AboutMalia Expertise Aloha,
I can answer I would say about 99 % of all questions relating to Hawai`i.
Experience I work for tour agencies as a tour guide so have a wonderful island experience especially from the view of travelers and newcomers to the islands. I am also a high school language teacher.
Question I am getting a tatoo of the Island of Maui. I raised my kids on Maui. I want to incorporate the words The moon, the stars, the sun and the ocean in Hawaiian language. I know each word but not certain how to properly use all of them together in phrase form. Can you help me with proper translation?
Mahalo nui loa,
Tammy Haase
Answer Aloha Tammy,
Here are the translations:
moon=mahina
star=hoku
sun=la with a - over the a
ocean=kai also moana (depending on the type of ocean)
now do you want articles too as in THE stars cause the Hawaiian language has no plural but it depends on the article for example: ka hoku=the star na ( with a - over the a) hoku=the stars
