Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

Heahea.

• There is no equivalent to the English; one may say hale: he hale kou, you have a house (you are always welcome there).
• Examples:
  • To welcome guests, hoʻokipa i ka malihini.
  • You are welcome, he mea iki, he mea ʻole (lit. a little thing, nothing; modern).
  • Expression of welcome: should [you wish to] come to the land, there is a house, poi, fish for you, and land is for you, i kū ā hele mai i ka ʻāina, he hale, he ʻai, he iʻa nou, nou ka ʻāina.
  • To wear out a welcome, uluhua i ka pīnaʻi.
  • Welcome! E komo mai! Mai! He mai!
• Related:
  • Call of welcome, heahea, kāhea, pā kāhea.
  • Welcome song, mele komo.

Japanese lucky welcome cat. Manekineko.

ha. hookipa al ha ia; hai. e hookip me ke aloha.

(ke) alo’hă, kĭ’pă alo’hă: to welcome, hŏ‘ŏkĭ’pă ‘o’lŭ‘o’lŭ.

Kipa aloha.