Author Archives: Liana

  Christmas Tree Okay I am posting these words in hopes that it will get me in the spirit. How about you? In the past, we cut down our own homegrown norfolk pine lāʻau kalikimaka. It was so depressing to … Continue reading →

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), … Continue reading →

nvt. A generous heart, charity, alms, donation; to give freely and willingly; gratis, free, benevolent, beneficent. hoʻo.manawa.leʻa Caus/sim. Yesterday, I had the good fortune of participating in a fundraiser for a Hawaiʻi Island firefighter who was injured in a swimming … Continue reading →

vs. Satisfied after eating, full, satisfying; to have eaten, to eat one’s fill. Are you “over it”? Did you walk around yesterday so full that you couldn’t even imagine eating anything else? Only to grab yourself a piece of pie? … Continue reading →

nvt. Meal, dinner, small party with dinner; to eat a pāʻina. Yesterday, we learned the word for feast: ʻahaʻaina. Today’s word can be used for those who do a smaller scale celebration on Thanksgiving: pāʻina. Just a simple meal. You can … Continue reading →

nvi. Feast, dinner party, banquet; to feast, Lit., meal gathering. Many types of ʻahaʻaina are listed below. hō.ʻaha.ʻaina To feast, give a feast. Still on that Thanksgiving theme, homes throughout the U.S. will be having an ʻahaʻaina this week. A feast! Now I am not … Continue reading →

1. Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Lit., swollen swelling.  Since this is the week that many people in Hawaiʻi celebrate Thanksgiving,  I thought I would provide some useful words for you to actually USE when you are preparing and partaking in your feast. Pelehū – … Continue reading →

1. n. Orange trumpet or sweetheart vine (Pyrostegia venusta syn. Bignonia venusta, B. ignea), an ornamental climber from Brazil, bearing early in the year many deep-orange flowers, hence chestnut-colored or light brown. (Neal 764) Lit. ripe fruit. 2. nvs. Sweetheart, lover; … Continue reading →

nvt. To oppose, resist, protest; opposite, versus, adverse, contrary, antagonistic, unwilling; objection. Lit., stand different. He manaʻo kūʻē, an opposite meaning. Kūʻē kānāwai, unlawful, contrary to law, illegal, against the law. Kūʻē aupuni, opposed or disloyal to the government, rebel. Hana kūʻē, violation, … Continue reading →

n. Armed forces, troops, regiment, brigade, corps. Today, I get to stay home from work in celebration of Veteran’s Day. Yay me! I didn’t spend a lick of time in any Armed Forces yet I get to reap the benefits of the … Continue reading →