Monthly Archives: May 2015

1. vi. Sneeze. Cf. mauli ola, kiha. (PPN tise.) Actually there are other translations for this word, mostly to do with plant names. But we will learn it this week for “sneeze.” In English we usually say “God bless you” or Gesundheit … Continue reading →

nvt. To answer saucily or rudely; rude, sarcastic, insolent, saucy, impudent; rudeness. Cf. -kīkē, ʻuʻu. Pākīkē ʻia (For. 4:291), insulted, taunted, jeered at. hoʻo.pā.kī.kē Caus/sim. It is truly enlightening when you find that there are several great words in Hawaiian for rude, … Continue reading →

vi. 1. Sarcastic, rude, tart, impertinent, insolent. Yesterday’s word, hoʻokano, referred to being haughty or conceited. Another similar word is kīkoʻolā, downright RUDE. This wasn’t a word used when I was growing up, unlike hoʻokano which was heard and used frequently. … Continue reading →

hoʻo.kano Haughty, proud, conceited, rude, disdainful of others, insolent, vain; to act superior. ʻAi hoʻokano, proud eating; to eat food that one has not helped prepare. When one acts like they are so much better than those around him, that type … Continue reading →