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Enter English text above for a Hawaiian translation. Hawaiian is an official language of the State of Hawaii alongside English, and after near-disappearance in the twentieth century it is growing again through immersion schools and university programs. The translator handles the okina and the kahako, the two marks that written Hawaiian cannot do without.
Common English to Hawaiian translations
| English | Hawaiian | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Aloha | ah-LO-hah | ||
| Thank you | Mahalo | mah-HAH-lo | ||
| Yes | ʻAe | AH-eh | ||
| No | ʻAʻole | ah-OH-leh | ||
| Welcome | E komo mai | eh KOH-moh MY | ||
| Until we meet again | A hui hou | ah HOO-ee HO | ||
| Good morning | Aloha kakahiaka | ah-LOH-hah kah-kah-hee-AH-kah | ||
| Good evening | Aloha ahiahi | ah-LOH-hah ah-hee-AH-hee | ||
| Please | E ʻoluʻolu | eh oh-loo-OH-loo | ||
| How are you? | Pehea ʻoe? | peh-HEH-ah OH-eh | ||
| Excuse me | E kala mai iaʻu | eh KAH-lah my ee-AH-oo | ||
| Thank you very much | Mahalo nui loa | mah-HAH-loh NOO-ee LOH-ah | ||
| Happy birthday | Hauʻoli lā hānau | how-OH-lee LAH HAH-now | ||
| Family | ʻOhana | oh-HAH-nah |
Tips for English to Hawaiian translation
Hawaiian uses one of the smallest alphabets in the world: five vowels and eight consonants, including the okina, the glottal stop written as a reversed apostrophe. The okina is a real consonant, not punctuation; dropping it changes words. The kahako, a bar over a vowel, marks length and changes meaning the same way.
Because the sound inventory is small, Hawaiian rebuilds borrowed words to fit: computer becomes kamepiula, and English names get respelled with Hawaiian sounds. Expect familiar words to look transformed in the output.
About the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian is a Polynesian language, a close cousin of Maori, Samoan, and Tahitian. The immersion movement that began in the 1980s brought it back into homes and classrooms, and today road signs, place names, and everyday greetings keep it visible across the islands. Words like aloha, mahalo, lei, and hula are already part of American English.
Frequently asked questions
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For correct Hawaiian, yes. The translation includes them; keep them when you copy the text, because removing them can turn one word into another.
Yes, closely. It belongs to the Polynesian family with Maori, Samoan, and Tahitian, and shares recognizable vocabulary with all of them.
Thirteen: the five vowels a, e, i, o, u, the seven consonants h, k, l, m, n, p, w, and the ʻokina, which counts as a consonant.
The ʻokina marks a glottal stop, the small catch you hear in the middle of uh-oh. The kahakō is the line over a vowel and makes it longer. Both change meaning, so keep them in your text.
Hawaiian is an official language of the state of Hawaii alongside English. After nearly disappearing in the 20th century, it has been revived through immersion schools and university programs.
Aloha covers hello, goodbye, love, and compassion. Hawaiian relies on context, so the translator picks the sense that fits the sentence; for a plain greeting, aloha by itself works.
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