Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. num. One (especially in counting in a series).

• Examples:
  • Pōʻakahi, Monday.
  • ʻA kahi kahi ana, ʻo ka ʻEwa iki, ʻo ka ʻEwa nui, a single unit, then lesser ʻEwa and greater ʻEwa.

2. idiom, For the first time, never before (usually followed by nō).

• Examples:
  • ʻAkahi nō ʻoe ā hiki maʻaneʻi? Is this the first time you have come here? Have you ever been here before?
  • ʻAkahi nō au ā ʻike iā Hilo, this is the first time I’ve seen Hilo.
  • ʻAkahi nō au ā lohe i ka hekili, I’ve never heard such thunder.
• References:
  • Gram. 4.6.

3. idiom, To have just.

• Examples:
  • ʻAkahi nō ā pau kaʻu haʻawina, my lesson is just finished.

The number one. Also, ʻekahi (AP).