HAWAIIAN EXPRESSIONS

Hawaiian	English
GREETINGS
Aloha	Greetings, hello, good- bye, affection, love
Aloha kakou	Aloha to all (including speaker)
Aloha kaua	Aloha to you (singular) and me
Aloha ke akua	God is love
Aloha nui loa	Much love, fondest regards
Aloha oe	Aloha to you (singular)
Aloha oukou	Aloha to all of you (plural)
Aloha kakahiaka	Good morning
Aloha awakea	Good mid-day (10 am - 2 pm)
Aloha `auinala	Good late afternoon (after mid-day)
Aloha ahiahi	Good evening (around sunset)
Aloha auinapo	Good late night (after midnight)
Aloha po	Good night
Aloha ahiahi ia oukou	Good evening to all of you (plural)
E komo mai	Come in, welcome
E komo mai, e noho mai, e `ai a e, wala`au	Come in, come sit, eat and talk
Komo mai	Enter, come in
Komo mai e ai	Come in, eat
Komo mai e inu ka wai	Come in, drink
Komo mai e noho	Come in, sit, rest
Ku'u momi makamae	My precious pearl [a beloved person]
Noho ilalo	Please sit down
`Olu`olu komo mai	Please come in
Pehea `oe?	How are you? (Singular)
Pehea oukou?	How are you? (Plural)
Maika`i no mahalo	Fine indeed, thank you. (Response to "Pehea oe?")
Aia i hea kou kauhale?	Where is your kauhale? ("Kauhale" is a group of houses that comprise a typical, old style, Hawaiian living situation)
Aia i _____ ko`u kauhale.	______ is where I live.
He aha kau hana?	What is your occupation?
_____ ka`u hana.	______ is my occupation.
He aha kau helu kelopana?	What is your phone number?
_____ ka`u kekepona.	______ is my phone number.
Ma hea 'oe e noho nei?	Where do you live?
Mai hea mai `oe?	Where are you from?
Mai ____ mai au.	I am from _____.
`O wai kou inoa?	What is your name?
O ____ ko`u inoa	_____ is my name
GOODBYE/ PARTING EXPRESSIONS
A hui hou	Good-bye, until we meet again
A hui kaua	Until we meet again
Ke Akua pu a hui hou	God bless you and see you later
Malama pono	Take care, be right
THANKS
Mahalo	Thank you
Mahalo nui loa	Thank you very much
`A `ole pilikia	No problem (Can be a response to mahalo)
He me iki ia	Its a small thing... (Response specific to mahalo)
Me pu oe	The same to you... (Response specific to mahalo)
MISCELLANEOUS
Aloha mai e	I invite aloha to you (An appropriate salutation in a letter)
Aloha wau ia 'oe	I love you (Note:  wau is with a soft "v")
E hana me ka ha`aha`a	Let us work with humbleness
`Ehia ou makahiki?	How old are you?
E kala mai	Please excuse me
E `olu`olu `oe/ `Olu`olu	Please
E pili mau na pomaika`i ia `oe	May blessings ever be with you
Hana hou	To do again, encore
Hana me ka lima	To work with the hands
Hau`oli la hanau	Happy Birthday
Hau`oli la ho`omana`o	Happy Anniversary
Hau`oli makahiki hou	Happy New Year
He mea iki	You're welcome
Hele aku	Go away
Hele mai	Come (in my direction)
Hele mai a`i	Come here and eat
Ho`oponopono	To set things right, amend, rectify
I mua	Go forward
Ka makani `olu `olu	Refreshing, perfect wind
Kukakuka	Let's talk story
Mai `ai	Come and eat
Mai hea mai?	From where?
Mai iloko mai	That which is within matters
Makemake oe	I desire you, I miss you
Maui nui a kama	All of Maui that belongs to Kama
Me ka aloha	With love
Me ka aloha pumehana	With kindest regards; warm aloha (An appropriate close in a letter)
Me ka ha`aha`a	Humbly yours (An appropriate close in a letter)
Mele kalikimaka	Merry Christmas
Moi inoino	Restless sleep
Moi moi a	Inability to sleep
No ka `oi	The best (this follows a noun)
`Okole maluna	Bottoms up (toast)
`Olelo mai	Speak to me
Pau hana	Quitting time, after work
Pa`a ka waha	Observe, be silent and learn (If words are exiting your mouth, wisdom cannot come in)
Welina	A greeting of affection (Can be used as a salutation in a letter)