Pidgin, brah! What's the meaning of Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ʻĀina I Ka Pono in Hawaii?
PRONUNCIATION: oo-ah mau keh eh-ah oh kah ah-ee-nah ee kah poh-noh
DEFINITION: the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, spoken by Kamehameha III and adopted in 1959 as the state motto.
USAGE: We gotta mālama da 'āina, brah. Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
ENGLISH: We have to take care of the land, friend. The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
Now that you know what Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ʻĀina I Ka Pono means and you have the translation of Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ʻĀina I Ka Pono in English. You can learn about Hawaiian Pidgin, sometimes called Hawaiian Slang, is a colorful and creative dialect from Hawaii that emerged from the many ethnic cultures attempting to communicate across their diverse languages. Some might call this a language barrier, but in Hawaii it became a recipe for creativity and self-expression. Like know more? Explore Hawaiian Pidgin History
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