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'Olelo No'eau' - Hawaiian Phrases to Share     

OLELO Hawaii 2010

 

OLELO NO’EAU HAWAIIAN PHRASE for March 2010

 

Ho‘okahi leo ua lawa.


One voice is enough.


One reminder is all that is necessary.

 

HAWAIIAN PHRASE FOR February 2010

                                                                            'O ka makapō wale nō ka mea e hāpapa i ka pōuli

 

 Only the blind gropes in the dark

 

If you have no direction in life,  you will

 get no where

 

HAWAIIAN PHRASE FOR January 2010

 

Eia ka ho’opōpōmaika’i no kēia wā a no ka makahiki hou.  Aīa mau ‘oukou ma ko mākou leo pule.

 

Wishing you the best for the holiday season and the coming year.  You are always in our prayers.

 

OLELO HAWAI’I - December 2009

Common Hawaiian Phrases

Ka ipu o ka ike.
(The gourd of wisdom.)
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 Check out our Ipu Umeke class scheduled Dec. 4 to learn more and make your own.

 

OLELO HAWAI’I - November 2009

Common Hawaiian Phrases

 

Forgive me, I’m sorry

E kala mai `oe ia`u.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hau`oli Lâ o`omaika`i!

 

Miss you! Ha`o iâ `oe

 

OLELO NO’EAU - October 2009

A'ohe hana nui ka alu'ia.

 

No task is too big when done together.

Explanation: United we stand, divided we fall.

     

OLELO NO’EAU September 2009

 

AIA NO I KA MEA E MELE ANA

 

Let the singer select the song

 

YOU are in control of your life.  Be open to advice and trust in yourself to decide.

 

 

July 2009 ~ OLELO NO E’AU

                                                                                          

He lawai'a no ke kai papa'u, he pokole ke aho; he lawai'a no ke kai hohonu he loa ke aho.

 

Translation: A fisherman of shallow seas uses only a short line; a fisherman of the deep sea uses a long line.

 

Explanation: You will reach only as far as you aim and prepare yourself to reach.

   May 2009 Hawaiian Olelo No'eau       

Kau ka ‘ōnohi ali’i I luna.

 

The royal eyes rest above. 

 

A rainbow – a sign that the gods are watching the chiefs is now visible.

April Hawaiian Phrase

         ‘'Ike au 'oukou i ka la apopo”

 I'll see you all tomorrow!

 

      

 March 2009 OLELO NO’EAU

 

 

Ike aku, ‘ike mai, kokua aku, kokua mai; pela iho la ka nohona ‘ohana.

 

Recognized and be recognized, help and be helped, such is family life.

 

Family life requires an exchange of mutual help and recognition.                  

      February 2009 Olelo No'eau  

                Mōhala ka pua, ua wehe kaiao

 

The blossoms are opening, for dawn is breaking.

 

One looks forward with joy to a happy event and new year!

JANUARY 2009 OLELO NO’EAU

E lei kau, e lei ho`oilo i ke aloha.

Love is worn like a wreath through the summers & the winters.

December 2008 

E ’ike I ke au nui me ke au iki

Be a person well-versed      

                      

NOVEMBER 2008 OLELO NO’EAU

  He lei poina ‘ole ke keiki

 A lei never forgotten is the beloved child             

 

       October 2008 Olelo No'eau 

                       Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka.

Where the hands move,
there let the eyes follow.

A rule in hula.

                 

August 2008 - Olelo No’eau 322

E KOLO ANA NO KE ĒWE I KE ĒWE

The roolet will creep toward the roolets.

    Of the same origin, kinfolk will seek and love one another.                          

 

       July 2008 Hawaiian Proverbs & Words of Wisdom

                            HE POHŌ, O KE AKAMAI NO KE HANA A NUI.

               Problems happen.  Use wisdom and skill to deal with them.

You cannot control events but you can choose your responses.  Do the best you can at the time with knowledge you have.  Tomorrow is another day to travel, learn, and grow

From the “Little Book of Aloha”, Renata Provenzano.      

 June 2008

Ke waiwai nui ka lokahi

         Unity is a precious possession.          

  April 2008 

              Hawaiian Proverbs & Wisdom           

           He ‘olina leo ka ke aloha” 

                A joyousness is in the voice of love.

                 Love speaks in a gentle and joyous  voice, not in harshness or gruffness.            

March 2008

"Kulia i ka nu'u”

                Translation: Strive for the summit. 

Explanation: Strive for the very top of the mountain, strive for excellence. This was the motto of Hawaii's Queen Kapi'olani who did so much for her people.

 December 2007

E noho iho I ke opu weuweu, mai ho’oki ’eki ’e.

 Remain among the clumps of grass and do not elevate yourself.

Don’t show off, don’t get bigheaded

 

November 2007

PO’OKELA (Excellence)

Ahuwale ka po’okela I kāu hana iā ha’i.

 It is through the way you serve others that your greatness will be felt.

 

October 2007

‘I le’a ka hula I ka ho’opa’a

The hula is pleasing because of the drummer.

This proverb refers to the importance of small details that can make something become

great and pleasing.

 

September 2007 

Hawaiian Proverbs & Wisdom

Pupukahi i holomua.

Translation: Unite to move forward.

 By working together we make progress. This saying would be especially applicable to the Hawaiians on their canoes where each paddler would have to pull the paddles together on command in order to make the canoe move forward quickly forward.

 

July 2007

O ka makapo wale no ka mea hapapa i ka pouli.

Translation: Only the blind gropes in the darkness.

Explanation: If you have no direction in life, you'll get nowhere or another way to put it is, "If you're going nowhere, you're guaranteed to get there."

 

June 2007 

Hele me kahau ‘oli

 Go with Joy

 Malama Kekahi I kekahi

Take care of each other

 

May 2007 

    Hawaiian Proverbs & Wisdom

From the Little Book of Aloha

A’OHE LOKOMAIKA’I I NELE I KE PĀN’I

No kind deed has ever lacked its reward.

 An opportunity to help another is a gift.  To LIVE WITH ALOHA is to have a giving nature.  Give for the pleasure of giving, do not expect something in return.

 

April 2007 

UA OLA LOKO I KE ALOHA

Love gives life within

Love is imperative to one’s mental, physical, emotional and spiritual welfare.  A KIND WORD can melt the hardest heart.  Look at a situation with love.  It changes everything.

March 2007 - 

Hawaiian Proverbs & Wisdom, From the Little Book of Aloha

HE KĒHAU HO’OMA’EMA’E KA ALOHA

Love is like a cleansing dew

The cleansing power of Aloha can soothe and heal.  Love  removes hurt.  Love conquers all.

February 2007 - Na 'Olelo Pokole

Have a nice day!  I la maika'i nou 

January 2007

OIAI E NĀNĀ MAI ANA NO NA MAKA”

While the eyes still look around

In honor of our kupuna (elders)

While a person is living, treat them kindly and learn what you can from them.

 

December 2006 ~ Hawaiian Phrase of the Month

IKE ‘IA NO KA LOEA I KE KUAHU

An expert is recognized by the altar he builds.

All life is learning.  Wisdom comes with experience and time.  Ask your elders and those who have walked before you to     provide advice.  They’ve already lived.

 

October 2006 Hawaiian Phrase of the Month

Uwe ka lani, ola ka honua. 

      When the heavens weep, the earth lives.

 When it rains the earth revives.

 

September 2006 Hawaiian Phrase of the Month

From The Little Book of Aloha

  NAU KE KU’I, LOHI KA LIMA

When one grinds the teeth, the hand slows.

Forgive and get on with life.  Forgiveness is a great power that brings freedom to all sides. Anger is fear of letting go.  Let go of the past and move on.

 

 I MOHALA NO KA LEHUA

I KE KE’EKE’EHI ‘IA E KA UA.

The lehua blossom unfolds when the rain treads on it.

Offer encouragement to help a child grow.  People need nurturing as flowers need water.  People respond better to gentle words than scolding.    - From the Little Book of Aloha

 

E kaupe aku no i ka hoe ako mae

Put forward the paddle and draw it forward

This olelo noeau urges us to go on with the task that is started and finish it.

Together with your help, WCC will continue to fulfill its mission and better the conditions for our members as we move forward.

 

HAHAI NO KA UA I KA ULULĀ’AU

The rain follows after the forest.

 

HEN'ELELE KA MOE NA KE KANAKA

A dream is a bearer of messages to man. 

 

‘IKE AKU, ‘IKE MAI, KŌKUA MAI;                               

PELA IHO LA KA NOHONA ‘OHANA

Recognize others, be recognized, help others, be helped; such is a family relationship.

 

E Lauhoe mai nā wa’a

Everybody paddle the canoes together

I ke kā, I ka hoe, i ke kā

Bail and paddle, paddle and bail

Pae aku I ka ‘āina.

And the shore (end) is reached.

 

                    HO’OMOE WAI KĀHI KE KĀO’O

Let’s all travel together like water flowing in one direction.

    Live in harmony with other people and the world around you.

 

 I ulu no ka lala i ke kumu.

The reach of a tree's branches depends on its trunk.

A family's unconditional love strengthens each one to succeed.

  

 


 

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