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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.
Jonah Kahanu's Blog
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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Long Live The Hawaiian Kingdom, o Pomai
It was a pleasure and honorto have you in the class.
Mahalo,
Umi
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
Pehea oe i teia mau la?
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
O wau `iho no,
Kawai
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