'aina - Land, earth.

aloha - Love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness, sentiment, grace,
charity; greeting, salutation, regards; sweetheart, lover, loved one; beloved, loving, kind, compassionate, charitable, lovable; to love, be fond of; to show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to venerate; to remember with affection; to greet, hail. Greetings! Hello! Good-by! Farewell! Alas!

halau - A hula school; a meeting house for hula instruction.

hana hou - To do again, repeat, renew, repair, mend; encore.

hui - A club, association or group.

hukilau - A net; to fish with a net.

hula - A dance characterized by rhythmic body movements, a hula dancer; to dance the
hula. 2. Song or chant used for the hula; to sing or chant for a hula.

ipu - the bottle gourd used as a receptacle, dance rattle and drum.

kahiko - traditional, old, ancient

kahuna - A priest, minister or expert in any field.

kane - Man or men.

keiki - Child

komo mai - Come in; welcome

lei - Garland, wreath; necklace of flowers, leaves, shells, ivory, feathers, or paper, given
as a symbol of affection; beads; any ornament worn around the head or about the neck; to wear a lei; crown.

lolo - crazy

lua - bathroom or toilet

lu'ua - Hawaiian feast, named for the taro tops always served at one. This is not an
ancient name, but goes back at least to 1856, when so used by the Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper; formerly a feast was pa'ina or 'aha'aina.

mahalo - Thanks, gratitude; to thank.

malihini - A newcomer or visitor.

'ohana - Family, relative, kin group; related.

Pahu - drum.

poi - A Hawaiian staple made from cooked taro.

puka - Hole. Necklaces made of shells with holes, called puka shells

pule - Prayer, incantation, blessing, grace; to pray, worship, ask a blessing.

shaka - (SHA-kah) Friendly hand gesture with middle fingers curled under, and thumb
and pinky extended out. Used to express thanks, aloha.

'ukulele - A four-stringed instrument shaped similar to a very small guitar. [Literally
defined as "leaping flea"; probably derived from the Hawaiian nickname of Edward Purvis, who was small and quick and who popularized this instrument brought to Hawai'i by the Portuguese in 1879.]

wahine - Woman.