E ho`oma`ama`a,
[eh hoh oh mah' ah mah' ah]
e ho`oma`ama`a,
e ho`oma`ama`a!

(Practice, practice, practice!)

Here are words with pronunciation nuances,
some more challenging than others.
Pronunciation Guide

`awîwî

[ah VEE' VEE']

quick, swift

auê

[au (W)EH']

Oh no! Alas!

`auinalâ

[au (w)ee nah LAH']

afternoon

`eiwa

[ei' vah]

number nine

`eleweka

[eh' leh veh' kah]

elevator

`elua

[eh loo' (w)ah]

number two

`ewalu

[eh vah' loo]

number eight

`eheu

[eh heu']

wing

Haole

[hao' leh]

Caucasian

honua

[hoh noo' (w)ah]

earth, land, world

ho`oilo

[hoh' oh (w)ee' loh]

winter

ha`awi

[hah ah' vee]

give

Hawai`i

[Hah wai' ee]

Hawai`ian; state of; Big Island

hea

[heh' (y)ah]

where

heihei

[hei' hei']

race

hiamoe

[hee' (y)ah moh' (y)eh]

to sleep

hiapo

[hee (y)ah' poh]

first-born child

hoaloha

[hoh' (w)ah loh' hah]

friend

hoahânau

[hoh' (w)ah HAH' nau]

cousin

hua

[hoo' (w)ah]

fruit, word

iâia

[ee (Y)AH' (y)ah]

to him, her, it

ikaika

[ee kai' kah]

strong

inoa

[ee noh' (w)ah]

name

iwakâlua

[ee vah KAH' loo wah]

number twenty

iwi

[ee' vee]

bone

`iako

[ee (y)ah' koh]

outrigger of canoe

`iliwai

[ee lee vai']

water hose

kaikuahine

[kai' koo (w)ah hee' neh]

various words for sibling

kai nî`oi

[kai NEE' oi]

chili pepper water

kauoha

[kau (w)oh' hah]

command, order

kauka

[kau' kah]

doctor

kauwela

[kau' veh lah]

summer

kalaiwa

[kah lai' vah]

drive

kanaiwa

[kah nai' vah]

number ninety

kiloi

[kee loi']

throw

koa

[koh' (w)ah]

majestic Hawaiian tree, wood

kapuahi

[kah poo (w)ah' hee]

fireplace

kâua

[KAH' oo (w)ah]

we (two of us)

kauâ

[kau (W)AH']

slave, pariah

kuawa

[koo (w)ah' vah]

guava

kuene

[koo (w)eh' neh]

flight attendant, waiter/waitress

lauoho

[lau (w)oh' hoh]

hair (on head)

lawa

[lah' vah]

enough

lawai`a

[lah vai' (y)ah]

fisherman

luahine

[loo' (w)ah hee' neh]

old woman

lua`i

[loo (w)ah' ee]

vomit

lû`au

[LOO' au]

feast

maika`i

[mai kah' ee]

good, fine, well

maile

[mai' leh]

fragrant vine, leaves

mâkaukau

[MAH' kau kau]

ready, skilled

manauea

[mah nau' (w)eh (y)ah]

seaweed, "ogo"

Maui

[mau' (w)ee]

island of,

mu`umu`u

[moo' oo moo' oo]

Hawaiian dress

na`auao

[nah au' (w)ao']

learned, enlightened

`oia`i`o

[oi' (y)ah ee' oh]

true, truly

onaona

[oh nao' nah]

softly fragrant

`ôpiopio

[OH' pee (y)oh pee yoh]

young

`ôpû

[OH' POO']

stomach, belly

`o ia

[oh' (y)ah ]

he, she, it

paia

[pai' (y)ah]

wall (of a house)

Pâ`ia

[PAH' ee (y)ah]

Maui town

palaoa

[pah lao' (w)ah]

bread, rolls; whale ivory

palaunu

[pah lau' noo]

brown

Pô`aono

[POH' ah (w)oh noh]

Monday

ua

[oo' (w)ah]

rain

uaki

[oo (w)ah' kee]

watch

`uala

[oo (w)ah' lah]

sweet potato

uê

[oo WEH']

cry (tears)

uea

[oo (w)eh' (y)ah ]

wire

umauma

[ oo mau' mah ]

chest

waena

[ wae' nah ]

between, among

Aloha a hui hou, Aunty D

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