Shoots is slang for okay or an acknowledgment. “We go to da beach, brah? Shoots!”
Yes (English) translated to Hawaiian as ʻae.
Aloha Aina = "Love of the Land" / Aloha Kai = "Love of the Sea"
When you hear someone say Hawaii no ka `oi, they're saying Hawaii is the best.
Hawaiian phrase of the day: aloha nui loa (ah-LO-ha NU-ee LO-ah)- with very much. love, fondest regards.
Name of Mauiloa can be translated as "Great/Magnificent Maui". The beginning of Mauiloa's rule was marked by countless battles to establish authority from many of the district chieftains of Maui. Mauiloa was a son and successor of High Chief Hanalaʻa.
Mahalo Piha (wholehearted gratitude) is surrounded by native birds and plants.
Aloha Aku No, Aloha Mai No – (I give my love to you, you give your love to me.) `A`ohe loa i ka hana a ke aloha – (Distance is ignored by love.) Ua ola loko i ke aloha – (Love gives life within.)
To do something with 'Aloha' means to do it with your soul. 2. Mahalo (Mahalo Nui Loa) Mahalo means Thank you. Mahalo nui loa means Thank you very much.
Kaala (kā-ā'-la), n. 1. A mountain on the island of Oahu. 2. A lake or spring on Mount Kaala which is said to have taken its name from the mountain: Nani Kaala, he kiowai, na ke kehau." Beautiful is Kaala, fountain of the dewdrops.
Hawaii : child. Hawaii : an immature plant.
of Hawaii. It can also mean "his/her sea", or "sea of the leeward. side" meaning, at least metaphorically, that the ocean. is calm. #
A bird, resembling a plover, usually caught with a net.
maika (plural maikas) (India) A woman's maternal village: the place where she grew up, especially as contrasted with her new home after marriage. quotations ▼
Aloha (hello, goodbye, sharing of spirit and love)
The universal term for greeting one another or saying goodbye in Hawaii.
Return to the source. (Hawaiian proverb) The seas were calm last night, rocking me like a baby.
Maui Nui is a modern geologists' term for the prehistoric Hawaiian island that was once made up of the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe. Over epochs of time, their separate volcanoes sank into the sea and the saddles between them flooded with water, leaving behind four distinct islands.
The shaka sign is used to share aloha, or love. It's given warmly to friends and strangers as a symbol of gratitude, or “shaka mahalo” (thank you), or even just a pleasant “howzit”.
'Ono. Pronounced oh-no, this is the local word for “delicious,” as in, Helena's has an 'ono Hawaiian food menu. For added emphasis, include so as in something is “so 'ono,” like the Vietnamese-inspired grinds at The Pig and the Lady.
1. Aloha – Hello. Okay, so this is one of the easiest Hawaiian phrases to remember. This tropical greeting is known around the world, but its literal meaning is 'love'.
Giving Thanks: Mahalo and Mahalo Nui Loa
Use the word mahalo in Hawaii whenever you would normally say thank you.
“Aloha” is our most important Hawaiian cultural value. Without Aloha all the other cultural values are not complete. It is defined as a noun and means love, affection, compassion, charity, grace, empathy, and much more.
Thanks, gratitude; to thank.
Mahalo ke Akua literally means “thanks be to God.” If you're like me, sometimes I look back at my life and marvel at the fact I even survived. How did I get out of some of my circumstances alive and (somewhat) stable?
8 – Kokua: (Koh-KOO-ah) Kokuameans “to help” and is frequently coupled with the word “mahalo” to form “mahalo for your kokua.” In English, the phrase would translate as “thank you for your help,” and it often refers to not littering, keeping an area clean or generally complying with any rules or guidelines.