ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Makahiki 1 (HAW 1)

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Rules

100

There are how many letters in the Hawaiian alphabet? 

13

200

If I am spelling a Hawaiian word it must have woela (vowels)

True

300

What is an ʻokina? 

The "uh-oh" in a word 

400

What is a kahakō?

The longer vowel sound in a Hawaiian word 

500

Give me an example of a Hawaiian word that follows all the rules of spelling in Hawaiian.

kākau 

waʻa 

lanakila 

Hōkū

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi building blocks

100

What is the Hakalama?

Hawaiian syllabary system 

200

Why is the hakalama important? 

When you learn all 90 units of the Hakalama you can pronounce any Hawaiian word 

300

Say an entire line of the Hakalama chart 

Ha ka la ma na pa wa a

400

Break up the Hakalama of the word haumāna 

Ha u mā na 

500

Break up the Hakalama for the work hoʻokele 

Ho ʻo ke le 

Nā Kaʻi

100

what is a kaʻi?

the word for the, this, and that

200

what is the rule for using ke and ka?

KEAO

300

If the word is holoholona what is the kaʻi 

ka

400

If the word is ʻelepani the kaʻi is 

ka

500

if the word is one ka kaʻi is 

ke