"I will text you."

Translation: E kelekiko au iā ʻoe.

[RonRGB]

(E) can be a mark for the future. However, it has a less definite commitment to the time frame.
Note: the difference between (e verb ana) and (e). (E) often translates as (will) while (E verb ana) often translates as (going to).

(E) kelekiko au iā ʻoe. = I will text you.

(E) kelekiko (ana) au iā ʻoe. = I am going to text you.

[BarbaraL101]

Mahalo!

[KarinLynn1]

So how would you say I text you or I am texting you? (Or maybe Hawaiian just doesn't get that specific about tense?)

[GaryKaHaumana]

Kelekiko au iā ʻoe. I text you (it’s the kind of thing I’m want to do)

Ke kelekiko nei au iā ʻoe. I’m texting you right now.

[KarinLynn1]

What does iā represent/add to the sentence?

[KarinLynn1]

Okay, answering my own question - I learned later that it is like "i" but goes before pronouns or proper nouns. :)

[SamOhuGon]

Should be "E kelekiko ana au iā 'oe," no?

[HklaniClee]

"Wau" was identified as a typo, but "au" and "wau" are interchangeable.

[villajidiot]

Interesting that "will" is used here explicitly, but marked incorrect elsewhere for similar sentences in the lesson.