ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Beginner)
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Kumu Lore
100
How do you ask? What is your name?

ʻO wai kou inoa?

100

Translate: "Hiki! E hele kākou!"

Can! Let's go!

100

What is the full name of our founder (extra 50 pts.) and her husband?

Ke aliʻi Bernice Pauahi Pākī Bishop and Charles Reed Bishop

100

How many lines are in the Kumulipo?

2,102

100

Which 6th-grade kumu are KSM lifers?

Kumu Sienna & Kumu Kahau

200

How do you say "my name is _____?"

"O ______ koʻu inoa."

200

Translate: "E kūlia i ka nuʻu."

Strive for excellence/for your best.

200

True or False: Kamehameha Schools Started as an all–boys school?

True

200

What are the 4 main akua kāne (male Hawaiian gods)?

Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa, Kū
200

Which kumu graduated from Kapālama?

Kumu Nālani & Kumu Kulia
300

What does "ʻaʻole maopopo iaʻu" mean in English?

I don't know

300

How can you ask: "Where are you guys?"

"Aia i hea ʻoukou?"

300

What year did Princess Pauahi pass away?

1884

300
Name the 12 moku of Maui

Honuaʻula, Hāmākualoa, Hāmākuapoko, Hāna, Kahikinui, Kaupō, Koʻolau, Kula, Kāʻanapali, Kīpahulu, Lāhaina, and Wailuku

300

Which 6th-grade team member (staff) has been working here the longest?

Kumu Kekaula

400

What does "Maikaʻi anei?" mean in English?

Are you good?

400

How can you say: "Persist in your work/Keep it up!"

E noke i kāu hana!

400

What was the name of the Princess who left her vast amount of wealth to Pauahi? Hint: Her picture is hanging in the L.C.

Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani

400

Where does the word "ʻohana" come from?

ʻOhā comes from the kalo.

400

Which kumu rides a motorcycle?

Kumu Megan

500

How can you say: "Are you still learning Hawaiian?"

Mau nō koʻu aʻo ʻana i ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi?

500

Translate: "Ua leʻaleʻa akula!"

That was fun! That was awesome!

500

Recite the Statement of Appreciation:

We, the students of the Kamehameha Schools,
in appreciation of our founder, Bernice Pauahi Bishop,
Pledge to develop our potential in all we do,

To strive to meet our responsibilities,
to progress to the best of our ability,
and to carry ourselves with dignity and pride.

So we, the people of Hawaiʻi,

for whom she cared so much,

give thanks on this day of remembrance.

And remain forever indebted to her.

500

Electric lights, illuminated for King Kalākaua's birthday Jubilee on Nov. 1886, were introduced at ʻIolani Palace. How many years before electricity was installed at the White House in Washington, D.C.?

5 Years

500
Which Native American tribe is Kumu Mojo from?

Pueblo (He comes from 4 different tribes, short answer: Pueblo)