ʻŌlelo Tea Towels

New tools as we kūlia to ʻōlelo ma ʻō, ma ʻaneʻi! If you’re like me, it’s not always easy to remember the term for eggplant (and not confuse it with the term for rubberband—I know it’s some mea’s lahos). Or, if you’re REALLY like me, remembering in general can be hard. And trying to ʻōlelo piha to my keiki without having to abruptly pause the convo to look up a term, use an English word when I know one exists in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, or say yet again “kēlā mea ma ʻō” with kuhi lima action, can be frustrating. These kitchen towels are by no means comprehensive, but they do offer some huaʻōlelo for fruits, veggies, and kitchen tools that I hope are helpful to you and your ʻohana on your ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi journey. E ʻōlelo kākou! // MAHALO…Resources consulted: Hawaiian Dictionary, Māmaka Kaiao, Andrews’ dictionary, Hale Kuamoʻo’s Ke Ao Nani and Ke Ola Nani books, Kawaihuelani’s E Kuke Me Ka Mānaleo videos with Kumu Ipo Wong, nūpepa on Papakilo Database, and Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary book with translations by Kupuna Kawika Kapahulehua.