ʻO kēia ka lā hānau o Mary Kawena Pukui!
Today is the birthday of Mary Kawena Pukui, b. April 20, 1895 #olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii

Excerpt From
‘Ōlelo No‘eau
Mary Kawena Pukui & Dietrich Varez
https://books.apple.com/us/book/%C5%8Dlelo-no-eau/id514150999
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We all learn the word “kahakō” meaning “macron,” the bar over the long vowel (as in its own final letter). But it also means “steep, sheer” as in this ʻŌlelo Nōʻeau:

“1527  Ka pali kahakō lele a koa‘e.

Sheer cliff reached only by the tropic bird.

A tall, inaccessible cliff.”

#olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii #cliff #sheer #steep

#HawaiianPublicRadio didn’t post today’s #hawaiianWordOfTheDay so instead of sharing that, I’ll share my new favorite ʻŌlelo Noʻeau!

I kāhi ‘e no ke kumu mokihana, paoa ‘e no ‘one‘i i ke ‘ala.
Although the mokihana tree is at a distance, its fragrance reaches here.
Although a person is far away, the tales of his good deeds come to us.

#olelonoeau #maryKawenaPukui #adage #wiseSaying #hawaiianLanguage #olelo #OleloHawaii #reputation #mokihana #1177