Hawaiian Animal Words

If you are looking to learn Hawaiian animal words, then you've come to the right place! Below you will find a list of 25 Hawaiian to English translations for popular animal words.

With a little help, everyone can learn to identify animals by their Hawaiian translations. Scroll down for our full list of Hawaiian animal words.

Animals in Hawaiian:

Here is our list of animal words in Hawaiian. You can also view these words with translations from English to Hawaiian.

(Words in bold added during the last update.)

'Elepani ➔ Elephant

'Enuhe ➔ Caterpillar

He'e ➔ Octopus

Hīhīmanu ➔ Sting ray

Honu ➔ Turtle

I'a ➔ Fish

'Īlio ➔ Dog

Kepela ➔ Zebra

Koholā ➔ Whale

Laehaokela ➔ Rhino

Liona ➔ Horse

Manō ➔ Shark

Manu ➔ Bird

Manu pikake ➔ Peacock

Nai'a ➔ Dolphin

Nananana ➔ Spider

Nēnē ➔ Goose

Pāpa'i ➔ Crab

Pea kina ➔ Panda

Penekuina ➔ Penguin

Pipi ➔ Cow

Pōpoki ➔ Cat

Pua'a ➔ Pig

Pueo ➔ Owl

Pulelehua ➔ Butterfly

*Animal words last updated: Sept 25, 2024.

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The Fine Print

I don't speak Hawaiian myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.