Help us give our new puppy a hawaiian name

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Oct 15th, 2003 | 09:56 AM

#41

Scarlett

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ginak,
can you imagine going out into the yard and yelling for the dog, Merry Christmas!! LOL, the neighbors would have you committed

Oct 15th, 2003 | 09:56 AM

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cruisin_tigger

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Nobody mentioned humuhumunukunukuapua'a!

Oct 15th, 2003 | 10:05 AM

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ginak2304

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Kids, specially little tikes, would have a real thing trying to say mawwy cwistmas. Hard to feature some little guy trying to say it. Original idea however.

Oct 15th, 2003 | 10:08 AM

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og719

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Scarlett,

Years ago a friend of mine had a chihuahua who thought "roll over" meant "come here". When they let her out at night, the wife would have to stand at the front door yelling "Susie, roll over!" to get the dog to come back inside.

Oct 15th, 2003 | 10:13 AM

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Scarlett

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og, LOL!!
gina, in Hawaii that would be
Meli Kalikimaka!! or just Meli for short!

Oct 15th, 2003 | 10:20 AM

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ginak2304

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oh, are you sure they don't speak english, in which case merry christmas would be the same. You got to be kidding. but beside the point of whether that would make a good dog's name. Still cant see it. Thanks anyway, and all the rest, coz it was an intersting chat..

Oct 15th, 2003 | 11:04 AM

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elizabeth_reed

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This has been a great, refreshing thread! Looking forward to hearing the name chosen.

Oct 15th, 2003 | 11:07 AM

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islandmom

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Kala - The sunshine

Pilialoha- beloved companion

Makana - gift

Oct 15th, 2003 | 11:20 AM

#49

Scarlett

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Oh, then, Pilialoha ! because aren't our Pups our beloved companions?

Oct 15th, 2003 | 01:58 PM

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SaraLM

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I have a friend whose much younger brothers named his dog Ohana - from Lilo and Stitch.

Oct 15th, 2003 | 10:44 PM

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kolohegirl

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My uncle named his dog Ilio. (Dog in Hawaiian) I own Ilio's sister and I named her Popoki. (Cat in Hawaiian)

Ok, I'll let you use my middle name, if you like..........."Pilikia". Think my parents had their hands full or what???

Oct 15th, 2003 | 11:07 PM

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lcuy

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some dogs we've had or known:
Pono (right or proper, as in things are pono when everyone agrees)
Mana- power or spirit
kolohe (naughty); kolo for short
Wahine (woman)
nani (pretty)
moana (sea)
malama (moon)
mana (power)
and of course there are lots of girl dogs named Lani, Hoku, and Pua. If you want to give her a really local name call her Sistah or add -Girl to the end of any name (lani-girl, hoku-girl, etc)!