"Kani ka hola ʻekahi."

Translation: It is now one o'clock.

[GeraldMath4]

There was "a typo" in my answer, "It is one o'clock," because I saw no need for "now."

[DABurnside]

I looked up "kani" in the dictionary expecting some kind of now/precisely meaning, but thatʻs not what the book said. Kani has many interesting meanings having to do with sound and fitness, but the closest meaning for time--and you have appreciate this--is the crack of a whip. :-D

[rabelon]

"Strike" may be a reasonable interpretation for "kani." "Kani ka hola" meaning "The hour strikes."

[GeraldMath4]

That's it. "The hour one strikes/(re)sounds."

[RonRGB]

Hola ʻehia kēia? = What time is it?

Kani ka hola ʻekahi. = It is now one o'clock.

[WendyKeani]

I saw no need to use the word "now" in the translation. It's a given when you say "it is."

[Kamakea1]

It makes sense if you've ever lived someplace with a clock bell tower, or a cuckoo clock.

[FaizalZahid]

kani. Related to Malay/Indonesian "tangis"

~Vir pius sacrificat~

[GeraldMath4]

Some Hawaiian words starting with kani- seem to relate to the "sad" side of tangis. But mostly it's loud in Hawaii.

[FaizalZahid]

Could you give some examples please?

[GeraldMath4]

kaniā'au to mourn; kanikaniā'ula 2. to mourn in chanting; kanikau dirge, lamentation; kani'ū groan, moan; kani'uhū sigh, moan. Those are the "sad" ones from Pukui and Elbert.

[MikeAntici]

Seriously... Its wrong wjen input the number 1 instead of spelling it out?