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aha
1. inter. Why? What? For what reason? To do what? To ask what? (aha frequently follows he and is often written heaha.) [(AN) PPn *hafa, what]

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1.Ā he aha aʻe?And what next?aʻe₄
2.Ā he aha kāu hana e pāweo nei, ē ka makani Puʻulena?Why are you turning away. O Puʻulena wind?pāweo
3.Aha maila ke kahuna, "He mea aha?".The priest asked, “What's that?”.aha
4.Aha maila ke kahuna, "He mea aha?".The priest asked, “What's that?”.aha
5.E aha ana lā kuʻu lani, e lualaʻi lā i Lākana.What is my lord doing, enjoying life in London.lualaʻi
6.E aha ana lā kuʻu lani, e lualaʻi lā i Lākana.What is my lord doing, enjoying life in London.Lākana₂
7.E aha ana lā lāua nie?What are the two doing here?aha
8.E aha ana ʻoe?What are you doing?aha
9.E aha ʻia ana?What is being done?aha
10.E hele ana ʻoe i ke aha?Why are you going?aha
11.E hōʻekepue ana ʻoe i ke aha?Why are you so secretive?ʻekepue
12.E hōʻekepue ana ʻoe i ke aha?Why are you so secretive?hōʻekepue
13.E kamaʻilio ā e aha?What's the use of talking?aha
14.ʻEā, e aha ana ʻoukou?Say, what are you up to?ʻeā₁
15.He … aha?What kind of? For what purpose?aha
16.He aha auaneʻi hoʻi?So what of it?auaneʻi₂
17.He aha ē ka hana a ʻAnapau lā? Hoʻolewa ka hana a ʻAnapau lā.What is the work of ʻAnapau there? Rotating the hips is the work of ʻAnapau there.lewa₂
18.He aha hoʻi kēia kālē nui wale?What's the reason for this great disinclination to move about?kālē
19.He aha ia mea?What of it? [frequently spoken with an outward gesture of the right hand with palm upwards].aha
20.He aha ia mea?What difference does it make?mea₁
21.He aha ihola lā ʻo ka ua nō ia.For no reason it's raining.aha
22.He aha ihola lā.No one knows why, for no apparent reason.aha
23.He aha ka ʻalaʻala o kēnā mea āu i hoʻihoʻi mai nei?What's the good of that octopus ink sac you've brought home?ʻalaʻala₁
24.He aha ka hala i kapuhia ai ka leo, i hoʻokuli mai ai.What was the wrong that silenced the voice and caused deafness? [said of one who is silent.]kapuhia
25.He aha ka hana a Pāwela? ʻO ka ʻoʻe, ʻo ka ʻowala.What does Pāwela [a cow] do? She hooks and bucks.ʻowala
26.He aha ka heluna o kāna poʻe moa?What is the total number of his chickens?heluna
27.He aha ka hua i ka umauma?what is the thought in the heart?umauma
28.He aha ka hua i kiko mai nei?What word was guessed correctly? [in chee-fah]kiko₃
29.He aha ka loa o kēia pākaukau?What's the length of this table?loa₁
30.He aha ka mea hou?What's new?mea hou
31.He aha ka mea i mākī ʻia ai kēia moena.Why was this mat rolled up?mākī
32.He aha ka mea o ke kaʻukaʻu ʻana?Why be hesitant?kaʻukaʻu₁
33.He aha ka namu?What's the foreign term [What's the price]?namu₁
34.He aha ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka māmā me ka piʻi māmā holo?What's the difference between speed and acceleration?piʻi māmā holo
35.He aha kā ʻoukou e laholena nei?Why are you idling?laholena
36.He aha kā ʻoukou pālaulau? He lāʻī nō!What's your wrapper? Just ti leaves.pālaulau₁
37.He aha ka pākēneka paʻakai o kēia wai? He iwakālua pākēneka.What’s the salinity of this water? It’s twenty percent.pākēneka paʻakai
38.He aha ka pilikia o ke kīhā, ʻoiai he puʻu hoʻomaha ia.What's wrong with belching, for it is a source of physical relief.puʻu hoʻomaha
39.He aha ka puana a ka pō?What declares the night? [Any revelation from the gods? What is to happen in the future?].pō₁
40.He aha ka puana o ka moe?What is the answer of the dream [what will the result be]?moe₄
41.He aha ka waihoʻoluʻu o kēlā pua?What is the color of that flower?waihoʻoluʻu
42.He aha kāhoʻi kāna i hana ai?What on earth did he do?kāhoʻi₁
43.He aha kāna ʻalaʻala?What's he good for?ʻalaʻala₁
44.He aha kāna pala naio?What in blazes is he good for?pala naio
45.He aha kāna?What has he got there? What does he have to say about it? What business is it of his? [sarcastic].aha
46.He aha kāu ʻauhau no ka pāpale loulu?What is your price for the loulu hat?ʻauhau₁
47.He aha kāu hana hoʻonanea maʻamau?What do you usually do for entertainment?hoʻonanea
48.He aha kāu i piʻi aku nei i ka lapa manu ʻole?Why did you climb the ridge without birds [go on a wild-goose chase]?manu₁
49.He aha kāu mī?What did you dream about?mī₂
50.He aha kāu ʻo ka miki ʻana aku nei i laila?Why were you so prompt in going there?miki₁
51.He aha kāu, ē kēnā moʻo!What's that to you, you reptile!kēnā₂
52.He aha ke ʻano o nā papahana painoho haumāna o ke kula?What kind of student retention programs are there at the school?painoho
53.He aha ke ʻano?What is [it] like [sometimes said scornfully]? What kind of nonsense is that?ʻano₁
54.He aha ke koana o ka maka o ka ʻupena?What's the width of the mesh of the net?koana₁
55.He aha ke kumu i ʻeha ai kou wāwae?What is the reason for your foot hurting?kumu₄
56.He aha ke kumu o kou lōiele?Why are you so slow?lōiele₁
57.He aha ke kumu pili o ka malihini ke make i ke kamaʻāina?What will the stranger stake if the game is lost to the local woman?kumu pili
58.He aha kēia āu e kauaheahe nei?What are you gazing at?kauaheahe₁
59.He aha kēia e oko aʻe nei?Why this pushing ahead of others?oko
60.He aha kēia hilinaʻi āu e hilinaʻi nei?What confidence is this wherein you trust?hilinaʻi
61.He aha kēia ʻoehuehu nei, piʻi ʻōkala o ka hulu.What is this disturbance, this bristling of the fur?ʻoehuehu
62.He aha kēlā mea? He aha lā?What's that thing? I don't know (or care).lā₇
63.He aha kēlā mea? He aha lā?What's that thing? I don't know (or care).lā₇
64.He aha kēlā?What is that?aha
65.He aha kō ʻalaʻala?What's your reason?ʻalaʻala₁
66.He aha kō mea hele ʻole e kōkua iā lākou? ʻAʻole, ua kuʻia au iā lākou!Why don't you go and help them? No, they've hurt my feelings.kuʻia₁
67.He aha kō ʻoukou e hana nei? E luana wale ana nō.What are you all doing? Just enjoying ourselves.luana
68.He aha kou helu kelepona?What's your phone number?helu kelepona
69.He aha kou helu manawa ma ka holo kikī haneli ʻīā?What was your time on the hundred-yard dash?helu manawa
70.He aha koʻu kaha?What was my grade?kaha₁
71.He aha lā hoʻi kā ia nei e kū ʻahaʻaha mai nei?What's he standing here haughtily with hands on hips for?ʻahaʻaha₂
72.He aha lā hoʻi kāu i kualo mai nei?Why are you standing in front of me?kualo₁
73.He aha lā kāu i hōʻalalā mai nei i kēlā keiki?Why did you make that child cry?ʻalalā₁
74.He aha lā kāu i hōʻalalā mai nei i kēlā keiki?Why did you make that child cry?hōalalā
75.He aha lā kēlā mea e kaulei maila maʻō?What then is that resting over there?kaulei₂
76.He aha lā kou kumu hōʻalo i hala ai ka papa iā ʻoe?What, then, is your excuse for missing class?kumu hōʻalo
77.He aha nō lā kou ʻano?What's the matter with you?ʻano₁
78.He aha sananā, he mauʻu Hilo?What does it amount to? It's just Hilo grass.he aha sananā
79.He aha?What is it? What?aha
80.He hale aha kēlā?What kind of a house is that? What is it used for?aha
81.He mea aha hoʻi!What indeed for!hoʻi₇
82.He mea aha hoʻi.What in the world for?hoʻi₅
83.He mea aha?What's it used for? [annoyance] Why?aha
84.I aha ai ka hele ʻana?Why go? (pronounced iahai).aha
85.I aha ʻia aku nei?What happened a while ago?aku₂
86.I aha ʻia ke kaʻa?What happened to the car?aha
87.I ʻai ʻia nō lā e aha?To be eaten for what purpose?lā₇
88.I ke aha hoʻi? I ka ʻahakea.Why then? The ʻahakea [a saucy, retort containing a pun on the word aha, what].ʻahakea₁
89.I ke aha?Why? What for?aha
90.Nani hoʻi ua kiʻi ʻia maila e make, he aha lā hoʻi ….Since [I] am indeed summoned by death, what of it ….nani₄
91.No ke aha lā e ona ʻoe?Why should you be infatuated?ona₂
92.No ke aha lā i ʻinoʻino ai kou maka?Why is thy countenance angry? [The Neh. translation “sad” seems an error.]ʻinoʻino₄
93.No ke aha lā ʻoe i hoʻonaue mai ai iaʻu?Why have you disquieted me?naue
94.No ke aha lā ʻoe i hoʻonaue mai ai iaʻu?Why have you disquieted me?hoʻonaue
95.No ke aha lā ʻoukou e nolu mai ai ā puni mākou?Why have you beguiled us?nolu₂
96.No ke aha ʻoia i ʻenoʻeno ai?Why was he so wildly excited?ʻenoʻeno
97.No ke aha?Why?aha
98.O aha?Lest what? What will happen then?aha

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