Colors in Hawaiian
Colors come up so often when describing various objects. Talking about a pair of purple socks? What about a green tree in your backyard? 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 16 Hawaiian to English translations for popular color words like gray, pink, orange, black, white, etc. While this list isn't yet complete, hopefully you'll learn some new color vocabulary just the same. Scroll down to see the full list of 16 different color translations.
Colors in Hawaiian:
Did you know every island in Hawaii has it's own official color? For example, The Big Island is red, Maui is pink, Oahu is yellow.
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view these color words from English to Hawaiian.
Āhinahina ➔ Gray
'Ākala ➔ Pink
'Ālani ➔ Orange
'Ele'ele ➔ Black
Ke'oke'o ➔ White
Lenalena ➔ Yellow (orangish)
Māku'e ➔ Brown
Melemele ➔ Yellow
'Ōma'oma'o ➔ Green
Palaunu ➔ Brown
Polū ➔ Blue
Poni ➔ Purple
'Ula'ula ➔ Red
Uliuli ➔ Blue (darker)
Wai kula ➔ Gold
Waikālā ➔ Silver
*Hawaiian color words last updated: January 22, 2025.
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