ʻO ka hola ʻehia kēia?
What time is it?
 lit, this is what hour?

HOUR

HALF HOUR

3:00
ka hola ʻekolu

It's 3:00 in the morning / It's 3am.
lit, this is the third hour of the morning
ʻO ka hola ʻekolu kēia o ka wanaʻao.

I woke at 3am.
Ua ala au i ka hola ʻekolu o ka wanaʻao.

10:30
ka hapalua hola ʻumi

It's 10:30 in the morning / It's 10:30am.
lit, this is half (of the) tenth hour of the morning
ʻO ka hapalua hola ʻumi kēia o ke kakahiaka.

Class starts at 10:30.
Hoʻomaka ka papa i ka hapalua hola ʻumi.

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QUARTER HOUR & OTHER TIMES

12:15

2:45

ELEMENTARY HAW 101	ka hola 12 me 15 minuke (literally, the 12th hour with 15 minutes)
ELEMENTARY HAW 102	ka 15 minuke ma hope o ka hola 12 (literally, 15 minutes after the 12th hour)
ADVANCED HAW 300+	ka hapahā i hala ka hola 12 (literally, quarter past the 12th hour)

ELEMENTARY HAW 101	ka hola 2 me 45 minuke (literally, the 2nd hour with 45 minutes)
ELEMENTARY HAW 102	ka 45 minuke ma mua o ka hola 3 (literally, 45 minutes before the 3rd hour)
ADVANCED HAW 300+	ka hapahā i koe kani ka hola 3 (literally, quarter remaining until the third hour)

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Ma Waiheʻe, i ka Poʻahā lā 2, hora 3 me 50 minute, ua ʻike ko laila poʻe i ka hoʻonaueueʻia ʻana o ka honua
In Waiheʻe, on Thursday the 2nd, at 3:50, the residents felt the quaking of the earth
(KE KUOKOA, HONOLULU, APERILA 4, 1868)

ke ao / ka pō

wanaʻao.
kahikole.
kahikū.
kakahiaka.
awakea.
ʻauinalā.
ahiahi.
pō.
aumoe.

Dawn, first light in the morning.
To have lost the red glow of dawn
Stage between kahikole and kau i ka lolo (noon).
Morning, when shadows appear
Noon, time of day when sun is highest
Afternoon, the declining sun
Evening, when the sun is on fire
Night, darkness
Late night, when the world is sleeping

*the ʻami o is used before these time periods = ka hola ʻumikūmālua o ke awakea

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NĀ HAʻAWINA KAULELE supplemental resources

Nā Kai ʻEwalu

• Mokuna ʻUmikūmālua: Pahuhopu 3
  

*NKE can be purchased at Hale Kuamoʻo.