Video short from Hale Kuamo‘o Hawaiian Language Center: Episode 7a of “E lawe i ke a‘o a mālama”

Episode 7a of “E Lawe i ke Aʻo a Mālama” is the first of two episodes focusing on the lesson “I_nō a…” This phrase focuses on past-tense.

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Hale Kuamoʻo “E Lawe i ke Aʻo a Mālama” – “I_nō a…” Pukana 7a

From Hale Kuamo‘o, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s Hawaiian Language Center:

Aloha everyone!

Here is episode 7a of “E Lawe i ke Aʻo a Mālama.” This will be the first of two episodes focusing on the lesson “I_nō a…” This phrase focuses on past-tense. So, it demonstrates the first task that was completed, then the task that was done immediately after. This episode will demonstrate one of four ways to use this idiom, which goes like this:

In the blank space of the idiom, the person/thing which is doing the task or which the task is being done upon will be plugged in, (the choice will be determined by the MEMEʻA used in the sentence).

Here are some examples:

Hamani
I nāna ka hana nō a…
I nā ʻīlio nō a ʻike i ka puaʻa, holo akula ia mau ʻīlio.
As soon as the dogs saw the pig, those dogs immediately ran.

Hehele
I nāna ka hana nō a…
I kaʻu keiki nō a hele i ke kula, kani aʻela ka pū.
As soon as my child walked to school, the conch shell sounded.

ʻAʻano
I nona ka hana nō a…
I ka haʻawina nō a kō i nā haumāna, hele akula lākou i ka pāʻani.
As soon as the homework was completed by the students, they went out and played.

To our fluent speakers, have you noticed this idiom being used with a KIKINO?

That is all, mahalo!