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welcome

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Heahea. There is no equivalent to the English; one may say hale: he hale kou, you have a house (you are always welcome there).

  • Examples:
    • To welcome guests, hoʻokipa i ka malihini.
    • You are welcome, he mea iki, he mea ʻole (lit. a little thing, nothing; modern).
    • Expression of welcome: should [you wish to] come to the land, there is a house, poi, fish for you, and land is for you, i kū ā hele mai i ka ʻāina, he hale, he ʻai, he iʻa nou, nou ka ʻāina.
    • To wear out a welcome, uluhua i ka pīnaʻi.
    • Welcome! E komo mai! Mai! He mai!
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welcome

Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

Japanese lucky welcome cat. Manekineko.

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Wel-come

Eng to Haw, Andrews (1865),

e hookipa me ke aloha.

welcome

/ Wel-come / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

ha. hookipa al ha ia; hai. e hookip me ke aloha.

welcome

Eng to Haw, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

(ke) alo’hă, kĭ’pă alo’hă: to welcome, hŏ‘ŏkĭ’pă ‘o’lŭ‘o’lŭ.

Welcome

/ Wĕl'єȯme / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

Kipa aloha.

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