

• you

Z