Hawaiian Proverbs

Hawaiian Proverbs carry island wisdom born of Polynesian voyagers and a deep bond with the sea and ʻāina. They praise aloha, patience, and balance, teaching how to live with community and nature.

Sweet tongues buy horses on credit. (Hawaiian Proverb)
Love is like fog - there is no mountain on which it does not rest. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Continue to do good, and heaven will come down to you. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
No one is hurt by doing the right thing. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Do not allow sins to get beyond creeping. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
The awkward person breaks the board in riding on the surf. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
While the sun is still up, let people work that the earth may live. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
In the word is life, in the word is death. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Knowledge is gained in many schools. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Love is worn like a wreath through the summers and the winters. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
No canoe is defiant on a stormy day. (Hawaiian Proverb)
The great night that provides, the great day that neglects. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
The growth of love is the essence within the soul. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
The leopard does not change his spots. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
The rippling water where birds gather. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
When love is given, love should be returned, anger gives no life. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
When one dreams of a canoe, there will be no luck the next day. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
When the rain fell at puuohaloa where were you. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Where the hands move, there let the eyes follow. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
A full sail helped him to arrive. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Dip your paddle in and join the effort. (Hawaiian Proverb)
Enjoy the beat of other drums, but this is my song. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Go inquire of the other birds. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Hi is as albatross that observes the ocean. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
Hush, lest the wind arise. View proverb
Hawaiian Proverb
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