"Makemake hou ʻo ia i ka ʻai a me ka iʻa?"

Translation: Does she want more poi and fish?

[Jeremiah279619]

How does ka 'ai mean poi?

[OhWowBro]

Because it does

[Mike421411]

Elemu akamai!

[rabelon]

Probably because poi is the main staple food. It can easily be referred to as just something to eat.

[KehaulaniK3]

How does o ia determine male or female. I said he and i got it wrong.

[jdmcowan]

There's no difference in Hawaiian. "He" should have been accepted. Are you sure there wasn't some other error in your sentence? Did you get a screen shot?