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Reference:
Ulukau.org
Hawaiian-English Dictionary

Ka Auwai A Ka Menehune

Synopsis: An old story about Pï and the menehune of Kau'i.

'Auhea 'oukou e nä makamaka heluhelu. Eia mai kahi mo'olelo i unuhi 'ia mai loko mai o kekahi nüpepa kahiko. He mo'olelo ia no kekahi 'auwai ma Kau'i. Penei ka mo'olelo.

O kekahi poe o Kauai e noho ana ma kekahi wahi mamao mai ke kahawai mai, ua nui ka pilikia i ka wai no ka wai ole e ulu ai ka lakou mau mea kanu.

I kekahi la ua hoea aku la o Ola ke alii imua o Pi a olelo aku la heaha la ka mea hiki ia'u ke hana, i wahi e loaa ai ka wai no na mea kanu a ko'u lahui?

E hele au e hui me ko'u mau kanaka o ka ili hookahi, wahi a Pi. O Pi aia ke holo la maloko ona he koko o na menehune. Ua pii aku la oia no ke kuahiwi a hui pu me ke Alii o na menehune. E ke alii, aia ko'u lahui iloko o ka nele i ka wai ole no ka lakou mau mea kanu e ulu ai, wahi a Pi.

E hiki anei i na menehune ke kukulu i auwai ame ona punawai mai ka muliwai mai.

E hana no makou, wahi a ke alii. E hele aku ana makou ma ka wa e puka ai ka mahina piha. Aole halulu e lohe ia. E noho na kanaka maloko o ko lakou mau hale. E hoopaaia na ilio a punukuia ko lakou mau waha, a o na moa e hoopaaia malalo o na umeke.

E hooko ia no e like me kau i olelo mai la, wahi a Pi. E hoomakaukau ia no i papa ahaaina nau.

I ka hoea ana mai o ka po mahina piha, ua meha na mea a pau. I ka wa o Pi i lohe ai i ka leo hamumumu ma kahi mamao, ua hele aku la oia ma ka muliwai a kali o ka hoea mai o ua poe liilii nei. Ke lohe pu ala oia i na leo himeni a ike pu aku la oia ma ka lima o kela a me keia e paa ana he pohaku. O ka laina mua eli i auwaha, o ka lua, no ka hoonohonoho ana i na paia pohaku ma ka aoao, a o ke kolu no ka hoonohonoho ana i pohaku ma ka aoao o ka punawai. I ka pau ana a paa, oia ka wa i kahe mai ai o ka wai mai ka muliwai mai no loko o ka punawai a na menehune i hana ai. I ka aneane ana e mahiki ka la o ke kakahiaka, ua kani iho la ka manu elepaio e hoike iho ana e hoi no ke kua-

Ua hoomakaukau o Pi i papa ahaaina na na menehune i like me kana i hooia aku ai. I ko lakou wa i hoi ai no ka mauna, ua lohe ia na leo hauwalaau halulu mai ka mokupuni mai o Kauai a hoea i Oahu nei.

Mai nö a poina

Synopsis: A last reminder to apply for the two new Master of Arts programs.

Mai nö a poina, e nä makamaka, o hala ka Pu'ulena, e ho'opihapiha i nä palapala noi komo no nä polokalamu laeo'o hou o ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Mänoa. Inä he nïnau paha no ka polokalamu laeo'o o ka Hälau 'Ölelo Hawai'i, e kelepona iä 'Ioli'i Hawkins ma ka helu, 956-6419. A inä he nïnau no ka polokalamu laeo'o o ka Hälau 'Ike Hawai'i, e kähea iä Kanalu Young ma ka helu, 973-0989.

Ulukau.org
Hawaiian-English Dictionary

E ho'ouna 'ia mai nä leka iä mäua,
'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis
ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu

a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)

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Ka Auwai A Ka Menehune

Synopsis: An old story about Pī and the menehune of Kau'i.

'Auhea 'oukou e nā makamaka heluhelu. Eia mai kahi mo'olelo i unuhi 'ia mai loko mai o kekahi nūpepa kahiko. He mo'olelo ia no kekahi 'auwai ma Kau'i. Penei ka mo'olelo.

O kekahi poe o Kauai e noho ana ma kekahi wahi mamao mai ke kahawai mai, ua nui ka pilikia i ka wai no ka wai ole e ulu ai ka lakou mau mea kanu.

I kekahi la ua hoea aku la o Ola ke alii imua o Pi a olelo aku la heaha la ka mea hiki ia'u ke hana, i wahi e loaa ai ka wai no na mea kanu a ko'u lahui?

E hiki anei i na menehune ke kukulu i auwai ame ona punawai mai ka muliwai mai.

E hooko ia no e like me kau i olelo mai la, wahi a Pi. E hoomakaukau ia no i papa ahaaina nau.

Ua hoomakaukau o Pi i papa ahaaina na na menehune i like me kana i hooia aku ai. I ko lakou wa i hoi ai no ka mauna, ua lohe ia na leo hauwalaau halulu mai ka mokupuni mai o Kauai a hoea i Oahu nei.

Mai nō a poina

Synopsis: A last reminder to apply for the two new Master of Arts programs.

Mai nō a poina, e nā makamaka, o hala ka Pu'ulena, e ho'opihapiha i nā palapala noi komo no nā polokalamu laeo'o hou o ke Kulanui o Hawai'i ma Mānoa. Inā he nīnau paha no ka polokalamu laeo'o o ka Hālau 'ōlelo Hawai'i, e kelepona iā 'Ioli'i Hawkins ma ka helu, 956-6419. A inā he nīnau no ka polokalamu laeo'o o ka Hālau 'Ike Hawai'i, e kāhea iā Kanalu Young ma ka helu, 973-0989.

Ulukau.org
Hawaiian-English Dictionary

E ho'ouna 'ia mai nā leka iā māua,
'o ia ho'i 'o Laiana Wong a me Kekeha Solis
ma ka pahu leka uila ma lalo nei:
>> kwong@hawaii.edu
>> rsolis@hawaii.edu

a i 'ole ia, ma ke kelepona:
>> 956-2627 (Laiana)
>> 956-2624 (Kekeha)

This column is coordinated by the Hawaiian Language Department
at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, supported by UH
President Evan Dobelle's Initiative for Achieving Native Hawaiian
Academic Excellence.