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akā 1. conj. but, however, nevertheless, on the other hand, notwithstanding. |
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| 1. | ʻAʻohe ōna ʻike i ke kūkulu hale, akā, ua hai ʻia ʻo ia, no laila, ma ke aʻoahana ʻo ia e aʻo ai. | He has no knowledge of homebuilding; however, he was hired, so he will learn through on-the-job training. | aʻoahana |
| 2. | ʻAʻole maikaʻi loa ʻo kēia hale akā he malumalu. | This house is not very good, still it is a shelter. | malumalu |
| 3. | ʻAʻole no ka Makua e hoʻopaʻi i kekahi, akā, ua hāʻawi mai ia i ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana a pau na ke Keiki. | The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son. | hoʻopaʻi₁ |
| 4. | He Hawaiʻi ʻoia akā ua ʻōʻā ʻia me ke koko Pākē. | He's Hawaiian, but there is a little strain of Chinese also. | ʻōʻā |
| 5. | He hoʻokahi ka lāhui Māori o Aotearoa, akā, hoʻomāhelehele ʻia ka poʻe ma nā nāki like ʻole. | The Māori race of New Zealand are one race, but they are distinguished by various tribes. | nāki |
| 6. | He kanaka uʻi, akā he pupuka nā hana. | A handsome person, but wicked in deeds. | pupuka |
| 7. | He pili lāhui ka lāmia me ke keko ma kekahi ʻano, akā, no ka nui kūpono o ka ʻokoʻa i ke keko, ua manaʻo ʻia he lāhui ʻokoʻa aʻe nō. | The lemur is a related species to the monkey, but because of some marked differences, it is considered a different species altogether. | lāmia |
| 8. | Hilo, he puahilohilo ke ʻano, no ka mea ʻaʻole i akā loa aʻe kona nui, akā ua mōʻali maʻawe keʻokeʻo iki wale nō. | The lunar night of Hilo, the nature of the moon is a narrow sliver, because its full size has not been made clear, but is just a small white fibrous strand. | puahilohilo |
| 9. | I ka wā kahiko, ua nui ka ʻai ʻia o nā meaʻai haʻaliu ʻole, akā, i kēia wā, nui ka ʻai ʻia o ka meaʻai haʻaliu. | In olden times, there was much eating of whole foods, but these days, there is much eating of processed foods. | meaʻ ai haʻaliu ʻole |
| 10. | Lawe ʻia mai nei ka manakuke i Hawaiʻi nei no ke kāohi i ka ʻiole, akā, he ala ao ka manakuke a he ala pō ka ʻiole, no laila, ʻaʻohe i kō ka makemake. | The mongoose was brought to Hawaiʻi to control the rat population, but the mongoose is diurnal and the rat is nocturnal, so the objective was not achieved. | ala ao |
| 11. | Mai pono hana ʻoe, akā e hana pono. | Don't work carelessly, but work carefully. | pono₆ |
| 12. | ʻO ka maʻalahi o ka hale ʻaina meaʻai hikiwawe, ʻo ia hoʻi ka loaʻa koke, akā, ʻaʻole ia ka meaʻai paiola loa o ke ʻano. | The convenience of fast food restaurants is that they are easy to find, however, the food there is not the most nutritious. | hale ʻaina |
| 13. | ʻŌlelo ʻoluʻolu aku kekahi i kona hoalauna me ka waha, akā ma ka naʻau, ua hoʻohālua iāia. | One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with the mouth, but in [his] heart, [he] lies in wait. | hālua₂ |
| 14. | ʻŌlelo ʻoluʻolu aku kekahi i kona hoalauna me ka waha, akā ma ka naʻau, ua hoʻohālua iāia. | One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with the mouth, but in [his] heart, [he] lies in wait. | hoʻohālua |
| 15. | Penei ke kulekele, akā naʻe, he ʻōlewa nō i ka wā kūpono. | This is the policy, but it can be flexible when appropriate. | ʻōlewa |
| 16. | Ua nui ka ua, akā naʻe maikaʻi nō nā mea apau. | There was much rain, otherwise everything was fine. | ua nui ka ua |