Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how — plus the words that join sentences.

• he ahahe aha (what)what | He aha kēia? = What is this?
• ʻo waiʻo wai (who)who | ʻO wai kou inoa? = What is your name? (lit. Who is your name?)
• i heai hea (where, to/at where)where | E hele ana ʻoe i hea? = Where are you going?
• ma heama hea (where at, location)where (at) | Aia i hea ka hale ʻaʻina? = Where is the restaurant?
• i ka manawa heai ka manawa hea (when, at what time)when | I ka manawa hea ʻoe e hoʻi mai ai? = When will you come back?
• no ke ahano ke aha (why, for what)why | No ke aha ʻoe i hele mai ai? = Why did you come?
• peheapehea (how)how | Pehea ʻoe? = How are you?
• ʻehiaʻehia (how many)how many | ʻEhia āu mau keiki? = How many children do you have?
• ʻehia ke kālāʻehia ke kālā (how much money / what's the price)how much (cost) | ʻEhia ke kālā o kēia? = How much does this cost?
• ka mea heaka mea hea (which one)which | ʻO ka mea hea kāu e makemake ai? = Which one do you want?
• aneianei (yes/no question marker)(question particle) | Maikaʻi anei ʻoe? = Are you well?
• a mea me (and)and | ʻo Keoni a me Leilani = Keoni and Leilani
• aa (and, then — linking verbs/clauses)and / then | Ua kū ʻo ia a hele aku la = He stood up and went off
• a i ʻolea i ʻole (or)or | He kī a i ʻole he kope? = Tea or coffee?
• akāakā (but)but | Makemake au e hele, akā ua luhi au = I want to go, but I'm tired
• no ka meano ka mea (because)because | ʻAʻole au i hele no ka mea ua ua = I didn't go because it was raining
• no lailano laila (so, therefore)so / therefore | Ua ua, no laila noho mākou i ka hale = It rained, so we stayed home
• ināinā (if)if | Inā ʻoe e hele, e haʻi mai = If you go, let me know