ʻIke Kupuna & Edie Flashcards by Pat Pérez

with you

me ʻoe pū

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nothing new

ʻAʻohe mea hou

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exactly alike

like pū (nō)

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me too

ʻo au pū

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hunting from place to place for food

ka ʻauana

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stream, water flowing

ke kahawai

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dry wash

ka māwae

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thick fog, land is covered/closed in by fog

ka uhipaʻa

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rise, not as big as a puʻu

ke kūlapa

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tradewinds

ka makani kamaʻāina

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lots of rain

ka ua mau

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light rain

ka ua liʻiliʻi

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snow rain

ka ua hau

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teaser rain, comes suddenly & goes quickly

ka ua pupule

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short, crazy rain, doesn’t soak the ground

ka ua maloʻo

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misty rain

ka ua noe

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place that raises an individual, referring to Waimea, in contrast to birth lands

ʻĀina hānai

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How are you? (ma Waimea)

pehea me nei?

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move your body, time to get back to work

ka ʻoni

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muddy

ke kelekele

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wet

ke pulu

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to blow, as the wind

ka puhi

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fog

ka uhiwai

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famous rain of Waimea

ke kīpuʻupuʻu

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hot

ka wela (w/ [w])

grumbling, nagging

ka namunamu

to pee

ka mimi

same, constant, steadfast, like the hills that feed Waimea

ka maʻamau

nickname

ka inoa kapakapa

when the rain stays in one place, is here to stay

Paʻa ka ua

no, not at all

ʻaʻole loa

warm

ka pumehana

to sunbathe, Manaua comes to her rock to sunbathe

ke olala

to tend a garden, pull weeds, etc.

ka mahiʻai

bird fishermen

ka lawaiʻa manu

shaken up, nervous

ka haʻalulu

to talk

ka walaʻau (kanaka)

dry, dry place, dry wind

ka maloʻo

to relieve oneself, go to the restroom

ka hoʻopaupilikia

broken, as a bone

ka haki

to call, invoke

ke kāhea

art of "calling" bones back into place

ka lāʻau kāhea

stinky breath

ka pilopilo

smelly person

ka hauna

mildew smell or milk going bad

ka pilau

dead animal smell

ka honohono

fruit too ripe to eat, rotten

ka palahu

soft fruit, but still good enough to eat

ka palahē

soft person, good for nothing, waste of time, full of it, soft cohones

ke kanaka maʻi palahē

graduation

ka uniki

to be continued (not completed)

ʻAʻole i pau.

stubborn, sulky, but can still talk to person & get answer

ka nuha

immovable in anger, no talk, stuck physically & mentally

ke koʻo

no emotion showing, can't be read

ka hoʻopolo [hoʻoplo]

tantrum

ka walakua

taken by the police

paʻa ka mākaʻi

relax, be at leisure

ka nanea (nenea)

not really, perhaps not

ʻaʻole paha

same as usual, continuing all right

ʻoia mau nō

exclamation: "So that's it!"

ʻoia kā!

clean

ka maʻemaʻe

(whispered) serious discussion, talk

ke kolokolo

talk story, get carried away in discussion

ke keaka mau

sassy, particular, won't do some things

ka hoʻokano

show-off, sassy, cocky, attitude

ka ho'oio

regrettable loss that just happened, can't change it

ka poho

sad, burden

ke kaumaha

regrettable, avoidable sadness

ka minamina

almost enough, sufficient

ke kokoke lawa

watchful, alert

ka makaʻala

quick, active, lively

ka ʻeleu

nimble, prompt

ka miki

endurance

ke aholoa

truth, fact

ʻoia ʻiʻo

Lakeland, ancestress of Kamiki & Makaʻiole

Lanimamao

tired, exhausted, worked like a mule

ka piula

hidden meanings, innuendos

ke kaona

rainy, winter months

ka hoʻoilo

to explain

ka wehewehe

watch out, beware

ke akahele

drive a car, chauffeur

ke kalaiwa

airport

ke kahua hoʻolulu mokulele

return

a hiki

I want coffee.

E inu i ke kope.