Laʻana!

What is Laʻana?

Laʻana is a tool for learners of Hawaiian to search example sentences.

Donʻt know where to start? Try these examples!

• Kumu
• Makuakāne
• Search for a random sentence!

Why use Laʻana?

Hawaiian is a living language, and learners should be able to look up real examples of how it is used.

These examples can be great for making flashcards, checking nuance, checking usage frequency, etc.

Other Resources

• Ulukau - Hawaiian Dictionary
• Ka Leo Hawaiʻi - Radio interviews with native speakers of Hawaiian
• Nūpepa - Newspaper archives in Hawaiian
• Flux Hawaii - Modern articles in Hawaiian
• Civil Beat Articles in Hawaiian
• Ulukau - Hawaiian Dictionary
• Spoken Hawaiian - Great book for beginner grammar. (People who have learned Japanese can consider this the Tae Kim of Hawaiian.)
• Manomano - Dictionary with flashcards
• Hawaiian Grammar - In depth grammar guide from a linguist perspective.

Questions or concerns?

Please email laanadev@gmail.com with any bugs, feature requests, suggestions, etc.

There are currently 25257 sentences in the database. Please email if you would like to help! I am in need of sources!