- person
- Kanaka, mea, kama.Also: maka, kino; ka'aka (slang); pelekona. Fig.: manu, ulua.♦ Distinguished person, mea hanohano, ao loa.♦ Beloved person, mea nui, lei hulu, lei 'ā'ī, hulu 'aina 'ole, pua laha 'ole.♦ First person, kino mua, kino kahi.♦ Second person, kino lua.♦ Third person, kino kolu.♦ The person who, ka i, ke.♦ This person, ia nei.♦ Divine or godly person, mea akua.♦ Unusual person, one of another race, mea 'ē.♦ Person one thinks of constantly, pulakaumaka.♦ Mature person, kanaka makua.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.