Hawaiian Color Words

If you are looking to learn Hawaiian color words, then you've come to the right place! Below you will find a list of 11 Hawaiian to English translations for popular color words.

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

Colors in Hawaiian:

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

(Words in bold added during the last update.)

Āhinahina ➔ Gray

'Ākala ➔ Pink

'Alani ➔ Orange

'Ele'ele ➔ Black

Ke'oke'o ➔ White

Melemele ➔ Yellow

'Ōma'oma'o ➔ Green

Palaunu ➔ Brown

Polū ➔ Blue

Poni ➔ Purple

Ula'ula ➔ Red

*Color words last updated: Sept 26, 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.