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How to say “river” in Hawai’ian and ASL
Muliwai Our Hawai’ian word of the week is “muliwai,” which means river. Wai is water. Muli means to follow. A river is following water or water that follows a flow. …
How to say “Happy New Year” in Hawai’ian and ASL
Hau’oli Makahiki Hou First of all, Happy New Year, Hawai’ian Style. Our Hawaiian word of the week is hauʻoli makahiki hou which means “happy new year.” Hau’oli means “happy.” Makahiki …
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How to say “half Hawai’ian” or biracial in Hawai’ian
Hapa Our Hawaiian word of the week is hapa. Hapa means half Hawai’ian and half another race— meaning you’re biracial like half black and half white or half Asian and …
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How to say “Dream of Your Soul” in Hawai’ian and ASL
Dream of Your Soul Our Hawai’ian word of the week is i’ini which means “dream” or “heartfelt desire.” We learned Dream before as moe’uhane, but that was more like moi …
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How to say “Happy Halloween” in Hawai’ian and ASL
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.” …
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How to say “like” in Hawai’ian and ASL
Makemake Our Hawaiian word of the week is makemake, which means “like.” As in, I like myself, I like you, I like to eat apples. Repeat after me: makemake Makemake …
How to say “activate” in Hawaiian and ASL
Ho’oikaika Our Hawaiian word of the week is “Activate!” How you say that in Hawaiian is ho’oikaika. Ho’o means “to bring.” Ikaika means “strength” or “strong.” To bring strength— means …
I Love My Life in Hawai’ian and ASL
Practice the Hawaiian Mantra of The Week Our Hawai’ian mantra of the week is, again: “I love my life.” We’re going to practice so you can memorize it because it’s …