Hau’oli la Heleui
Our Hawaiian word of the week is “Happy Halloween” which is pronounced Hauʻoli Lā Heleuī (how-oh-lee lah hello-wee)
Hau’oli is “happy.”
La is like the word “the.”
Heleui means “jack-o-lantern,” like a Halloween pumpkin.
So let’s practice saying that.
Sign Language (ASL)
Hau’oli = Happy
The way you sign Hau’oli which means happy is you take your palm and brush it up your torso. [see video]
Heleui = Halloween
How you sign Heleui is you do peek-a-boo with your hands twice. [see video]
Or you can make a V with the fingers of both hands and peek-a-boo with them.