Hawaiian at Home

I didn't grow up speaking Hawaiian fluently, but one word I knew from a young age was "puka" cause my dad used to call me "puka teeth". I was missing my top front right and bottom front left teeth (think...

This has been a crazy year so far. With every event we hear, with every video we se of what people are experiencing all over the world, we are forced to look inside and ask ourselves where we stand on...

When it comes to a happy home you have to have a happy queen bee! These are the words and phrases associated with straightening up the house. I know we donʻt do this stuff often enough in my house, but maybe...

Something I have struggled with in all this - scratch that - in life, is consistency! Now in some ways I do feel consistent because I am always trying to learn and grown and I donʻt ever give up on my...

Aloha Kākou! From our family to yours we really hope you are all in good health and have the necessary things you need (except for toilet paper - we have no idea where that went). As youʻre at home with...

Hi, I'm Emily, and if you ever meet me in person then be prepared for A LOT of questions about yourself and everything you do because I just love questions. Questions are fun! Questions help me learn about people and all...

The biggest question I get asked is to translate people's phrases from English into Hawaiian. If it's something not too serious I am happy to help and I'll usually give my thoughts as to what I would say and how...

This Monday morning I woke up (well woke up again - the first time was involuntarily caused by my child) and had this overwhelming feeling that this was THE week I was going to potty train Pili - and be successful. It...

ʻO wai kou inoa?     What's your name? ʻO ___ koʻu inoa.     My name is ______. A Together Community The best thing we can do as a community is to lift one another. As a community we all have...

  While painting, designing, and creating is my passion, it's not easy pairing it with business. Business means serving people, and people come with expectations - most of the time unrealistic ones. One of the greatest gifts this book gave...

  I named this blog post after a question that I get asked a lot and in various forms - "What are some cool Hawaiian names for boys and girls?" Iʻm hoping that you might have even typed it into...

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I donʻt know. I left Mauna Kea, filled with valuable experiences, but also empty because of new questions I now long to have filled. The only thing that was absolute...

It is stifling to try and express the feelings and thoughts of my heart. I have been watching, and listening, and reading so many thoughts of others and it’s scary to commit to publishing/sharing things you know will be scrutinized,...

Guys, I’m a real person. I compare, I feel sad, I get excited and scared. I make mistakes - and I don’t mean that in a my-mistakes-aren’t-a-big-deal-because-everyone-makes-mistakes kind of way, but as a way to reach out to all of...

Take a really good look at this picture - can you tell me which square is red? Maybe you pick the left one, maybe the one in the middle. Maybe you say they all are. The truth is that color...

  I believe in God. I believe he is the artist and creator of all of us. I believe that he loves me. I thank him for my husbandʻs endless patience, my daughterʻs constant companionship, my sonʻs innocent smiles. I donʻt...

How do you know you're Hawaiian? Is it the amount of Hawaiian blood you have running through your veins? Is it where you live? Where you were born? What you do? Malu discusses these questions in his article: "Pehea e ʻike ʻia ai he Hawaiʻi ʻoe?"

My illustrated diagrams of the body in Hawaiian. PG rated. Download your copy to practice with or put up in your home!

This is the method weʻre using to learn Hawaiian.