This document provides examples of how to use the Hawaiian word "a me" which means "and". It gives contexts for using "a me" with different pronouns like "and you", "and me/I", "and him/her". It also provides examples of using "a me" with proper nouns, between two sentences, with locations like "to Maui", with articles like "a he dog", and between two adjectives like "tall and pretty". The document concludes with an important note about the Hawaiian word "mā" which is used in the plural form of names and can be translated as "them", "folks", or "those places".

1. A vs. A ME
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2. A ME: PAPANI
• and you = a me ‘oe
– Ua ha i wau i Kala i a me oe.ʻ ā ʻ ʻ
– I told Kala i and you.ʻ
• and me/I = a me a uʻ
– Hau oli ko u tita a me a u.ʻ ʻ ʻ
– My sister and I are happy.
• and him/her = a me ia
– Ua kelepona au i oe a me ia.āʻ
– I called you and her.

3. A ME: KA`I
• and his grandpa = a me kona kupuna k neā
– Ua hele ko`u kupuna wahine a me kona kupuna
k ne i ka halek `ai.ā ū
– My grandma and his grandpa went to the store.
• and that (f) cat = a me k l p pokiē ā ō
– Na`u k ia ` lio a me k l p poki.ē ī ē ā ō
– This dog and that cat are mine.
• and the car = a me ke ka`a
– Aia kekahi kapa moe ma ke kalaka a me ke ka`a.
– There’s a blanket in the truck and the car.

4. A ME: I`OA (proper nouns)
• and Liko = a me Liko
– Aia o ia ma ka halek ai me Mana a me Liko.ʻ ūʻ
– He is at the store with Mana and Liko.
• and Waimea = a me Waimea.
– Ua noho ko u hoaaloha ma H na a me Waimea.ʻ ā
– My friend lived in H na and Waimea.ā

5. A: BETWEEN 2 SENTENCES
• … and she is pretty = a u i o iaʻ ʻ
– ‘O Kanani kona inoa a u i o ia.ʻ ʻ
– Her name is Kanani and she is pretty.
• …and he lives in Kona = a noho o ia maʻ
Kona.
– He m ka i k l k ne ma a noho o ia ma Kona.ā ʻ ē ā ā ʻō ʻ
– That (f) man over there is a policeman and he lives
in Kona.

6. A: `AMI
• … and to Maui = a i Maui.
– Ua lele wau i Honolulu a i Maui.
– I flew to Honolulu and to Maui
• … and ma ke p kaukauā = and on the table
– Aia kekahi peni ma ka papahele a ma ke p kaukau.ā
– There’s a pen on the floor and on the table.

7. A: HE
• … and a dog = a he lioʻī
– Aia he p poki a he lio ma ke alanui.ō ʻī
– A cat and a dog are on the road

8. A: BETWEEN TWO K HULUĀ
• …tall and pretty = l ihi a u iōʻ ʻ
– L ihi a u i o ia.ōʻ ʻ ʻ
– She is tall and pretty.
• ….blue and white = uliuli a ke oke oʻ ʻ
– Uliuli a ke oke o kona lumi.ʻ ʻ
– Her room is blue and white.

9. IMPORTANT NOTE

10. MĀ

11. MĀ
• M is a word that is used in the helunui (plural) ofā
names. It is most often translated as “them,”
“folks,” “guys,” and “those places” in local
English. See the examples below:
Keoni mā Keoni guys
Leilani mā Leilani them
Kaimana mā Kaimana folks
H na mā ā H na and those placesā

12. N LA ANAĀ ʻ
• Aia o Kapua m i ke kula.ʻ ā
Kapua folks are at school.
• ‘Olu olu o Pua m .ʻ ʻ ā
Pua guys are nice.
• He mau ina nani o Hanalei m .ʻā ʻ ā
Hanalei and those places are pretty lands.