Hawaiian Color Words and Official Island Colors

Colors come up so often when describing various objects. Talking about a pair of purple socks? What about a green tree in your backyard or a yellow rose in your garden? Good luck explaining those without some colors in your vocabulary. So, if you are looking to learn some Hawaiian color words to help you better describe things, then you've come to the right place!

Below you will find a list of 17 Hawaiian to English translations for popular color words like gray, pink, orange, black, white, etc. After the list of colors you will find a section that lists all the colors of the Hawaiian islands.

Scroll down to see the full list of color translations or use the quick links below to jump to the section you want to learn first.

Colors in Hawaiian:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view these color words from English to Hawaiian.

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List of Hawaiian Colors A-Z
Colors of the Hawaiian Islands

List of Hawaiian Colors A-Z

Here is a list of seventeen colors from Hawaiian to English.

Colors of the Hawaiian Islands

Did you know that the islands in Hawaii have official colors? Here's a listing of the main islands and their colors in the order of Island Name ➔ Hawaiian Color ➔ English Color.

This list of Hawaiian color words was last updated on March 7, 2025.

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