Hawaiian Readings

He Mele Pi'apa 'Olelo Hawai'i

 
E nā hoa kamaliʻi,          O fellow children,
E aʻo mai kākou             Let us learn together
I paʻanaʻau ka pīʻāpā.      Til we’ve memorized the alphabet.
                

ʻĀ, ʻē, ʻī, ʻō, ʻū,         A, e, i , o, u,
Hē, kē, lā, mū, nū.         H, k, l, m, n.
ʻO pī me wē nā panina       P and w are the last two
O ka pīʻāpā.                Of the alphabet
                

He Mele Kamaliʻi Kino

This is a cute children's song for body parts. It's sung to the tune of "Ten little indians", and of course you touch each body part as you name it, and shake your arms and feet and so on when they're named. At the end, of course, you hug yourself!

Poʻo, maka, ihu, waha
Pepeiao, lima, manamanalima
Kuli, wawae, manamanawawae
Me kuʻu poʻohiwi

Head, eye(s), nose, mouth,
Ear(s), hand(s), finger(s),
Knee(s), foot/leg, toe(s),
And my shoulder(s)