Let's ʻŌlelo!

Let's ʻŌlelo is a Hawaiian language initiative by Kūlaniākea to support the normalization and growth of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in our keiki, ʻohana, and community.


Ma Ka Hale

At home

Ma Ke Kahakai

At the beach

Ma Ke Kahua Pāʻani

At the playground

 

Ma Ke Kahua Hoʻolulu Mokulele

At the airport

I Ke Kaiāulu

In the neighborhood

Ma Ka Hale Waihona Puke

At the library

Ma Ke Keʻena Kauka Niho

At the dentist office

Ma Ke Kikowaena Kūʻai O Ka ʻAoʻao Koʻolau

At Windward Mall

 Ma Ka Hale Kūʻai Mea ʻAi

At the grocery store

Lā Kūʻokoʻa

Hawaiian Independence Day

Hula

 Common terms used in hula

Nū Hou

Common terms and place names

Kilo

The Hawaiian practice of observation

Lā Hānau

Terms and phases for birthdays

Ma Ka Hale ʻAko Lauoho

At the barbershop - Types of hair

Nā Helu

Numbers

Nā Waihoʻoluʻu

Colors

Kalikimaka

Christmas

The Kahala Hotel & Resort

Common words used at hotels and resorts

No Nā Keiki

Common words used with keiki

Nā Lā & Nā Mahina

Days and Months

Loko Iʻa

Fishpond used in Hawaiʻi for sustainable fishing

Waʻa

Commands, terms, and part names used on canoes

Kalo

Parts of the taro and words used in the taro patch

Aupuni

Words that can be used in government

Kauka

Vocabulary used at the doctor's office

Ma Ka Hale Puhi Palaoa

Items that can be found in a bakery

 

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