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'O wai kou inoa? What's your name?
'O Kamakanioko'olau koʻu inoa
No hea mai 'oe? Where are you from?
No ke ahupuaʻa ʻo Kahaluʻu mai au akā, aia au ma Waiākea, Hawaiʻi no ka hele ʻana i ke kula nui.
ʻO wai ke ahupuaʻa āu e noho nei? Where do you live?
Ke noho nei au ma te ahupua'a Kahalu'u Nei
'O Keahiakahoe ke kuahiwi, 'O 'Ahulimanu ke kahawai, 'O Kahanu ka 'ohana. Aloha mai takou e na Kanaka o Hawai'i Nei. 'O Jonah Kamakanioko'olau Kahanu ko'u inoa. No Kahalu'u mai au. I tekahi hopena pule, hele au i to ko'u kupunkane mau lo'i ma ke awaawa 'o Kahana. He mahi'ai talo 'oia. E a'o mai i na mea Hawai'i tahito ko'u pahu hope. Komo nei au ma ke kulanui taiaulu Ko'olau, a e ha'ako i ta palapala Liberals. A mahope iho, e komo ana au i te kulanui o Hawai'i ma Manoa. Makemake au e a'o mai i na 'olelo apau o Polinesia. I tekahi, e ka po'e o Hana Maui, e a'o lakou i to 'oukou 'olelo pono'i. E kipa lakou i ta hale o Pi'ilani, ta malae a e a'o mai i na mana'o kahito. E haele 'oukou i ta hale pule, e haele 'oukou i te kahakai, e haele no ho'i 'oukou i te kula. Aloha.

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I am wondering if anyone out there knows the Hawaiian dialect of Hana, Maui?

In the Hana dialect (Eastern Maui dialect), my grandfather told me daily conversation in the Hana dialect sounded like people saying poems to each other. My grandfather also said it is no where near sounding like the Ni'ihau dialect. I am curious of all of the dialects throughout the islands and hoping to bring back the old dialects throughout. I know in a few dialects, 't' is pronouced instead of 'k' when there is an 'i' before the letter. For instance, "kahiti." In a sentence, "E hele ana wau… Continue

Posted on January 11, 2010 at 11:39pm — 9 Comments

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At 9:11pm on June 25, 2010, Pomaikaiokalani said…
ALOHA Kaua, e Jonah, Any chance that you'll be able to make it to La Ho'iho'i Ea Celebration at Thomas Square on July 31? There I'll have Flags of our Kingdom for sale, including the Kalakaua Dynasty Flag. Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomai
At 12:03pm on June 25, 2010, Pomaikaiokalani said…
ALOHA Kaua, e Jonah, Mahalo nui no kou mana'i i'o. I don't speak Hawaiian fluently so I'm going to have to translate your Full mana'o that you sent me. I'll have Kekapukainohea do his homework and translate for me. I have a general idea of what you shared with us.
Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomai
At 10:06pm on March 7, 2010, G. Umi Kai said…
Aloha mai e Jonah,
It was a pleasure and honorto have you in the class.
Mahalo,
Umi
At 8:29am on February 11, 2010, Hitiura said…
Aloha no ,
ae pololei oe a'ole au e kanaka hawai'i , e noho au ka 'aina aloha o KAHIKI ku'u one hanau .Aloha wau ka olelo hawai'i ,a me na hula ,a me na himeni ....
Aloha
At 8:23am on February 11, 2010, Hitiura said…
Ano'ai ke aloha e ku'u hoa,
Pehea oe i teia mau la?
At 10:38am on February 7, 2010, Kaapuikinaea said…
Hui e palala,

Na'u ka hau'oli e ho'ike ia 'oe i ka bigger picture, 'oia ho'i 'o ka puana 'oko'a ma ko Hawai'i pae 'aina, a i 'ole ka puana maoli o na po'e polinesia. 'Oia mau ka a'o 'ana mai o ka mo'omeheu 'oiwi, 'oia ho'i 'o ka 'olelo makuahine, 'o ke ku'ahau, 'o ka mo'olelo kahiko o na 'li'i, na kupuna, na kini akua, a pela aku. We always have something to learn from each other, which is why a place like this is good for all of us.

Me ka ha'aha'a,
Kalani
At 12:20am on February 07, 2010, Tina matildo botelho gave Jonah Kahanu a gift
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HEY MAHALOUI LOA FOR GOING AND ADIN ME , MOKUAHUU GENEOLOGY YOU UST BE A RELATIVE , I DO NOT KNOW MOSTWELL GOD BLESYOU AND TAKE CARE.
At 12:17am on February 7, 2010, Tina matildo botelho said…
he malama pono to you and thanks fo adding me on i onlu know a little hawaiian i was raised in the culture ,not tomuch hawaiiandialect my tutu hanakahi, he use work at ques trust in nanakuli and i dnot learn to much from him, because i was WITH MY GRANDMOTHER MOSTLY AND MY OTHERFAMILIES TOO.
At 2:57am on February 3, 2010, Kawai said…
Ua hele wau ma na ano wahi like ole...He tupaianaha no ke ua loa'a kekahi mau nani i koe ma teia aina nei...Pololei no oe...Ua nui no na mea hou i kukulu ia ai ma luna o teia mokupuni...Te ina e mau ana no ta kukulu aku o na hale kimeti a pela aku, a me na alaloa no hoi e nalowale ana ka nani o teia aina...Aka..."E mau ana no i ke ola!"...Pehea maila `oe e to hoa???Ha'o nui wau ta kamailio aku me oe...Oia...Oia wale no tela...mahalo nui ai ia oe no ta leka uila mai ia'u ma to`u maoli honua...Ke Atua pu me oe!!

O wau `iho no,
Kawai
At 9:37am on January 22, 2010, Jeff Renaud said…
mahaloz fo da prayer i was wondering if u can translate it..also ur from Hana? My tutu Ana Kaleo (Keanae) and Kakahoolae (Kipahulu) been trying fo find out our genealogy if you can help as well..aloha Ku
 
 
 

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