pepeke henua

PEPEKE HENUA

HAW 101

Po`o Piko `Awe AIA who/what I/MA /ME when/where.

       Po`o Piko `Awe

• Aia ke kumu me kona hoaaloha.

The teacher is with her friend. The teacher was with her friend.

• Aia ko`u hale ma kēlā alanui.

My house is on that street. My house was on that street.

NĀ LA`ANA (Examples)

NĀ LA`ANA (Examples)

Po`o Piko `Awe

• Aia kēlā keiki ma ka halekū`ai. That (f) child is at the store. That (f) child was at the store.

• Aia ka haumāna ma ka hale waihona puke.The student is at the library.

The studentw as at the library.

NĀ LA`ANA (Examples)

Po`o Piko `Awe

• Aia kona lā hānau ma Malaki. His birthday is in March.

His birthday was in March.

• Aia ka pā`ina ma kēia po`aono. The party is this Saturday.

• Aia ke kuisa i ka lā `apōpō. The quiz is tomorrow.

`AMI PIKO `O• Some `ami have no English translation, such as

`o. `Ami piko `o is used with i`oa, or proper nouns (names of people or places). Note that the `o is only used in the piko position. Thus, you would not use `o in the `awe position.

•  Nā La`ana (Examples):Aia `o Kanani me ko`u hoaaloha.

Kanani is with my friend.Aia `o Haleakalā ma Maui.

Haleakalā is on Maui.

`AMI PIKO `O

NĀ LA`ANA (Examples)

Po`o Piko `Awe

• Aia `o Kalei i Kona.

Kalei is in Kona. Kalei was in Kona.

• Aia `o Kekoa me kona hoahānau.

Kekoa is with his cousin.

Kekoa was with his cousin.

Aia can also be translated as “There.” For example:

• Aia he `īlio ma ke alanui.There is a dog on the road.

• Aia `o Nani me kona māmā.There is Nani with her mom.

IMPORTANT NOTES

AIA + INANIMATE OBJECTS

AIA I HEA? Where?

• To ask where someone/something is, simply add “i hea” to the word “aia.” As such, the `awe jumps to the front of the sentence right after the po`o.

Po`o `Awe Piko

AIA I HEA who/what? 

NĀ LA`ANA (Examples)

Po`o + `Awe Piko

• Aia i hea kou hale? Where is your house?

• Aia i hea ke kumu? Where is the teacher?

• Aia i hea `o Kalani? Where is Kalani?

REMINDERS: PEPEKE HENUA

• Remember that Pepeke Henua is a sentence pattern that states the location of something. In other words, it says when or where something or someone is. The following are NOT locational sentences:

• Kanani is in trouble.

• The TV that is in my room doesn't work.