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 k l alanui.ē ā

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

N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā

N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā

Po`o Piko `Awe

Aia `o Kalei i Kona.

Kalei is in Kona. Kalei was in Kona.

Aia k l keiki ma ka halek `ai. ē ā ūThat (f) child is at the store. That (f) child was at the store.

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

Aia he ` lio ma ke alanui.īThere is a dog on the road.

Aia `o Nani me kona m m .ā āThere is Nani with her mom.

AIA + INANIMATE OBJECTS

H `OLE: NEGATING ŌPEPEKE HENUA

(Po`o) (Piko) (`Awe)

`A`OLE who/what I/MA /ME when/where.

N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā

N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā Po`o Piko `Awe

`A`ole `o Kalei i Kona.

Kalei is/was not in Kona.

`A`ole k l keiki ma ka halek `ai. ē ā ū

That (f) child is/was not at the store.

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? 

N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā

Po`o + `Awe Piko Unuhi

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.