‘Ōlelo No’eau Midterm Flashcards
If one dreams of bananas it is useless to go fishing
Inā he moe mai’a, makehawa ke hele i ka lawai’a.
Said of a child who behaves like those who reared him.
Kū i ka māna
Lying face up and counting the rafters.
Huli ke alo i luna, helu i ka ‘a’aho.
Go quietly in the upland of Puna, do not let anything you see excite you.
E nihi ka helena i ka uka o Puna; mai Pūlale i ka ‘ike a ka maka.
Fed in the palm of the hand.
Hānai ‘ia i ka poli o ka lima.
A lei that is never cast aside is one’s child.
He lei hā’ule ‘ole ke keiki.
He who takes his teachings and applies them increases his knowledge.
E lawe i ke a’o a mālama, a’e ‘oi mau ka na’auao.
Why shouldn’t I know, when it is a road often traveled by my parents?
Na wai ho’i e ‘ole o ke akamai, he alanui i ma’a i ka hele ‘ia e o’u mau mākua?
Hesitant wake the humble hearted.
Ku’ia ka hele a ka na’au ha’aha’a.
The pit of wrath is satisfied
Ua nā ka lua o ka inaina.
Man is Kāne’s living water gourd.
He huewai ola ke kanaka na Kāne.
Hold the breathe! Walk abreast, shoulder to shoulder.
‘Umia ka hanu! Ho’okahi ka umauma ka ke kīpo’ohiwi i ke kīpo’ohiwi.
An eel pulls off the bait, an ‘ā fish that nibbles it off.
He puhi u’u mauanu; he ‘ā aku maunu.
