Hawaiian phrases

Back in the thirties, when I ‘was-a courtin’, there was a phrase in a pop tune that went[excuse spelling pls]:

“E komo hai ,nu kaua ,ika hale, welakahao”

As I remember, “E kome hai” is “welcome”-----but the remainder I would like refreshed.

Any help will be appreciated------

MAHALO

Also ,help me with" alii Nui"pls.

Haole speaking: From what snippets I can recall, it means something literally like “come into our place-- into our home” and something at the end that I don’t know. Alii nui would mean something like big king or nobleman (not big Kahuna, I don’t think, dudes).

Capybara

After thrashing around in an Hawaiian /english dictionary I find that you are about as right as I’m going to get.

I guess all of the Kanes and Wahines of my day have moved over to the mainland and gone into hiding.

It’s enough to make one all pupule!

Mahalo

EZ

Aloha. :smiley:

You may be interested in/amused by this page:http://gijoedaisy.tripod.com/bigkahuna/id5.html.

The phrase “(e) komo mai no kaua i ka hale welakahao” is there-- is that the song you were referring to?

“Ali’i nui” means “high chief”.

Audreyk&Capybara

That was the song I remember, from back in the early 30’s.

It also was featured in a movie in '39 on a first date with the gal who’s still the better part of the team!

Thank you for the help

Or better yet—

MAHALO

Ez is outa here!