Illustrated Hawaiian scene — AI-generated artwork behind this language's word search puzzle
A free Hawaiian word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on greetings, numbers, colors, and everyday words, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ALOHA, MAHALO, KAHI, KOLU, LIMA, HIKU, WALU, ʻUMI, ULIULI, ULAULA, KULA, KUKUI.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Hawaiian word list, defined
ALOHA/əˈloʊ.hə/ · noun
A Hawaiian word expressing love, affection, peace, compassion, and greeting or farewell; in English it is used chiefly as a greeting or salutation associated with Hawaii. Related: greeting, salutation, welcome, hello.
LIMA/ˈliːmə/ · noun
A bean, especially the large, flat, white or pale green seed of the lima bean plant, used as a vegetable. A city in Peru. Related: bean, legume, vegetable, seed.
KULA/kuːla/ · noun
Kula refers to a ceremonial exchange system used by the people of the Trobriand Islands in Papua New Guinea. Related: ceremonial exchange, gift economy.