Illustrated

Hawaiian Dictionary

English and Hawaiian Edition

Kahikāhealani Wight

461 Pages, ISBN 9 781573 062398     
Published by Bess Press 2005, reprint 2022     


The new pocket edition is an ideal resource for beginning speakers and students of the Hawaiian language or anyone interested in Hawaiian language, history, and culture.

Outstanding features:

  • Over 5000 entries in Hawaiiand and English
  • An additional 2500 synonyms and related words and phrases
  • Grammar notes
  • Line drawing illustrating elements of Hawaiian culture as well as everyday objects
  • 1000s of example sentences in both Hawaiian and English that illustrate practical and cultural uses of the language

Kahikāhealani Wight has a degree in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawai'i in Hilo, where she was taught Hawaiian language. She currently teaches beginning-level Hawaiian language at Kapi'olani Community College. She is also the author of Learn Hawaiian at Home, a book and CD program useful for classroom instruction as well as individual self-study.

Robin Yoko Racoma is a graphic designer and illustrator for the Kamehameha Schools. Among the many books she has illustrated are the Hawaiian Word Book and the Hawaiian Sentence Book.


(The text above comes from the back of the book)     

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