"Kēhau is a Hawaiian farmer."

Translation: He mahiʻai Hawaiʻi ʻo Kēhau.

[NightmareE6]

I have a question. In Hawaiian, does 'Hawai'i' mean both 'Hawaiian' AND 'Hawaii'?

[adaultman]

yes

[r.ventura]

Why is it 'o Kēhau instead of e Kēhau?

[FudgeTasty]

I'm not 100% sure if I'm right on this, but I'm thinking "o Kehau = Is Kehau" while "e Kehau" is "to Kehau"

[Fiyalka2]

Not completely.
If you address someone directly, you have to put "e" in front of the name.
If you are talking about someone, you have to put " 'o " in front of the name.

[GiusyLeona3]

Why does "o Kēhau" go to the end of the sentence in this case while in an other one goes to the beginning (for example "Kaleo is my grandpa")? Thanks

[MichaelOnd2]

Why is it mahi'ai instead of He wai