Need help wikiwiki (Hawaiian Language Speakers)

[Andrew]

My Nephew is getting married this weekend on the mainland and I want to send a congratulatory email message from his Aunt and Uncle (yours truly) here in Hawaii.

Any suggestions for a nice Hawaiian blessing for a young couple getting married (not too long) Also need English translation.

Mahalo Nui in advance.

[Lee M-S]

I don't speak Hawaiian, but keep a file of useful phrases. I can't guarantee they're accurate (I found them online), but will your nephew know if they're wrong? ;-}

"E pili mau na pomaika'i maika'i me 'oe" is "Best Wishes" NOTE: "na" the a has a kahakô--a line over it; the "pomaika'i" has a kahakô over the o.
Celebration: Ho`olaule`a
Congratulate: Ho'omaika'i
Congratulations: Ho'omaika'i 'ana
Wedding: Male 'ana
Wedding feast: 'Aha'aina male
Until we meet again ~ A hui hou kakou
Warm love, affection ~ Aloha Pumehana
With love ~ Me Ke Aloha
With the warmth of my love ~ Me Ke Aloha Pumehana
bride ~ wahine male hou
groom ~ kahu lio
Husband ~ kane male

more at http://www.alohafriendsshop.com/SearchRe...sp?Cat=118




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[Andrew]

Hey Thanks Lee. That's a nice start. My Nephew did attend 4 years at UH Manoa but I'm sure won't know the difference.

Aloha,
Andrew

[Carey]

Here is from a list I worked on in my Hawaiian Language file:

`anakala - uncle
`anake - aunt
Aloha Nui Loa - All my love
Aloha Pumehana - warm love, affection
E Hoomau Ma kou Kealoha - May your love last forever
Ho`ola`o Anuenue – Blessing of a rainbow
Ho'omaika'i 'Ana - Congratulations
Ho'omaika'i 'Ana Ma Kou Male `Ana – Congratulations on your wedding
Hoohiwahiwa ma kou la male 'ana - Celebrate your wedding
Ke aloha – Beloved
Keiki (kane) - nephew
Ma'ane'i No Ke Aloha - For love is here and now
Mau Loa - Forever
Me Ke Aloha - With love
No Kau a Kau - For Eternity
No Keia La, No Keia Po, A Mau Loa - From this day, from this night, forever more


Love is Patient

4 O ke aloha, ua hoomanawanui, a ua lokomaikai; aole paonioni aku ke aloha; aole haanui ke aloha, aole haakei,
5 Aole hoi e hoohiehie, aole imi i kona mea iho, aole hiki wawe ka huhu, aole noonoo ino;
6 Aole i hauoli i ka hewa, aka, ua hauoli i ka pono.
7 Ua ahonui i na mea a pau, ua manao oiaio i na mea a pau, ua manaolana i na mea a pau, ua hoomanawanui i na mea a pau.
8 He mea pau ole ke aloha. Ina he wanana, e pau ia; ina he olelo e, e pau ia; ina he akamai, e hoopauia hoi oia.

(http://baibala.org/cgi-bin/bible?e=d-1of...-escapewin&a=p&p=frameset&d=NULL.4.3.1.2.13.4&exp=1Corinthians%2013:4&toc=0&gg=text&bibleyear=1994 )

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8New International Version (NIV)

[Andrew]

Nice Carey. Thanks.