| 46 | Aia i Kohala, i Puehuehu. | Gone to Kohala, to Puehuehu. |
| | [Nothing more is left. Used about someone who has lost everything. A play on puehu (to scatter like fine dust). Also expressed Hoʻi i Kohala i Puehuehu.] |
| 211 | ʻAʻohe uʻi hele wale o Kohala. | No youth of Kohala goes empty-handed. |
| | [Said in praise of people who do not go anywhere without a gift or a helping hand. The saying originated at Honomakaʻu in Kohala. The young people of that locality, when on a journey, often went as far as Kapua before resting. Here, they made lei to adorn themselves and carry along with them. Another version is that no Kohala person goes unprepared for any emergency.] |
| 875 | He pāʻā kō kea no Kohala, e kole ai ka waha ke ʻai. | A resistant white sugar cane of Kohala that injures the mouth when eaten. |
| | [A person that one does not tamper with. This was the retort of Pupukea, a Hawaiʻi chief, when the Maui chief Makakuikalani made fun of liis small stature. Later used in praise of the warriors of Kohala, who were known for valor.] |
| 1171 | I ʻike ʻia nō ʻo Kohala i ka pae kō, a ʻo ka pae kō ia kole ai ka waha. | One can recognize Kohala by her rows of sugar cane which can make the mouth raw when chewed. |
| | [When one wanted to fight a Kohala warrior, he would have to be a very good warrior to succeed. Kohala men were vigorous, brave, and strong.] |
| 1256 | Ipu lei Kohala na ka Moaʻe Kū. | Kohala is like a wreath container for the Moaʻe breeze. |
| | [Kohala is a windy place.] |
| 1313 | Kahilipulu Kohala na ka makani. | Kohala is swept, mulch and all, by the wind. |
| | [Kohala is a windy place.] |
| 1455 | Ka makani ʻĀpaʻapaʻa o Kohala. | The ʻĀpaʻapaʻa wind of Kohala. |
| | [Kohala was famed in song and story for the ʻĀpaʻapaʻa wind of that district.] |
| 1813 | Kohala ʻāina haʻaheo. | Kohala, land of the proud. |
| | [The youths, lei-bedecked, were proud of their handsome appearance and of their home district.] |
| 1814 | Kohala ihu hakahaka. | Kohala of the gaping nose. |
| | [Kohala is full of hills, and the people there are said to breathe hard from so much climbing.] |
| 1815 | Kohala i ka unu paʻa. | Kohala of the solid stone. |
| | [The people of Kohala were known for their firm attitudes.] |
| 1816 | Kohala, mai Honokeʻā a Keahualono. | Kohala, from Honokeʻā to Keahuaiono. |
| | [The extent of Kohala.] |
| 1973 | Lēʻī ʻo Kohala i ka nuku nā kānaka. [Lēʻī Kohala, eia i ka nuku nā kānaka. (PE)] | Covered is Kohala with men to the very point of land. |
| | [A great populahon has Kohala. Kauhiakama onee traveled to Kohala to spy for his father, the ruling chief of Maui. While there, he did not see many people for they were all tending their farms in the upland. He returned home to report that there were hardly any men in Kohala. But when the invaders from Maui came they found a great number of men, all ready to defend their homeland.] |
| 1988 | Lele o Kohala me he lupe lā. | Kohala soars as a kite. |
| | [An expression of admiration for Kohala, a district that has often been a leader in doing good works.] |
| 2220 | Nā ʻilina wai ʻole o Kohala. | The waterless plains of Kohala, where water will not remain long. |
| | [After a downpour, the people look even in the hollows of rocks for the precious water.] |
| 2276 | Nani ka waiho a Kohala i ka laʻi. | Beautiful lies Kohala in the calm. |
| | [An expression of admiration for Kohala, Hawaiʻi, or for a person with poise and charm — especially a native of that district.] |
| 2420 | ʻO ka liʻiliʻi pāʻā kōkea ia Kohala, e kole ai ko nuku. | It is the little white sugar stalk of Kohala that makes your mouth raw. |
| | [Said by Pupukea when Makakuikalani made fun of his small size. The fine, hair-like growth on stalks of sugar cane can cause irritation.] |
| 2533 | ʻOpeʻope Kohala i ka makani. | Kohala is buffeted by the wind. |
| 2811 | ʻUala neʻeneʻe o Kohala. | Neʻeneʻe potato of Kohala. |
| | [A person who hangs around constantly. Neʻeneʻe, a variety of sweet potato, also means “to move up closer.”] |