"There are one thousand houses in Honolulu."

Translation: He hoʻokahi kaukani hale ma Honolulu.

[Jeremiah279619]

Why doesn't this need aia at the beginning?

[Cos..]

And even if it doesn't need aia, why is it not acceptable to use aia?

[HklaniClee]

Actually it needs "aia" in order to be a complete sentence. Also should delete the "he" (that's only for amount numbers 10-99).

[MrLaFo808]

... listed as "affordable housing"!

[MacKinzieRob]

with 'affordable' in quotes or with a wink & a nod

[Komota15]

No need for aia?

[RonRGB]

Numbers vs. Amounts (slide 3 )

Hundred, Thousand, Million (slide 7)

(Grammar Link): https://www.slideshare.net/malama777/helu?qid=e221adf5-445f-484b-afca-7755ae8488e5&v=&b=&from_search=14

[HklaniClee]

Note on slide 7 that "he" is NOT used with hundreds, thousands, etc., as "amount numbers." So not sure why it's being used here.

[Noriko849150]

I don't know why my answer "he ho'okani kaukani hale i Honolulu" is wrong.

[MojaveMama]

'ma' is generally used for locations...at/in/on...a bit more specific than 'i'

but I get your mana'o

[Eliza727459]

Still not taking AIA

[Kamakea1]

The answer sentence is a pepeke "He'o". There is a description of He'o and it's comparison with the Henua pattern (using aia) in the book below. Look for this heading: Ka Pepeke He‘o (Class-Inclusion Sentence with Implied Subject)

https://hawaiian-grammar.org/current/#h.ped7ggg3285z