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TerryLiberty
Lokahi
USA
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 Posted - 10/18/2011 : 08:21:28 AM
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1. I notice that under the names of the people who post on the forum there's a Hawaiian word. Under mine and some of the folks with few posts the word is aloha. What do the words mean?
2. In general, is there a good Hawaiian - English dictionary available? I can't find much on the web.
As always, if this has been covered in the forum before, I'll go to prior posts!
Mahalo
Terry
Olympia, WA
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Olympia, WA
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Peter Medeiros
`Olu`olu
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 10:59:42 AM
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Terry,
this url http://www.wehwehe.org/ will take you to the Hawaiian dictionaries that are used here in Hawaii. Wehewehe is one of the best online resources for things Hawaiian. One caveat that you have to be aware of is that there are several dictionaries here and that they were compiled at different periods of time by different authors. In some cases word usage and definitions may have changed substantially.
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2011 : 12:48:53 PM
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You will find this answer (and many other useful ones) under the forum FAQ (see the link near the upper right corner of the page ---
This forum has a member ranking feature that ranks members based on their number of posts. Since we don't believe post count to be particularly relevant, we customized our rankings to reflect terms found in "The Aloha Spirit Law." We hope all members will approach the process of learning music and the Taropatch.net community in this spirit.
Aloha - mutual regard and affection and extends warmth in caring with no obligation in return; (0-49 posts)
Akahai - meaning kindness to be expressed with tenderness; (50-99 posts)
Lokahi - meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony; (100-499 posts)
`Olu`olu - meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness; (500-999 posts)
Ha`aha`a - meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty; (1000-1999 posts)
Ahonui - meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance. (2000+ posts)
For further information about "The Aloha Spirit Law" visit:
* Auntie D's hawaiian language page
* http://www.hawaii-nation.org/aloha.html for pronunciation
The Admin has been exclusively named Pupule, meaning crazy, due to number of posts and time spent working on this forum. |
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TerryLiberty
Lokahi
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2011 : 1:33:25 PM
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Retro: Thanks for the reference to the FAQ. I didn't look thoroughly enough. I've now read it in its entirety.
Peter: Thanks for the link to Wehewehe.
Regards.
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Terry
Olympia, WA
Forever a haumana |
Edited by - TerryLiberty on 10/18/2011 3:48:46 PM |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 3:00:24 PM
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| No problem, Terry. If we haven't already (without knowing it), I hope I'll cross paths with you someday soon at a Hawaiian event in the area. |
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TerryLiberty
Lokahi
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2011 : 3:50:04 PM
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Gregg: Were you at Cyril's recent concert at Jean's? That's the only thing I've attended so far.
Regards.
Terry
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Terry
Olympia, WA
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2011 : 7:00:52 PM
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| Unfortunately not; we had family in town from Hawai`i and took them away for that weekend. |
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