ae – yes (pronounced aye)
ali`i nui – chiefs
`a`ole – no
apala – apple
au – I (pronounced oh)
hā – taro stem, also breath of life
ha`a ha`a – humility or humble
hana – work
heiau – temple, sacred site
`ilio – dog
inoa – name
ipo – gourd
kā kau – tattoo
kama`āina – native born or resident of Hawai`i
kāne – man
keiki – child
ki`i – picture
ki`i pohako – petroglyph
kōkua – help
kula – school
kule`ana – responsibility (to the community)
kumu – teacher/source
lānai – porch, veranda, balcony
lau – leaf
mai`a – banana
mea – thing
mea `ai – food (thing that you eat)
mea `ono – desert (thing that’s good)
mo`o – lizard
niu – coconut
noho – chair
`oia – He, She, It
`ohana – extended family
`ono – good
`oli – chant
pahu – drum
papa he`enalu – surfboard (wave sliding board)
piko – the center
pohaku – rock
poki – cat
pono – balance, done correctly, righteous
pua – flower
pua`a – pork, pig
puka – door, opening/hole
puke – book
pule – prayer
tutu – grandmother
wa`a – canoe (pronounced va-ah)
wahine – woman

`ai – eat (pronounced eye with sharp start)
ai – to make love (ah-ee)
`au – swim (oh!)
ha`i – tell (ha-ee)
hana – make
hele – go
ho`o mau – to continue
ho`opili – join
kōkua – assist, help
mai – come (to me)
mau – continue
nānā – look
noho – live, reside or sit
poke – cut into small pieces
pōkē – to make a bouquet

hau`oli – happy, glad (how-oh-lee)
hikiwale – easy
huhū – angry
i – in, at, or around
iki – small
hāpai – pregnant
kaha – close to, near
kapu – forbidden
kaumaha – sad
ko`u – my
kona – his or hers
kou – your
kūmū – good looking
ku`uipo – your
luhi – tired
makai – toward the sea
maka`u – frightened, scared
māluhiluhi – really tired
mau – used to indicate many, more than one
mauka – inland, toward the mountains
nani – beautiful
nui – big, many
`oe – you
`oia – he, she or it
`oi – best
`oma`ima`i – sick
`ona – drunk
pau – done, finished, the end
pupele – crazy
pulu – wet
wiki – fast
wiki wiki – very fast