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ʻauhea 1. inter. Where (in questions). 2. idiom. listen (in commands, common in songs). PNP fea. 3. idiom. Sir [formal beginning of a letter]. |
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| 1. | ʻauhea akula nāhi keiki? | Where are the boys? | nāhi₁ |
| 2. | ʻauhea hoʻi ka hele mai o lākou e kōkua. | They'll never come and help, they don't care. | ʻauhea hoʻi |
| 3. | ʻauhea kahi e hele ai? | Where's the place to go? | kahi₃ |
| 4. | ʻauhea kahi o Kupa mā? | Where's the residence of Kupa and his family? | kahi₃ |
| 5. | ʻauhea kuʻu ʻekeʻeke paʻa lima? | Where is my handbag? | paʻa lima |
| 6. | ʻauhea ʻoe, ē ke kanaka o ke akua, eia kā kāua wahi ʻai, ua loaʻa maila mai ka pō mai ka pō mai; no laila nāu e ʻaumakua mai i ka ʻai a kāua. | Hearken, O man who serves the god, here is food for you [lit.., our food], received from the night, so bless our food in the name of the | ʻaumakua₂ |
| 7. | ʻauhea ʻoe, ē ke kanaka o ke akua, eia kā kāua wahi ʻai, ua loaʻa maila mai ka pō mai ka pō mai; no laila nāu e ʻaumakua mai i ka ʻai a kāua. | Hearken, O man who serves the god, here is food for you [lit.., our food], received from the night, so bless our food in the name of the | ʻauhea₂ |
| 8. | ʻauhea ʻoukou! | Hear ye! | ʻauhea₂ |
| 9. | ʻauhea wale ana ʻoe, ē ka pua o ka loke lani. | Now pay attention, O blossom of the rose. | ʻauhea₂ |
| 10. | ʻauhea wale ʻoe, ē ka manu ʻōʻū ʻoe o ka nahele. | Listen, O bird, you honey creeper of the forest. | ʻōʻū₃ |
| 11. | ʻauhea wale ʻoe, ē ke ānuenue e lalaʻi maila i Haleola. | Hearken to me, O rainbow, so serene at Haleola. | lalaʻi |
| 12. | ʻauhea wale ʻoe, ē ke kualau, ka ua nū hele ma ka moana. | Listen, o kualau shower, rain moaning over the open sea. | kualau |
| 13. | I make nō he hāwāwā, ʻauhea nohoʻi nā lima e ʻau mai? | The unskilled die, where are arms to swim with? [Skill saves life.] | hāwāwā |
| 14. | Kīpū i ka manaʻo, kīpū i ke kapa a ka noe; ʻauhea wale ʻoe ē ka ʻohu, kīpū maila i Kaʻala. | Hold fast to an idea, hold fast to the tapa blanket of mist; listen here, O mist, nestling now on [Mt.] Kaʻala. | kīpū₁ |