1. nvt. Song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant (preceded by both ke and ka). Cf. haku mele. Kāna mele, his song [sung by him or composed by him]. Kona mele, his song [in his honor]. Ke Mele a Solomona (Biblical), the Song of Solomon. Cf. oli, a chant that is not danced to. Mele ʻoli, gay song. hoʻo.mele To cause to sing or chant. (PNP umele.)
2. vs. Yellow.
3. vs. Merry. Eng. Mele Kalikimaka, merry Christmas.
December 1! Time for us to learn some holiday vocabulary. Today’s word is a fairly popular on because of the well known phrase: Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas). Mele, in this case, is a transliteration of the word merry. Don’t they sound super similar? Merry. Mele. Mele is also used for Merrie, as in Merrie Monarch – Mele Manaka.
It cracks me up that the name, Mary, is not Mele. It is Malia. But I am assuming that Malia is the word for the name Mary because of the Maria origin. Mary = Maria = Malia.
Mele is the Hawaiian word for song or to sing. Related to this, mele is also used in reference to a chant that is accompanied by hula (as opposed to oli which is just a chant with no hula or instrument accompaniment).
Mele is the same as melemele, the term most Hawaiian speakers use for yellow.
E mele ana ʻo ia i ke mele – He is going to sing the song.
Ua aʻo ʻoe i ke mele kahiko? – Did you learn the ancient song?
He Momi e Lei ai (a pearl to wear as a lei) 
Kahu David Kaupu in naming our Hawaiian cultural domestic violence program, Namelehuapono referred to mele also as story or the story of oneʻs work. So, in our closing Kahu suggested we say, “Nā mele mau a mau” or Our work goes on and on forever. This was to remind us that our work is never done, even after a task is over. And in conjunction with domestic violence, it is a lifelong journey and “work” to live in non-violence and peace. Mahalo Liana for your constant and loving dedication to preserve our culture!