Mai poina ka mana'o

By Na Iasona Ellinwood laua ‘o Ku‘ukaikainaaloha Kekua

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 06, 2012

~~Synopsis: While there is nothing wrong with Hawaiian words being used in English, sometimes the original meaning is lost.
'Auhea 'oukou, e nā makamaka mai ka lā puka i Ha'eha'e a i ka napo'o o ka lā i ka mole 'olu o Lehua. Nui ka 'i'ini o nā kānaka he lehulehu ma Hawai'i nei e ho'okomo i kekahi 'ōlelo Hawai'i i loko o kā lākou 'ōlelo haole, e la'a me nā hua'ōlelo 'o "aloha" a me "mahalo". Ho'ā'o lākou e ho'opuka i ka 'ōlelo 'ōiwi o nei pae'āina, akā, 'o kekahi mau hua'ōlelo wale nō ka mea i pa'a. He maika'i nō ka mana'o. I kekahi manawa na'e, 'ano 'ē ka pō'aiapili a lākou e ho'opuka aku ai i ia mau hua'ōlelo, e la'a me "e komo mai".
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Synopsis: While there is nothing wrong with Hawaiian words being used in English, sometimes the original meaning is lost.

'Auhea 'oukou, e nā makamaka mai ka lā puka i Ha'eha'e a i ka napo'o o ka lā i ka mole 'olu o Lehua. Nui ka 'i'ini o nā kānaka he lehulehu ma Hawai'i nei e ho'okomo i kekahi 'ōlelo Hawai'i i loko o kā lākou 'ōlelo haole, e la'a me nā hua'ōlelo 'o "aloha" a me "mahalo". Ho'ā'o lākou e ho'opuka i ka 'ōlelo 'ōiwi o nei pae'āina, akā, 'o kekahi mau hua'ōlelo wale nō ka mea i pa'a. He maika'i nō ka mana'o. I kekahi manawa na'e, 'ano 'ē ka pō'aiapili a lākou e ho'opuka aku ai i ia mau hua'ōlelo, e la'a me "e komo mai". Login for more...