Akamai In Hawai’ian pidgin, when I talk with my Hawai’ian family, the way we signify if someone is kind of lolo— Lolo means dumb— is we say, “Brah, he NOT […]
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Follow Your Dream In this video, the Hawaiian word of the week is “moe’uhane,” which translates to “dream.” To sign this word in American Sign Language (ASL), you place your
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Hau’oli la makuahine! “Hau’oli la makuahine” is Hawai’ian for “Happy Mother’s Day!” American Sign Language (ASL) Watch the video to learn the sign language for “Hau’oli la makuahine!” The Bible
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Hawaiian Words The word MAKUA means PARENT. The word HINE means WOMAN. Put them together for MOTHER and you get MAKUAHINE. Try saying it! Genesis 3:20 Bible Verse The man
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Mana Our Hawaiian word-of-the week is “mana” which means spiritual power, spiritual force, or spiritual energy. Say that with me— mana. In Hawaii when we say you have a lot
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Pōmaikaʻi Our Hawaiian word-of-the week is “pōmaikaʻi” which means “to be blessed.” In other words, to be fortunate, prosperous and lucky, Please say that with me, sounds like PO-MY-KAI-EE. PO-MY-KAI-EE
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Kau Kau Our Hawaiian word of the week is not Hawaiian. It’s Pidgin. Pidgin is a creole language. It’s what most local people speak in Hawaii. When I say creole,
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Hookahi Our Hawaiian word of the week is “hookahi” which means “to be one” or or oneness. Say that with me— hookahi. Today, we are going to learn about communion—
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