Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| aa | a type of scoriaceous volcanic rock. |
| ahi | the yellowfin tuna. |
| aloha | a greeting or farewell. [Hawaiian aloha, love or kindness]. |
| hula | a sinuous Polynesian dance with rhythmic hip movements. |
| kahuna | a witch-doctor; an expert in any field. |
| kamaaina | a longtime resident of Hawaii. [Hawaiian kama, child, + aina, land]. |
| kapu | a set of rules for daily life. |
| koa | a kind of acacia with crescent-shaped leaves and white flowers. |
| lanai | a verandah or roofed patio. |
| lehua | a Polynesian tree of the myrtle family with bright red flowers, aka OHIA. |
| luau | a Hawaiian dish made of coconut, octopus etc. |
| mahimahi | the dolphin, esp. its flesh prepared as food. [Hawaiian mahi, strong]. |
| malihini | a newcomer to Hawaii. |
| mumu muumuu | a long loose dress. |
| nene | a kind of goose native to Hawaii. |
| noni | a tree of S. Asia whose fruit provides a possibly health-promoting juice. |
| ohia | a Polynesian tree of the myrtle family with bright red flowers, aka LEHUA. |
| ono | a kind of fish > ONOS. |
| pahoehoe | a hardened lava with a smooth or ropy surface. |
| pali | a cliff. |
| pikake | a Hawaiian shrub with small, white, very fragrant flowers. [Hawaiian pikake, peacock]. |
| poi | a dish of fermented taro. |
| pulu | a silky fibre from the Hawaiian tree-fern. |
| punalua | the marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another. |
| punaluan | relating to PUNALUA. |
| pupu | a dish of Asian foods served as an appetiser. |
| ukulele ukelele | a small four-stringed guitar originating in Hawaii but developed from an earlier Portuguese instrument. [Hawaiian 'jumping flea']. |