Common Hawaiian Words and Phrases drkwiat 2016-08-12T11:10:32+00:00. Overlooking Waimea Canyon State Park on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA, nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. Akaka Falls on the Big Island of Hawaii. Red hot lava flowing into Pacific Ocean on Big Island, Hawaii.
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Hawaiian Poi Dog. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Not to be confused with Poi Dog Pondering. The Hawaiian Poi Dog or ʻīlio (ʻīlio mākuʻe for brown individuals) is an extinct breed of pariah dog from Hawaiʻi which was used by Native Hawaiians as a spiritual protector of children and as a source of food. The original Hawaiian poi dog derived its name from poi, a Hawaiian staple food made from kalo or taro root. Poi was used to fatten the dogs for use as food because meat was too valuable to be used as dog food.
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Welcome to Mo'o and Lolo's Hawaiian dictionary on-line. This on-line dictionary contains close to 5,000 Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian words. These are most of the frequently used words and definitions. In the Hawaiian language, most words have multiple meanings and sometimes hidden meanings. When the language is spoken, the understanding comes from the context of what is being said. We used Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert's dictionary as a reference for our dictionary on-line.
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To simply answer your question they were eaten born and breed as food. The Hawaiian Poi Dog is a Pariah Hound that has become extinct. They came to Hawaii with the Polynesians… during the first settlement more then 1,000 years ago. At one time this breed was an important part of the Polynesian people's life. The dogs lived amongst the tribes.
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We hope this will be a relatively good guide to some commonly used Hawaiian words and the Hawaiian translations of certain English words. This dictionary is for entertainment purposes and to also encourage the use and intrests in the Hawaiian language. We hope you have fun and learn something too.
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Early in the 19th century, other dogs began to breed with the Hawaiian Poi Dog and the breed was no longer pure. Years later a breeding program was started at the Honolulu Zoo in attempts to reconstruct the breed.
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Maui Island Guide. 1/ Okinas and macrons impart important differences in the pronunciation and meaning of words in the Hawaiian language. Due to font limitations, macrons are represented with an underline. For macron usage, replace the underline below a letter with a macron over the same letter.
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Hawaiian for rotisserie or 'end-over-end' and is also the name for a marinade made and sold in the Hawaiian Islands. It is composed of mostly ginger and shoyu (soy sauce). Huli-huli sauce has a particular pungent smell and taste and is similar to teriyaki sauce. It is best as a marinade used before and during cooking.
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“We’re going to a hukilau, where the laulau is the kaukau at the big luau…”. As you can see by this line from a popular Hawaiian tune, it’s helpful to know the meanings of a few Hawaiian words. Although only a few people speak Hawaiian, many Hawaiian words and pidgin (Hawaiian slang) are used in everyday speech. There are only 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet: A, E, H, I K, L, M, N, O, P, U and W. And 18 sounds a, e, i, o, u, ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, h, k, l, m, n, p, w, and w with a v sound. The ‘okina (‘) is a glottal stop like the sound between the ohs in “oh-oh” and is also a consonant.
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what is the hawaiian word for dog
The Hawaiian word for dog is ʻīlio.