| 171 | ʻAʻohe lihi ʻike aku i ka nani o Punahoa. | Hasn’t known the beauty of Punahoa. |
| | [Used when the charms of a person or place are unknown. Punahoa is an unusually attractive place.] |
| 230 | ʻAʻole nō i ʻike ke kanaka i nā nani o kona wahi i hānau ʻia ai. | A person doesn’t see all the beauties of his birthplace. |
| | [One doesn’t see how beautiful his birthplace is until he goes away from home.] |
| 837 | He nani hulali ka hao. | A beauty like the shine of steel. |
| | [Not applied to persons. From the chorus of a song of the 1800s.] |
| 838 | He nani wale nō o Puna mai ʻō a ʻō. | There is only beauty from one end of Puna to the other. |
| | [There is nothing to complain about. Refers to Puna, Kauaʻi.] |
| 2272 | Nani i ka hala ka ʻōiwi o Kahuku. | The body of Kahuku is beautifed by hala trees. |
| | [Refers to Kahuku, Oʻahu.] |
| 2273 | Nani Kaʻala, he kiʻowai na ke kēhau. | Beautiful Kaʻala, a pool that holds the dew. |
| | [Praise of Mt. Kaʻala, on Oʻahu, a depository for the dew.] |
| 2274 | Nani ka ʻike a ka heʻe i nā wahi leho liʻiliʻi. | It is wonderful how the octopus notices the little cowries. |
| | [Said sarcastically of a man who looks at young girls with lust.] |
| 2275 | Nani ka ʻōiwi o ka lāʻau i ka luaiele ʻia e ka makani. | Beautiful is the body of the tree, even when swayed this way and that by the wind. |
| | [Even through adversities and dissipation some people remain handsome.] |
| 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.] |
| 2277 | Nani Lēʻahi, he maka no Kahiki. | Beautiful Lēʻahi, object of the eyes from Kahiki. |
| | [Diamond Head, always observed with interest by visitors from foreign lands.] |
| 2278 | Nani Puna pō i ke ʻala. | Beautiful Puna, heavy with fragrance. |
| | [Praise for Puna, Hawaiʻi, where the breath of maile, lehua, and hala blossoms are ever present.] |
| 2611 | Pau kuhihewa i ka nani o ʻAipō. | Gone are all the illusions of the beauty of ʻAipō. |
| | [Said of one who finds out for himself what a person, thing, or place is really like.] |
| 2793 | Ua Ikapoka, ua hala ka nani o ka Ikelaʻela. | It is Ichabod, for the glory of Israel has departed. |
| | [It is too late to do anything about it. Also expressed simply Ua Ikapoka.] |
| 2846 | Ua pau koʻu lihi hoihoi i ka nani o Poka ʻAilana. | I havent the slightest interest in the beauty of Ford Island. |
| | [Said when one has lost interest. This is a line from a chant.] |