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ʻAʻahoaka.  PH. hill, a kīpuka, Līhuʻe district, Kauaʻi (Macdonald-Abbott 390).

ʻAʻahuwela [ʻAʻahu-wela].  PH. east slope of Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi. lit., hot garment (perhaps so called because of volcanic eruptions).

ʻAʻaka.  PH. ridge, Waimea district, Kauaʻi. ancient surfing area, Lahaina, Maui. (Finney-Houston 28) lit., roiled.

ʻAʻakakiʻi [ʻAʻaka-kiʻi].  PH. gulch, Puʻukapu qd., Oʻahu.

Aʻakukui [Aʻa-kukui].  PH. gulch and old heiau for human sacrifices, Waimea district, Kauaʻi. lit., candlenut root.

ʻAʻala.  PH. lane, park, street, and section 13 of Honolulu (map 6). lit., fragrant (said to be named for the sweet smell of nearby laundries; (TM)).

ʻAʻamakāō [ʻAʻama-kāō].  PH. gulch, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., crowds [of] black crabs.

ʻAʻāmanu [ʻAʻā-manu].  PH. land section, Hāmākua qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., birds panic stricken.

ʻAʻawa.  PH. ancient surfing area near Waiehu, West Maui. (Finney-Houston 28)

ʻAʻawa Iki.  PH. small island (0.35 acres, 40 feet elevation), Kahakuloa qd., Maui. lit., small ʻAʻawa.

ʻAʻawa Nui.  PH. small island (0.09 acres, 40 feet elevation), Kahakuloa qd., Maui. lit., large ʻAʻawa.

ʻAʻāwela [ʻAʻā-wela].  PH. mountain, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi. lit., hot clinkery lava.

ʻAekeana [ʻae·keana].  n. Aegean. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo ʻAekeanaAegean Sea

ʻAfekanisana [ʻafe·kani·sana].  n. Afghanistan; Afghan, Afghani. also ʻApekanikana. Eng.

ʻAferika [ʻafe·rika].  var. spelling of ʻApelika; Africa; African.

ʻAferika Hema.South Africa; South African.

Aferika.  var. spelling of ʻApelika, Africa...

ʻAhaʻino [ʻAha-ʻino].  PH. land divisions, gulch, and peak, Hālawa qd., south Molokaʻi. lit., unpleasant assembly.

ʻAhana.  PH. street, Sheridan Tract, Honolulu, named for a Chinese merchant who lived there. (TM)

Ahekolo [Ahe-kolo].  PH. street, Pauoa, Honolulu. (TM) lit., creeping breeze.

ʻĀhihi.  PH. point, Līhuʻe district, Kauaʻi. Bay, Mākena qd., Maui. Street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. lit., entwined.

Ahiki.  PH. one of the three peaks (the least pointed one) of Mount Olomana, near Kailua, Oʻahu, on the Waimānalo side, named for the overseer (konohiki) of Kaʻelepulu and Kawainui ponds. (Sterling and Summers 5:266-267.) See Olomana.

ʻAhina.  PH. street, Diamond Head, Honolulu. lit., gray.

ʻĀhinahina.  PH. plain near Kīholo, Hawaiʻi. Street, Pālolo, Honolulu. lit., gray.

Ahipuʻu [Ahi-puʻu].  PH. street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. lit., hill fire (a bonfire was kept laid here ready to warn chiefs of invaders from Koʻolau; Sterling and Summers 6:191.)

Āhole.  PH. rock islet (0.15 acres, 40 feet elevation), Kīpahulu qd., East Maui.

Āhua.  PH. ancient surfing area off Coconut Island,Hilo, Hawaiʻi (Finney-Houston 26). Point, ʻEwa qd., Oʻahu. Street, Moanalua, Honolulu, named for an ancient fishpond in the area (TM) lit., heap.

Āhuakamokukōlau [Āhua-ka-moku-kō-lau].  PH. hill (3,557 feet high), Kīlauea Crater, Hawaiʻi. Probably lit., the net-dragging district [has] heaps.

Āhualoa [Āhua-loa].  PH. land area on Hawaiʻi just southeast of Honokaʻa on the old road to Kamuela. lit., long heap.

Ahualupua [Ahu-a-Lupua].  PH. resting place near the beach at Mahaiʻula and Kaʻelehuluhulu, Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit., pile of Lupua (a chiefess).

Ahuamoemoe [Ahu-a-Moemoe].  PH. mound back of Kekaʻa rock on the grounds of the Sheraton-Maui Hotel near the golf course, Lahaina qd., West Maui. See Kekaʻa. lit., mound of Moemoe.

Ahuaʻumi [Ahu-a-ʻUmi].  PH. small hill south of Kahuku, Kaʻū; heiau, Kailua qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., altar [used] by ʻUmi. (FS 174); (RC 35) .

Ahuʻena [Ahu-ʻena].  PH. heiau for human sacrifices (RC 180) restored by Kamehameha I, adjoining his residence at Kamakahonu, Kailua, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. (Ii 122, 123) A heiau formerly at Hālaulani, Oʻahu. lit., red-hot heap.

ʻĀhui.  PH. street, Kakaʻako, Honolulu. lit., cluster (as of bananas).

ʻĀhuimanu [ʻĀhui-manu].  PH. land division, stream, ranch, and subdivision, Kāneʻohe qd., Oʻahu. In 1845 Kamehameha III granted a tract of land in this area to the Catholic mission for the first Catholic school in the Islands. Each street name in the subdivision combines hui- (flock) with the name of a bird. See ʻĀhulimanu. lit., bird cluster (perhaps so called because the birds from nearby Mokumanu were caught here and tied together in bunches).

Ahukini [Ahu-kini].  PH. coastal land section and landing north of Nāwiliwili, Kauaʻi, named for a son of Laʻamai-Kahiki, who came from Tahiti. Former heiau at Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu. lit., altar [for] many [blessings].

ʻAhulili.  PH. peak, Kīpahulu Forest Reserve, Kaupō qd., Maui. (For a song, see Elbert and Mahoe 29-30.) Perhaps formerly ʻĀhulili, lit., glowing, dazzling.

ʻAhulimanu [ʻAhuli-manu].  PH. pool at ʻĀhuimanu, Oʻahu. lit., birds looking [for water].

Ahuloa [Ahu-loa].  PH. area in Hoʻōpūloa qd., South Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit., long heap (a cave here was used for storage).

Ahumoa [Ahu-moa].  PH. land section, Waikiʻi qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., gathering [of] chickens.

Ahuolaka [Ahu-o-Laka].  PH. islet (3.1 acres, awash at high tide), off Kahaluʻu, Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu. lit., altar of Laka.

Ahupai.  PH. hill (1,470 feet high), Pāʻia qd., East Maui.

Ahupū [Ahu-pū].  PH. bay and gulch, Kahoʻolawe. lit., heap together.

Ahupū Iki [ahu-pū iki].  PH. bay and gulch, Kahoʻolawe. lit., small Ahupū

Ahupū Nui [ahu-pū nui].  PH. bay, Kahoʻolawe. lit., large Ahupū

ʻAhuʻula.  PH. street, Kalihi Kai, Honolulu. lit., feather cape.

Ahuwale [Ahu-wale].  PH. street and place, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. lit., exposed.

ʻAiea.  PH. land sections, mill, village, bay, stream, field, recreation center, and schools, west of Honolulu, Oʻahu. (RC 169) . lit., Nothocestrum tree.

ʻAigupita [ʻaigu·pita].  n. var. spelling of ʻAikupika, Egypt; Egyptian.

ʻAihualama [ʻAi-hua-lama].  PH. stream tributary to Mānoa Stream, and the area near Puʻupueo, Mānoa, Honolulu, where Kauhi killed Kahala-o-Puna, whom he suspected of having an affair with Kiʻihelei. (Westervelt, 1964b:129; for another version, see Pohakea; see also AwaawaKiʻihelei.) An owl ʻaumakua (personal god) saw the murder, dug up the girl's body, and resuscitated her.

ʻAikahi [ʻAi-kahi].  PH. land section, street, elementary school, subdivision, shopping center, and playground, Kailua, Oʻahu. Street names in the sub-division begin with ʻAi-. lit., eat scrape (as the sides of a poi bowl; thus, to eat all).

ʻAikanaka [ʻAi-kanaka].  PH. land division, perhaps named for a legendary oppressive chief who was defeated by Kawelo (FS 32-113.) An ancient name for Pūkoʻo harbor, Molokaʻi, where inhabitants were washed into the ocean by a Kona storm and eaten by sharks (Jarrett 21). Pandanus groves here produced fine fruit (Ka Leo o Ka Lahui, February 22, 1894). lit., man-eating.

ʻAikiopa, Aitiopa [ʻai·kiopa].  Ethiopia; Ethiopian. Gr. Aethiops.

ʻAikiopa [ʻai·kiopa].  n. Ethiopia; Ethiopian.

ʻAikoʻolua [ʻAi-koʻolua].  PH. gulch, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi. Lii., eat together (of two).

ʻAikupika, Aigupita [ʻai·kupika].  nvs. Egypt; Egyptian. Perhaps Gr. Aigyptios.

ʻAikupika, ʻAigupita [ʻaiku·pika].  n. Egypt; Egyptian.

ʻAila.  PH. street, Moanalua, Honolulu, lit., oil.

ʻAilana Kanaka [ʻai·lana kanaka].  n. Isle of Man.

ʻAiliki, Airisi [ʻai·liki].  nvs. Irish. Eng.

ʻAiliki [ʻai·liki].  n. Irish. see ʻIlelani.

ʻAimakapā.  PH. fishpond, Kailua qd., Hawaiʻi, recommended for preservation. (Emory and Soehren).

ʻĀina Ahi.  n. Tierra del Fuego.

ʻĀina Haina [ʻĀina-Haina].  PH. subdivision of Honolulu, shopping center, playground, and elementary school, mostly developed after World War II. lit., Hind's land (named for Robert Hind, who started the Hind-Clarke Dairy there in 1924).

ʻĀina Hau.  n. Iceland.

ʻĀinahau [ʻĀina-hau].  PH. home and land of Princess Kaʻiulani at the site of the present Princess Kaʻiulani Hotel, Waikīkī, Honolulu. (For a song, see Elbert and Mahoe 30-31.) See Kapuni. lit., hau tree land.

ʻĀina Hōʻano [ʻĀina-hōʻano].  n. Holy Land.

ʻĀinahou [ʻĀina-hou].  PH. land divisions, Humuʻula and Puna qds.; Shipman ranch, Kīlauea qd., Hawaiʻi. Site of Irwin Park, downtown Honolulu; street, Hawaiʻi Kai, Honolulu. (Ii 30, 82; (RC 418) ) lit., new land.

ʻĀinakea [ʻĀina-kea].  PH. land section, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. Kamehameha I was trained here by Kaukōkō in Oʻahu fighting methods. A hero, Kukuipahu, and 3,200 men were killed here and their feather cloaks taken (HM 419). Way, Kapahulu, Honolulu. ʻainakea is a kind of sugarcane.

ʻĀina Kilipaki.  n. Gilbert Islands.

ʻĀinakoa [ʻĀina-koa].  PH. subdivision, playground, and avenue, Waiʻalae, Honolulu. lit., soldiers' land. (The subdivision was opened up after World War II.)

ʻĀinamoana [ʻĀina-moana].  PH. state park, a man-made peninsula at the Waikīkī end of Ala Moana Park, usually called Magic Island. lit., sea land.

ʻĀinaʻōmaʻomaʻo, ʻĀina ʻŌmaʻomaʻo [ʻāina-ʻō·maʻo·maʻo].  n. Greenland. (EH)

Ke kai ʻo ʻĀinaʻōmaʻomaʻoGreenland Sea

ʻĀina Pākē [ʻāina pā·kē].  n. China. also Kina. see Pākē.

ʻĀina Pilipino, ʻĀina Pinopino [ʻāina pili·pino].  n. Philippines.

ʻĀina Pinopino, ʻĀina Pilipino [ʻāina pino·pino].  n. Philippines. Niʻihau.

ʻAinapō [ʻAina-pō].  PH. upland section, Kīlauea qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., darkened land (often heavy with fog).

ʻĀinawohi [ʻāina·wohi].  n. said to be a name for the New Hebrides. see Nānāpua. (RC 293)

ʻAinoni [ʻAi-noni].  PH. volcanic cone and stream, Kailua, Oʻahu. lit., eat noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruit.

ʻAioā, ʻIoa [ʻaio·ā].  n. Iowa; Iowan. Eng.

ʻAiʻōpio [ʻAi-ʻōpio].  PH. fishpond, Kailua qd., Hawaiʻi, recommended for preservation. (Emory and Soehren.) lit., youth eating.

ʻAipaʻakō [ʻAi-paʻa-kō].  PH. street, Lanakila section, Honolulu. A land parcel of this name was awarded in 1853. (Indices 704).

ʻAipō [ʻAi-pō].  PH. summit swamp, Waiʻaleʻale, Kauaʻi. Street, Hawaiʻi Kai, Honolulu. lit., eating [by] dark.

ʻAiwohi [ʻAi-wohi].  PH. ancient surfing area, Waikīkī, Oʻahu. (Finney-Houston 28) lit., royal ruler.

ʻAkahi.  PH. hill (1,538 feet high), Hālawa qd., south Molokaʻi. Street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. lit., one.

ʻAkahipuʻu [ʻAkahi-puʻu].  PH. hill near Huʻehuʻe, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. Three Menehune tried to remove the top of this hill but were prevented by a cock's crow. On the second night they traced the crowing to a cave. There they found a cock which they killed and roasted in an oven (reported still there in 1924). Again they tried to remove the hill-top, but again heard crowing. They opened the oven, but it was empty. The god Kāne has resuscitated the cock and removed it. The Menehune gave up their attempt. Later, a legendary strong man, Kaleikini, thrust a kauila stick into the hill to secure the peak that had been almost severed. lit., one hill.

ʻAkaka.  PH. falls (422 feet high) and State park near Hilo, Hawaiʻi. When a stone here called Pōhakua-Pele (stone of Pele) is struck by a lehua-ʻapane branch, the sky darkens and rain falls. A large stone in mid-stream about 70 feet above the falls is named Pōhakuo-Kāloa.

ʻAkāka.  PH. projecting spur of the mountain range at the head of Mānoa Valley; a street near the Chinese cemetery, Mānoa, Honolulu, named for the mountain that is said to be the grandparent of the Mānoa princess, Kahala-o-Puna (HM 152). lit., clearness.

ʻAkakia, Akadia.  n. Arcadia.

Akakoa [Aka-koa].  PH. point, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., brave reflection.

ʻĀkala.  PH. street, Sheridan Tract, Honolulu. lit., raspberry.

Akalua Iki [aka-lua iki].  PH. land section, Honolua qd., West Maui. lit., small akalua (pit shadow).

Akalua Nui [aka-lua nui].  PH. land section, Honolua qd., West Maui. lit., large akalua.

ʻAkama, Asama.  n. Assam.

ʻAkamu.  PH. Street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. lit., Adams (named for Annie K. Adams, owner of the subdivision; TM).

ʻAkanaka, Akanasā.  n. Arkansas, Arkansan. n. var. spelling of ʻAkanaka, Arkansas... n. var. spelling of ʻAkanaka, Arkansas...

Akanikōlea [Akani-kōlea].  PH. land near Kīlauea Crater, Hawaiʻi, where Kamapuaʻa taunted Pele. (PH 225.) lit., plover cry.

ʻAkapakeka, Atabaseka.  n. Athabasca.

ʻAkelanika, Atelanika [ʻake·lanika].  nvs. Atlantic. Eng.

ʻAkelanika, ʻAtelanika [ʻake·lanika].  n. Atlantic.

ʻAkelona, Akerona.  n. Akron.

ʻAkenai, Atenai.  n. Athens.

ʻAkepaikana [ʻake·pai·kana].  n. Azerbaijan. Eng.

ʻAki.  PH. land division, Lahaina qd., Maui.

ʻĀkia₅, Asia [ʻā·kia].  nvs. Asia; Asian, Asiatic. Eng.

ʻĀkia, ʻĀsia [ʻā·kia].  n. Asia; Asian, Asiatic.

ʻĀkia ʻUʻuku.  n. Asia Minor.

ʻAkihi.  PH. mountain, Honuʻapo qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., petrel.

ʻAkilikika [ʻakili·kika].  n. Adriatic. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo ʻAkilikikaAdriatic Sea

ʻAkiliakika, Adiriatika.  n. Adriatic.

ʻAkilonakaka, Adironadaka.  n. Adirondack.

ʻAkina.  PH. street in Kalihi Kai, Honolulu, named for Representative Joseph A. ʻAkina, speaker of the first Territorial House of Representatives. (TM)

ʻAkole, Azore.  n. Azores.

ʻAkulia, Asuria.  n. Assyria.

ʻAlabama, ʻAlapama [ʻala·bama].  n. Alabama; Alabaman, Alabamian.

ʻAlabania [ʻala·bania].  n. Albania; Albanian. also ʻAlepania. Eng.

ʻAlabeta [ʻala·beta].  n. Alberta. Eng.

ʻAlae.  PH. land section, Honomū qd.; pit crater near Kīlauea Crater, Puna qd., Hawaiʻi, active in 1969 (Macdonald-Abbott 10). Land sections and homesteads, Puʻuokali qd., Kula, Maui. Peak (2,000 feet high), above Kalaupapa peninsula, Molokaʻi. lit., mudhen.

ʻAlaʻē [ʻAla-ʻē].  PH. school and land sections, Kealakekua, Hawaiʻi. lit., strange fragrance.

ʻAlae Iki.  PH. land section near Kīpahulu, East Maui. lit., small ʻalae.

ʻAlaeloa [ʻAlae-loa].  PH. land division and point, Honolua qd., Maui. lit., distant mudhen.

ʻAlaeloa Iki [ʻalae-loa iki].  PH. coastal area, Honolua qd., Maui. lit., small ʻAlaeloa.

ʻAlae Nui.  PH. land section near ʻAlae Iki, Kīpahulu, East Maui. lit., large ʻAlae.

Alahaka.  PH. bay and cliff near Hōnaunau, South Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit., plank bridge.

ʻĀlaka [ʻā·laka].  n. Alaska. Eng.

ʻĀlaka [ʻā·laka].  n. Alaska; Alaskan. also ʻAlaseka.

Alakahi [Ala-kahi].  PH. land section and stream, Honomū qd.; stream and waterfall, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. lit., one way.

Alakaʻi.  PH. swamp and trail, Waimea district, Kauaʻi. (PH 45.) lit., to lead.

Alakea [Ala-kea].  PH. street, downtown Honolulu. lit., white street (this street, leading to Honolulu Harbor, was once paved with white coral stones; Clark 9).

Alakeka, Alaseka.  n. Alaska.

ʻAlakena, Aradena.  n. Arden.

Alakoa [Ala-koa].  PH. street, Waiʻalae, Honolulu. (TM) lit., soldiers' street.

ʻAlakona, Aragona.  n. Aragon.

Alakukui [Ala-kukui].  PH. point near Wailua Bay, Kauaʻi. A heiau here was named Kūhua. lit., torch path.

Alāla.  PH. high point between Kailua beach and Lanikai, Oʻahu. A tall stone at the point is used by fishermen as a landmark to locate a fishing station at sea. lit., awakening.

ʻAlala.  n. Aral. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo ʻAlalaAral Sea

ʻAlalā.  PH. hill at Kulaʻimano, Hawaiʻi. lit., wailing.

ʻAlalaka, Ararata.  n. Ararat.

ʻAlalākeiki [ʻAlalā-keiki].  PH. cave near Kamāʻoa, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi. Channel between Kahoʻolawe and Maui. lit., child's wail (believed heard here).

Alamihi [Ala-mihi].  PH. two places, one on each side of Mānoa Valley, Honolulu. On the death of a Mānoa native, a rainbow spanned the valley from one Alamihi to the other. lit., path [of] regret.

Ala Moana.  PH. boulevard, shopping center, beach park, harbor, section 23 of Honolulu (map 6), and surfing area (Finney, 1959a:108). A "left-slide" surfing area seaward of the Ala Wai yacht harbor is called Ala Moana Bowl today; Hawaiʻi State surfing championships are held here. lit., ocean street.

Alamuku [Ala-muku].  PH. street, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. lit., cut-off street.

Alani.  PH. drive, Woodlawn, upper Mānoa, Honolulu, perhaps named for a tree (Pelea sandwicensis).

Alanuikīkeʻekeʻeamāui [Alanui-kīkeʻekeʻe-a-Māui].  PH. an ancient trail connecting Kekaʻa Point and Kahakuloa, West Maui; only the two ends of the trail are visible. lit., Māui's winding road.

Alanuipuhipaka [Alanui-puhi-paka].  PH. ridge and road, Hālawa qd., Molokaʻi. See Puʻupā. lit., smoke tobacco road (said to be a place where people pause to smoke and rest).

Alaʻoli [Ala-ʻoli].  PH. street, Foster Village subdivision, Hālawa, Waipahu qd., Oʻahu. Name suggested by Mary Kawena Pukui in 1956. lit., happy path.

Alapaʻi.  PH. coastal area, Kamalō qd., north Molokaʻi, probably named for Alapaʻinui, leader of the Hawaiʻi forces that invaded Maui in 1738 and combined with the Molokaʻi forces to defeat Oʻahu invaders. See Kawela. Street on the boundary between downtown and Thomas Square sections, Honolulu, named for a chiefess who was a companion of Nāahiʻenaʻena (daughter of Kamehameha I) and the wife of John Young II. ((RC 74, 340, 342) ; TM)

ʻAlapaki [ʻala·paki].  n. Albert. Eng.

Ka loko ʻo ʻAlapaki.Lake Albert.

Alapali [Ala-pali].  PH. place, Diamond Head section, Honolulu. lit., cliff street.

ʻAlapama, ʻAlabama [ʻala·pama].  n. Alabama; Alabaman, Alabamian.

ʻAlapani, Alabani.  n. Albany.

ʻAlapani [ʻala·pani].  n. Albany, the capital of New York.

Alapapa [Ala-papa].  PH. gulch, Kahakuloa qd., Maui. lit., level path or paved pathway.

ʻAlapia₁ [ʻala·pia].  nvs. Arabia, Arabian. Eng.

ʻAlapia, ʻArabia [ʻala·pia].  n. Arabia, Arabian.

Aupuni ʻEmira ʻAlapia Hui Pū ʻiaUnited Arab Emirates

Ke kai ʻo ʻAlapiaArabian Sea

Saudi ʻAlapiaSaudi Arabia; Saudi. also Saudi ʻArabia

Alapiʻi.  PH. point, northwest Kauaʻi. lit., ascent.

ʻAlaseka [ʻala·seka].  n. Alaska; Alaskan. also ʻĀlaka.

ʻĀlau [ʻĀ-lau].  PH. an island (4.5 acres, 40 feet elevation) off Haneoʻo, East Maui; believed to have been formed by Pele. Headland, Kalaupapa peninsula, Molokaʻi. lit., many rocks.

Alaula.  PH. way, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., early dawn light.

Ala Wai.  PH. boulevard, section 30 of Honolulu (map 6), parkway, canal, boat harbor, clubhouse, golf course, playground, field, elementary school, and promenade. The canal was constructed 1919-1928 with funds appropriated for the Waikīkī Reclamation Project "to reclaim a most unsanitary and unsightly portion of the city." See Waikīkī, Waikolu. lit., freshwater way.

ʻAleʻale.  PH. land section, south coast, Kahoʻolawe. lit., ripple.

ʻĀleʻaleʻa [ʻĀ-leʻaleʻa].  PH. heiau near Haleo-Keawe, Hōnaunau, South Kona, Hawaiʻi. This heiau was used for sports and games after Haleo-Keawe became the major heiau. lit., light [of] joy.

ʻAleamai.  PH. land section, Pāʻia qd., Maui. (HM 19.)

ʻAlegeria, ʻAlekelia [ʻale·geria].  n. Algeria; Algerian.

ʻAlekanekalia, Alekanedaria.  n. Alexandria.

ʻAlekaneko, Arekaneso.  n. Arkansas.

ʻĀlekani, Alegani.  n. Allegheny.

ʻAlekelia, ʻAlegeria [ʻale·kelia].  n. Algeria; Algerian.

ʻAlekina [ʻale·kina].  n. Argentina; Argentine, Argentinean. Eng.

ʻAlekoka.  Argos. (EH)

ʻAlekoki [ʻAle-koki].  PH. pool (no longer in existence) in Nuʻuanu Stream, Honolulu. (For a song, see Elbert and Mahoe 30-31; UL 108.) lit., short ripples.

ʻĀlele.  PH. land area in the approximate center of Kailua, Oʻahu, formerly a plain called Kulao-ʻĀlele, a sports area.

ʻAlemenia, Aremenia [ʻale·menia].  nvs. Armenia; Armenian. Eng.

ʻAlenuihāhā [ʻAle-nui-hāhā].  PH. channel between Hawaiʻi and Maui. lit., great billows smashing.

ʻAleʻo.  PH. street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., tower.

ʻAlepania [ʻale·pania].  n. Albania; Albanian. also ʻAlabania.

ʻAlepukaka, Alebukaka.  n. Albuquerque.

ʻAleuta [ʻale·uta].  n. Aleut; Aleutian. Eng.

Ka ʻauwaha ʻo ʻAleutaAleutian Trench

Ka pae ʻāina ʻo ʻAleutaAleutian Islands

ʻĀlewa.  PH. drive, playground, and section 9 of Honolulu (map 6). lit., suspended (on a height).

Āliamanu [Ālia-manu].  PH. schools, playground, and crater near Salt Lake, Honolulu. lit., bird salt-pond. (The goddess Pele and her family lived here once. When they left, Pele dropped some salt, and the pet bird of Hiʻiaka, Pele's favorite sister, escaped. Birds gathered here.)

Āliapaʻakai [Ālia-paʻakai].  PH. Salt Lake, Oʻahu, said to have been dug by Pele on her first circuit of the islands. Some of the viscid matter from her eyes dropped and formed salt. Hawaiians believed that the lake was connected to the sea by a hole in the center of the lake. (Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, March 28, 1874.) lit., salt pond.

Aliʻi.  PH. fishpond, Kaunakakai qd., south Molokaʻi. Surfing beach, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu, used by Oceanic Foundation for experimentation. lit., chief.

Aliʻikoa [Aliʻi-koa].  PH. former heiau, kahaluʻu, Oʻahu. (Sterling and Summers 5: 82a.) lit., brave chief.

Aliʻiōlani [Aliʻi-ō-lani].  PH. elementary school, Kaimukī, Honolulu, and judiciary building, downtown Honolulu, constructed 1871-1874; both were named for Kamehameha V. This was one of his names, probably a contraction of Aliʻiiōlani, chief unto heavens (one of heavenly repute). (Kuy. 2:174-175.)

ʻAlika.  PH. avenue, Dowsett Highlands, Honolulu.lit., Alec (named for Alec Dowsett, grandson of Samuel Dowsett; see Dowsett).

ʻAlikā [ʻAli-kā].  PH. volcanic cone (7,843 feet), Mauna Loa qd., Hawaiʻi, now called ʻĀlika. Probably lit., dig, thrust.

ʻĀlika, Arika [ʻā·lika].  nvs. Arctic. Eng.

Aia i ʻĀlika ka ihu o ka moku.The prow of the ship turns to the Arctic. (song)

ʻĀlika [ʻā·lika].  n. Arctic.

ʻAlikona [ʻali·kona].  n. Arizona; Arizonan, Arizonian. also ʻArizona.

ʻAliomanu.  PH. stream and land section, Kawaihau district, Kauaʻi.

ʻĀloʻi.  PH. crater active in 1969 and 1970, Puna qd., Hawaiʻi, perhaps named for Kahawali's pig, ʻĀloʻipuaʻa. Kahawali, an expert in hula and hōlua riding, refused to race an unknown woman. She was Pele, and in the form of fire she chased him toward the sea. He fled to Puʻukea hill (Waikiʻi qd.), said goodbye to his wife and children and his favorite pig, and escaped from Pele in a canoe. See Kahōlua-o-Kahawali.

ʻAlu.  PH. street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. lit., depression.

Aluea.  PH. rock islet (0.14 acres, 40 feet elevation), Keʻanae qd., East Maui.

ʻAlula.  PH. bay, Kailua qd., North Kona, Hawaiʻi.

Amalu.  PH. stream, Lahaina qd., West Maui.

ʻAmasona [ʻama·sona].  n. Amazon. Eng.

Ka muliwai ʻo ʻAmasonaAmazon River

ʻAmaʻu.  PH. street, Kāhala, Honolulu. (TM) lit., fern.

ʻAmauulu.  PH. section in the town of Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

ʻAmehaka, Amehasa.  n. Amherst.

ʻAmekekama, Ametedama.  n. Amsterdam.

ʻAmelika, America [ʻame·lika].  nvs. America; American. Eng.

ʻAmelika [ʻame·lika].  n. America; American.

ʻAmelika ʻĀkau [ʻame·lika ʻā·kau].  nvs. North America, North American.

ʻAmelika ʻĀkau [ʻame·lika ʻā·kau].  n. North America; North American.

ʻAmelika Hema [ʻame·lika hema].  nvs. South America, South American.

ʻAmelika Hema [ʻame·lika hema].  n. South America; South American.

ʻAmelika Hui, ʻAmelika Huipū.  n. United States of America.

ʻAmelika Huipū [ʻame·lika hui·pū].  nvs. United States of America, American.

ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻia [ʻame·lika hui pū ʻia].  n. United States of America; American.

ʻAmelika Waena [ʻame·lika waena].  nvs. Central America, Central American.

ʻAmelika Waena [ʻame·lika waena].  n. Central America, Latin America; Central American, Latin American.

ʻĀmēnia [ʻā·mē·nia].  n. Armenia. Eng.

ʻAmikopala.  PH. hill on Mauna Loa, Molokaʻi. On a hill east of here was a long maika course that was destroyed when pineapples were planted. (Cooke 120.)

ʻAnadamana [ʻana·damana].  n. Andaman. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo ʻAnadamanaAndaman Sea

ʻAnaehoʻomalu [ʻAnae-hoʻomalu].  PH. village, bay, and development area, well known for spectacular petroglyphs (Cox and Stasack 85), Puakō qd., North Kona, Hawaiʻi. Bishop Museum archaeologists in 1971 believed the site was occupied in A.D. 800 but that most of the petroglyphs date from after 1500. See Pōhakukūlua. lit., restricted mullet.

ʻAnagola [ʻana·gola].  n. Angola; Angolan. Eng.

ʻAnaguila [ʻana·guila].  n. Anguilla. Eng.

Anahaki [Ana-haki].  PH. gulch, Airport qd., Molokaʻi. lit., broken cave.

Anahola.  PH. mountain, land section, village, bay, ditch, river, and weir, Kawaihau district, Kauaʻi. See Kanahāwale.

Anahulu.  PH. stream, Waiʻalua, Oʻahu. (Ii 98.) lit., ten days.

Anakaluahine [Ana-ka-luahine].  PH. gulch, Honolua qd., West Maui. lit., cave [of] the old lady.

ʻAnakola [ʻana·kola].  n. Andorra. Eng.

ʻAnalū.  PH. street, Puʻunui, Honolulu, named for Judge Lorrin Andrews (1795-1868), associate justice of the Supreme Court and judge of the probate court, the author of a Hawaiian dictionary and grammar and many translations into Hawaiian. His home was on Nuʻuanu Avenue. (TM)

Ananoio [Ana-noio].  PH. coastal area, Kamalō qd., north Molokaʻi. lit., noddy tern cave.

Anapa.  PH. street, Foster Village subdivision, Hālawa, Waipahu qd., Oʻahu. Named suggested by Mary Kawena Pukui in 1956. lit., flash of light.

Anapalau.  PH. point, Kawaihau district, Kauaʻi.

ʻAnapolisa [ʻana·polisa].  n. Annapolis, the capital of Maryland. Eng.

Anapuka [Ana-puka].  PH. shore cave, ʻĪlio Pt. qd., Molokaʻi. lit., cave with holes (fishermen tied their canoes in these holes).

ʻAnatigua [ʻana·tigua].  n. Antigua. Eng.

ʻAnealika, Anearika [ʻane·alika].  n. Antarctic. Eng.

ʻAneʻālika [ʻane·ʻā·lika].  n. Antarctica; Antarctic.

ʻAneke, Anede.  n. Andes. Eng.

ʻAnekowela, Anedovera.  n. Andover.

ʻĀnela.  PH. street, Woodlawn, upper Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., angel.

Anianikeha [Aniani-keha].  PH. land section, Kaunakakai qd., Molokaʻi. lit., blowing [on the] heights.

Anianikū [Aniani-kū].  PH. street, Pauoa, Honolulu, named for Anianikū Stillman, wife of James Robinson Holt II. Their son, Valentine Holt, gave this name to the first hybrid hibiscus developed in Hawaiʻi. (TM) lit., stand beckoning (a Papakōlea girl stood at this place beckoning to a girl in Mānoa who was chanting).

ʻAnini.  PH. stream and beach, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi; also called Wanini. lit., dwarfish, stunted.

ʻAnolani [ʻAno-lani].  PH. stream in Kapunahala subdivision that enters Kamoʻoaliʻi Stream, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu; now called Kapunahala. lit., chief-like nature.

Anuanukūlua [Anuanu-kūlua].  PH. hill in uplands of Kaʻahakea, Hawaiʻi, said to have been elevated by a turtle. lit., doubly cool.

ʻĀnuenue.  PH. school in Kaimukī; street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., rainbow.

ʻAoʻao.  PH. street, Kalihi Uka near the approach to the Wilson tunnel, Honolulu. lit., side.

ʻAoʻao Komohana.  n. Western Hemisphere.

Aolani [Ao-lani].  PH. street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., heavenly cloud.

Aolele [Ao-lele].  PH. street, Honolulu airport, named by Mary Kawena Pukui. lit., flying cloud.

Aolewa [Ao-lewa].  PH. street, Honolulu airport, named by Mary Kawena Pukui. lit., floating cloud.

Aoloko [Ao-loko].  PH. street, Honolulu airport, named by Mary Kawena Pukui. lit., inner cloud.

Aotearoa [ao·tea·roa].  n. New Zealand. also Nukilani. Māori.

I ka hiki ʻana o ke kanaka mua ʻo Kupe i ka ʻāina ʻo Aotearoa, ʻike akula ʻo ia he ao keʻokeʻo lōʻihi ma luna o ia ʻāina.When the first man, Kupe, arrived in New Zealand, he saw a long, white cloud over the land.

Aowena [Ao-wena].  PH. street, Honolulu airport, named by Mary Kawena Pukui. lit., rosy cloud.

ʻĀpaʻapaʻa.  PH. old settlement area near Lapakahi, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi, excavated by Bishop Museum archaeologists in 1968; named for a strong Kohala wind.

ʻĀpana.  PH. valley, central Niʻihau. lit., section.

ʻApekanikana [ʻape·kani·kana].  n. Afghanistan; Afghan, Afghani. also ʻAfekanisana.

ʻApelika, Aferika [ʻape·lika].  Africa; African. Eng.

ʻApelika [ʻape·lika].  n. Africa; African. also ʻAferika.

ʻApelika HemaSouth Africa; South African

Lepupalika ʻApelika WaenaCentral African Republic

līlia ʻApelikaamaryllis

Apio.  PH. lane, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu, named for John K. Apio, caretaker of Oʻahu Cemetery for about 50 years. (TM)

Apole.  PH. point, Kaupō qd., Maui. Also known as Lae o Apole. (Coulter.)

ʻĀpua.  PH. land division, Waipiʻo qd.; land division and point, Puna qd., Hawaiʻi (a lava flow with voluminous fountains from ʻĀloʻi and ʻAlae craters reached this point in June 1969; Macdonald-Abbott 102; ancient village in Puna that was swept away in the 1868 tidal wave (Hawaii Natural History Association Guide 14-16). Flat land area, Kualoa, Koʻolau Poko, Oʻahu (UL 52). lit., fish basket.

ʻĀpuakea [ʻĀpua-kea].  PH. land division, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, probably named for a local rain. lit., white fish basket.

ʻĀpuakēhau [ʻĀpua-kēhau].  PH. point, Mākena qd., Maui. Old stream that debouched near the present Moana Hotel, Waikīkī, probably named for a rain. (FS 53; Ii 93.) lit., basket [of] dew.

ʻĀpuʻuiki [ʻĀpuʻu-iki].  PH. gulch, Hālawa qd., Molokaʻi. lit., small mound.

ʻArabia [ʻara·bia].  n. Arabia, Arabian. also ʻAlapia, Saudi ʻAlapia. Eng.

Saudi ʻArabiaSaudi Arabia; Saudi

ʻAranakala Paradesa [ʻarana·kala para·desa].  n. Arunchal Pradesh. Eng.

Aregosa.  Argos. (EH)

ʻArizona [ʻari·zona].  n. Arizona; Arizonan, Arizonian. also ʻAlikona.

ʻAruba.  n. Aruba. Eng.

ʻĀsia [ʻā·sia].  n. Asia; Asian, Asiatic. also ʻĀkia.

Asisi.  Assisi. (EH)

ʻAtalana [ʻata·lana].  n. Atlanta, the capital of Georgia. Eng.

ʻAtelanika [ʻate·lanika].  n. Atlantic. also ʻAkelanika.

ʻAuʻau.  PH. hill, northeast Kauaʻi. Channel between Maui and Lānaʻi. lit.: bathe.

ʻAuʻaulele [ʻAuʻau-lele].  PH. land section, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi. lit.: flying bath (rain).

ʻAuhaukeaʻē [ʻAu-hau-kea-ʻē].  PH. land section and ancient surfing area, Kailua qd., Hawaiʻi. (Finney-Houston 26)

ʻAuhuhu.  PH. point, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi, named for a small legume with pods used for poisoning fish. The plant grew wild here, and the residents traded it, along with taro, for fish from the coast.

ʻAukai [ʻAu-kai].  PH. street and lane, Kāhala, Honolulu, named for Edward K. Aukai, caretaker of the Judd property at Hakipuʻu, Oʻahu (Clark 20); beach park, Kahana qd., Oʻahu. lit.: seafaring.

ʻAukekulalia, Auseturalia [ʻau·keku·lalia].  nvs. Australia; Australian. Eng.

ʻAukekulelia.  n. Australia (HE)

ʻAukekulia, Auseturia [ʻau·keku·lia].  nvs. Austria; Austrian. Eng.

ʻAukekulia [ʻau·keku·lia].  n. Austria; Austrian. also ʻAuseturia.

ʻAukelana.  n. Auckland.

ʻAukini [ʻau·kini].  n. Austin, the capital of Texas. Eng.

ʻAukuseta [ʻauku·seta].  n. Augusta, the capital of Maine. Eng.

ʻAuliʻi.  PH. street, ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: neat.

Aumoaʻe [Au-Moaʻe].  PH. street, ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu. lit.: time [of the] tradewinds.

Aupuni ʻEmira ʻAlapia Hui Pū ʻia [au·puni ʻemira ʻala·pia hui pū ʻia].  n. United Arab Emirates.

Aupuni Mōʻī Hui Pū ʻia [au·puni mō·ʻī].  n. United Kingdom.

Aupuni Mōʻī ʻo Tonga [au·puni mō·ʻī ʻo tonga].  n. Kingdom of Tonga.

ʻAuseturia [ʻau·setu·ria].  n. Austria; Austrian. also ʻAukekulia.

Auwahi.  PH. land section, Mākena qd., Maui. lit.: smoky glow.

ʻAuwaiakekua [ʻAuwai-a-ke-kua].  PH. gulch and spring between Keʻāmuku lava flow and Puʻuanahulu, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit.: watercourse of the god.

ʻAuwaiolimu [ʻAuwai-o-limu].  PH. playground and street, Punchbowl, and an area near the mouth of Pauoa Valley, Honolulu. Long hair of a moʻo woman (some say she was Kahala-o-Puna), bathing there at a ditch, resembled moss. lit.: ditch of moss. (The name may once have been ʻAuwaiokalimu.)

Awaawa Kiʻihelei [Awaawa-Kiʻihelei].  PH. ridge and gulch on the eastern side of upper Mānoa Valley, Honolulu. lit.: Gulch of Image-with-drawn-down-eyelids. (Kiʻihelei boasted of having an affair with Kahala-o-Puna. As punishment, gods turned him into the ridge and gulch. SeeʻAihualama.)

Awaawaloa [Awaawa-loa].  PH. peak in the Koʻolau Range, Oʻahu, above Maunawili. lit.: long valley.

ʻAwaʻawaloa [ʻAwaʻawa-loa].  PH. pond near Moanalua, Honolulu, and street named for it. (TM). lit.: too salty.

ʻAwaʻawalua [ʻAwaʻawa-lua].  PH. valley, southeast Niʻihau. lit.: doubly bitter. (An alternative interpretation is Awaawalua, double valley.)

Awaʻawapuhi [Awa-ʻawapuhi].  PH. valley and trail, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi. lit.: ginger valley.

ʻAwahua.  PH. bay west of Kalaupapa peninsula, Molokaʻi. lit.: bitterness.

Awakeʻe [Awa-keʻe].  PH. bay and land section, Keāhole qd., North Kona, Hawaiʻi. See Maniniʻōwali. lit.: bent harbor.

ʻAwalau [ʻAwa-lau].  PH. gulch, Kahakuloa qd., West Maui. lit.: young kava plant or many branches.

Awalua [Awa-lua].  PH. land sections, Keāhole, Kailua, and Kohala qds., Hawaiʻi. Coastal area, Lahaina qd., Maui. Ancient surfing area, Honolulu (Finney-Houston 28). lit.: double harbor.

ʻAwapuhi.  PH. street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit.: ginger.

Awāwamalu [Awāwa-malu].  PH. see Wāwāmalu. lit.: shady valley.

ʻĀwehi.  PH. stream, Hilo and Honomū qds., Hawaiʻi. Gulch, east Lānaʻi, and alternate name for Lōpā surfing area, Lānaʻi.

ʻĀwili.  PH. point, Hoʻōpūloa qd., South Kona; ancient surfing area, Puna district, Hawaiʻi (Finney, 1959a:51). SeeKawili. lit.: swirl.

ʻĀwini.  PH. land section and gulch, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. See Naeʻole. Falls and stream, Waimea district, Kauaʻi.
 

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Bāfina [bā·fina].  n. Baffin. Eng.

Bagedada.  Bagdad. (EH)

Bahama.  n. Bahamas; Bahamian. also Pahama.

Baharaina [baha·raina].  n. Bahrain. Eng.

Balatika [bala·tika].  n. Baltic. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo BalatikaBaltic Sea

Balearika [balea·rika].  n. Balearic. Eng.

Ka pae moku ʻo BalearikaBalearic Islands

Baleneta [bale·neta].  n. Barents. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo BalenetaBarents Sea

Banada.  n. Banda. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo BanadaBanda Sea

Banagaladesa [bana·gala·desa].  n. Bangladesh. Eng.

Bapela.  Babel. (EH)

Barabadosa [bara·badosa].  n. Barbados. Eng.

Barabuda [bara·buda].  n. Barbuda. Eng.

Barazila [bara·zila].  n. Brazil; Brazilian. also Palakila.

Batavia.  Batavia. (EH)

Batona Rusa.  n. Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana.

Belarusa [bela·rusa].  n. Belarus. Eng.

Belegiuma [bele·giuma].  n. Belgium; Belgian. also Pelekiuma.

Belize.  n. Belize; Belizean. Eng.

Benare.  Benares. (EH)

Benegala [bene·gala].  n. Bengal. Eng.

Ke kai kūʻono o BenegalaBay of Bengal

Benina.  n. Benin. Eng.

Beremuda [bere·muda].  n. Bermuda. Eng.

Berina.  n. Bering. Eng.

Ke kai ʻo BerinaBering Sea

Bisimaka [bisi·maka].  n. Bismarck, the capital of North Dakota. Eng.

Bitunia.  Bithynia. (EH)

Bolivia [boli·via].  n. Bolivia; Bolivian. Eng.

Bonina.  n. Bonin. Eng.

Boroneo [boro·neo].  n. Borneo. Eng.

Bosenia [bose·nia].  n. Bosnia. Eng.

Bosenia me HesegowinaBosnia and Herzogovina

Bosetona [bose·tona].  n. Boston, the capital of Massachusetts.

Botuana [botu·ana].  n. Botswana. Eng.

Bulugaria [bulu·garia].  n. Bulgaria; Bulgarian. also Pulukalia.

Burakina Faso [bura·kina faso].  n. Burkina Faso. Eng.

Burema.  var. spelling of Pulema, Burma...

Buruma, Burema.  n. Burma; Burmese. also Puruma. Eng.

Burunei [buru·nei].  n. Brunei. Eng.

Buruni.  n. Burundi. Eng.

Butana.  n. Bhutan; Bhutanese. Eng.
 

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Dakota ʻĀkau [dakota ʻā·kau].  n. North Dakota; North Dakotan. also Kakoka ʻĀkau. Eng.

Dakota Hema.  n. South Dakota; South Dakotan. also Kakoka Hema. Eng.

Delauea, Delawea [dela·uea].  n. Delaware; Delawarean. also Kelauea.

Delawea.  n. var. spelling of Delauea, Delaware; Delawarean.

Dēmoina [dē·moina].  n. Des Moines, the capital of Iowa. Eng.

Denemaka [dene·maka].  n. Denmark; Dane; Danish. also Kenemaka.

Dibuti.  n. Djibouti. Eng.

Dominika [domi·nika].  n. Dominica. Eng.

Dominikana.  Dominican. (EH)

Dowa.  n. Dover, the capital of Delaware. Eng.

Durahama.  Durham. (EH)
 

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ʻEhakō.  PH. street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: dove.

ʻĒheu.  PH. street, Puʻunui, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: wing.

ʻEhukai [ʻEhu-kai].  PH. streets, Waimānalo, and between Makapuʻu and Koko Head, Honolulu; beach park and surfing area, Lāʻie qd., Oʻahu. lit.: sea spray.

ʻĒkaha.  PH. street, Wilhelmina Rise, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: bird's-nest fern.

ʻĒkahanui [ʻĒkaha-nui].  PH. land section, wind, and cave near the head ofLepelepe Gulch, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi. Gulch, Honouliuli, Oʻahu. lit.: large bird's-nest fern.

ʻEke.  PH. land section, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. Crater and peak (4,480 feet high), near the border between Lahaina and Wailuku qds., West Maui.

ʻEkeka.  Essex. (EH)

ʻEkekela.  PH. avenue, Puʻunui, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: Esther.

ʻEkela.  PH. avenue, Ala Wai section, Honolulu. lit.: Ethel.

ʻEkinapolo, Edinaboro.  n. Edinburgh.

Ēkoa.  PH. street, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: false koa tree.

ʻEkuadora, ʻEkuakola [ʻekua·dora].  n. Ecuador; Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian.

ʻEkuakola, Ekuadora [ʻekua·kola].  nvs. Ecuador; Ecuadorian. Eng.

ʻEkuakola, ʻEkuadora [ʻekua·kola].  n. Ecuador; Ecuadoran, Ecuadorean, Ecuadorian.

ʻEkuakolia [ʻekua·kolia].  see Kini ʻEkuakolia, Equatorial Guinea

ʻEla Salavadora [ʻela sala·vadora].  n. El Salvador; Salvadoran, Salvadorian. Eng.

ʻEleao.  PH. land section, Waikāne qd., Oʻahu. lit.: plant louse.

ʻEleʻele.  PH. village, ditch, small-boat harbor, landing, and elementary school, Kōloa district, Kauaʻi; Port Allen was called ʻEleʻele Landing until 1909 when it was renamed in honor of a Honolulu merchant, Samuel Cresson Allen (Stroup 35). Land section, Wailuku qd., West Maui. lit.: black.

ʻElehāhā [ʻEle-hāhā].  PH. stream, tributary of Waimea Stream, Oʻahu. lit.: blackstalk (as of taro).

ʻElelū.  PH. land section, Hālawa qd., Molokaʻi. lit.: cockroach.

ʻElelupe [ʻEle-lupe].  PH. road,Kuliʻouʻou, Honolulu.

ʻElena.  PH. street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: Ellen.

ʻElepaio.  PH. street, Kāhala, Honolulu. lit.: flycatcher (a Hawaiian bird, Chasiempis sandwichensis.)

ʻEleuweuwe [ʻEle-uweuwe].  PH. hill (1,145 feet high), Kaunakakai qd., north Molokaʻi. lit.: swaying blackness.

ʻElie.  n. Erie.

ʻElikelea [ʻeli·kelea].  n. Eritrea. Eng.

ʻElikilea [ʻeli·kilea].  n. Eritrea. Eng.

ʻĒlua.  PH. street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: two.

ʻEluwene.  PH. street, Kalihi Kai, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: Edwin.

ʻEmekona.  PH. place, Woodlawn, upper Mānoa, Honolulu. lit.: Emerson. (Named for Nathaniel B. Emerson [1839-1915], author of Unwritten Literature of Hawaiʻi and Pele and Hiiaka, who owned property there. He was the son of the Reverend John S. Emerson, a missionary who arrived in 1832; TM.)

Ena.  PH. road, Waikīkī, Honolulu, named for the son of John ʻEna (a Chinese merchant) and High Chiefess Kaikilani; the son was privy councillor under Queen Liliʻuokalani and cofounder and president of the Inter-Island Steamship Company. (TM)

ʻEnelani [ʻene·lani].  n. England, English person; English (of England). also Pelekāne. cf. Pelekānia.

Eseka.  Essex. (EH)

ʻEsetonia [ʻese·tonia].  n. Estonia. Eng.

ʻEu.  PH. lane, Iwilei, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: rascal.

ʻEulāsia [ʻeu·lā ·sia].  n. Eurasia; Eurasian. Eng.

ka una honua ʻEulāsiaEurasian plate

ʻEulopa₁, Europa [ʻeu·lopa].  nvs. Europe; European. Eng.

ʻEulopa [ʻeu·lopa].  n. Europe.

ʻEulopa HikinaEastern Europe; Eastern European

ʻEulopa KomohanaWestern Europe; Western European

ʻEupeleke [ʻeu·peleke].  n. Euphrates. Eng.

Ka muliwai ʻo ʻEupelekeEuphrates River

ʻEwa.  PH. plantation, plantation town, elementary school, and quadrangle west of Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu. lit.: crooked. (Kāne and Kanaloa threw a stone to determine district boundaries. The stone was lost but was found later at Pili-o-Kahe. See ʻewaʻewa; Ii 98; Sterling and Summers 1:8; UL 84.)

ʻEweleka [ʻewe·leka].  n. Everest. Eng.

Mauna ʻEwelekaMount Everest
 

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Falo.  n. Faroe. Eng.

Ka pae ʻāina ʻo FaloFaroe Islands

Farani, Palani.  n. France; French. see Palani.

Faso.  see Burakina Faso, Burkina Faso...

Finika [fi·nika].  n. Phoenix, the capital of Arizona. Eng.

Finilana, Finilani [fini·lana].  n. Finland; Finn; Finnish.

Finilani, Finilana [fini·lani].  n. Finland; Finn; Finnish. Eng.

Folorese [folo·rese].  n. Flores. Eng.

Folorida [folo·rida].  n. Florida; Floridan, Floridian. also Pololika.
 

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Gabona.  n. Gabon; Gabonese. also Kapona. Eng.

Galapagosa [galapa·gosa].  n. Galapagos. Eng.

Ka pae moku ʻo GalapagosaGalapagos Islands

Gamabia [gama·bia].  n. Gambia. Eng.

Ka muliwai ʻo GamabiaGambia River

Gāna.  n. Ghana; Ghanaian, Ghanian. Eng.

Garenada.  Granada. (EH)

Gaza.  n. Gaza. Eng.

Gerenada [gere·nada].  n. Grenada. Eng.

Guadalupe [guada·lupe].  n. Guadalupe. Eng.

Guama.  n. Guam; Guamanian. Eng.
 

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Haʻaheo.  PH. coastal area and elementary school, Hilo qd., Hawaiʻi. lit.: pride (Kamehameha I ordered his people to plant a large area in taro in a single day; they did so, and he told them he was "proud" of them).

Haʻakoa.  PH. land section and stream near Laupāhoehoe village, Hawaiʻi. lit.: low koa tree or warrior-like.

Haʻakulamanu [Haʻakula-manu].  PH. old name for Sulfur Banks, Kīlauea volcano, Hawaiʻi. lit.: like a birds' gathering place.

Haʻalelepaʻakai [Haʻalele-paʻakai].  PH. mountain summit, east Lānaʻi. lit.: salt left (bags of salt were left here when travelers mistook dew at Pālāwai for salt; Emory, 1924:20).

Haʻaliliamanu [Haʻalili-a-manu].  PH. old section of Honolulu near the Hotel Street bridge over Nuʻuanu Stream. lit.: fluttering by birds.

Haʻamoa [haʻa·moa].  same as Kāmoa, Samoa.

Haʻamoa [haʻa·moa].  n. Sāmoa; Sāmoan. also Kāmoa.

Haʻamoa ʻAmelikaAmerican Sāmoa; American Sāmoan

Kāmoa ʻAmelikaAmerican Sāmoa; American Sāmoan

Hāʻao.  PH. spring, land section, and church in Waiʻōhinu, Honuʻapo qd., Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi (RC 158) , named for a Kaʻū rain and a supernatural girl. Valley, central Niʻihau.

Haʻehaʻe₄ [haʻe·haʻe].  place at Kumukahi, Puna, easternmost point on Hawaiʻi, often referred to in poetry as the gateway of the sun.

Mai ka lā ʻōʻili i Haʻehaʻe a hāliʻi i ka mole o Lehua.From the appearance of the sun at Haʻehaʻe till it spreads its light to the foundation of Lehau (ON 2063)

Haʻehaʻe.  PH. land division near Kumukahi, Makuʻu qd., Hawaiʻi. See Kumukahi.

ka hikina a ka lā i Haʻehaʻethe rising of the sun at Haʻehaʻe (PH 189)

Hāʻeleʻele.  PH. ridge and valley near Polihale, Waimea district, western Kauaʻi. lit.: blackish.

Hāʻena.  PH. land section and village, Kohala qd.; land section and village, Makuʻu qd.; land section, Kaʻū district, Hawaiʻi. Land section, village, heiau, caves, point, and beach park, Hanalei, Kauaʻi. Drive, Mānoa, Honolulu; heiau of Kamehameha I at ʻEwa, Oʻahu (RC 173) . lit.: red hot.

a Lohiʻauipo i Hāena lā, ʻenaʻena ke aloha ke hiki maiand Lohiʻauipo at Red-hot, hot the love that comes (UL 249)

Haha.  PH. falls, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi.

Hahaeule [Hahae-ule].  PH. hill (1,674 feet high), Kaunakakai qd., north Molokaʻi. lit.: tear [the] penis.

Hahaʻione [Hahaʻi-one].  PH. elementary school, park, and street, Hawaiʻi Kai, Honolulu; valley, and the name of the Kamehameha Schools farm, Koko Head qd., Oʻahu. The eastern part of Sandy Beach, Oʻahu, also is called Hahaʻione; in whaling days ships anchored off this beach. lit.: sand broken.

Hāhākea [Hāhā-kea].  PH. land division and gulch, Lahaina qd., West Maui. lit.: Perhaps lit., while stalk.

Hāhālawe [Hāhā-lawe].  PH. gulch, Kīpahulu qd., East Maui,. lit.: break carry.

Haiamoa [Haia-moa].  PH. stream, Waiheʻe, Oʻahu. lit.: chicken chased.

Haika Paka, Haida Paka.  n. Hyde Park.

Haiki.  n. Haiti, Haitian.

Haʻikū [Haʻi-kū].  PH. land division and point, Honomū qd., Hawaiʻi. Land section, Līhuʻe district, Kauaʻi. Quadrangle, land section, village, elementary school, park, reservoir, ditch, East Maui. Valley, Kāneʻohe qd., Oʻahu. lit.: speak abruptly or sharp break.

Haʻikū Uka [haʻi-kū uka].  PH. land section, Haʻikū qd., East Maui. lit.: upland Haʻikū.

Haili.  PH. forest area near Hilo, Hawaiʻi; timber was brought from here to build a church of the same name, said to have been built by Kuakini (RC 390) . Road, Pacific Heights, Honolulu. lit.: loving memory.

Haina.  PH. land section, Hāmākua qd., Hawaiʻi.

Hainoa.  PH. crater and hill, Kailua qd., North Kona, Hawaiʻi. A house platform formerly here was said to mark the home of the god Kū and his wife Hina. An ʻohiʻa tree called Kūʻohiʻalaka grew here; it was the tree form of Kū. A large furrow marks the position of the tree.

Haipuaʻena.  PH. stream, Keʻanae qd., East Maui.

Haka.  PH. drive, Kamehameha Housing area, Kalihi Kai, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: shelf, perch (as for chickens).

Hākaʻaʻano.  PH. coastal flat, Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi.

Hakakaupueo [Haka-kau-pueo].  PH. Congregational church at Huelo, Haʻikū qd., East Maui. lit.: owl-resting perch (owls perched in a pandanus grove here).

Hakalau [Haka-lau].  PH. village, land division, bay, gulch, and stream, Honomū qd.—the 1946 tsunami waves reached heights of 37 feet here and destroyed a sugar mill (Macdonald-Abbott 257–258); elementary school in the town of Hilo, Hawaiʻi. lit.: many perches.

Hakapoka [haka·poka].  n. Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. Eng.

Hakina.  PH. gulch, ʻĪlio Pt. qd., south Molokaʻi. See Puʻuhakina. lit.: broken piece.

Hakioawa [Haki-o-awa].  PH. bay and land area, north Kahoʻolawe, where the fish demigod ʻAiʻai set up an altar (kūʻula) on a bluff looking out to sea (HM 22). lit.: breaking of [the] harbor.

Hakipuʻu [Haki-puʻu].  PH. valley, land division, and stream, Waikāne qd., Oʻahu. Kahaʻi, a famous navigator, lived here and traveled to Samoa to bring back seeds and breadfruit; he was so respected that Kamehameha I in 1795 lowered the sail of his canoe in honor of his memory. (Sterling and Summers 5:38a.). lit.: hill broken.

Hakuheʻe [Haku-heʻe].  PH. point, Kahakuloa qd., Maui. lit.: probably lit., fleeing lord.

Hakuhiva, Pakuhiwa.  n. Fatu Hiva.

Hakuhiwa [haku·hiwa].  n. Fatu Hiva.

Hakuola [Haku-ola].  PH. gulch, Pūpūkea, Kahuku qd., Oʻahu. lit.: living lord.

Hala.  PH. drive, Kamehameha Heights, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: pandanus.

Halaʻea.  PH. the name of the current coming from the east at Ka Lae (South Point), Hawaiʻi, which meets a current from the west named Kāwili; the two currents go out to sea together. Halaʻea was named for a chief. A stone on the shore nearby, Pōhaku-o-ke-au (stone of the time), is believed to turn over in strong seas, an omen of coming change. (For a saying, see Appendix 8.1.)

Hālaʻi.  PH. hills, Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Hina, Māui's mother, gave this area to her daughter, Hinakeahi, goddess of fire. A famine occurred and Hinakeahi ordered her people to dig an earth oven. She placed herself in the oven and lit the fire. She then sank through the oven stones down to the underworld and became a gushing stream. On the second day she emerged as a pool near the sea, and on the third day a spring burst forth. She washed herself and returned to the oven, ordering the people to open it. They found abundant food (Westervelt, n.d.: 157–161). See Pōhakunui,Puʻuhonu. lit.: peaceful.

Halakaʻa [Hala-kaʻa].  PH. land division, Lahaina qd., Maui. lit.: Probably lit., rolling pandanus.

Halakepoka, Haratefoda.  n. Hartford.

Halāliʻi.  PH. cinder cone, Haleakalā Crater, East Maui. Land section and lake, south central Niʻihau, named for its owner and famous for sugarcane growing in the sand with only leaves protruding. (See PE, kō; UL 101.) Hālāliʻi is the name of an Oʻahu trickster demigod (HM 430)

Halapē [Hala-pē].  PH. area and trail, Puna qd., Puna district near the Kaʻū boundary, Hawaiʻi. lit.: crushed missing. (Gourds growing here were completely buried by shifting winds; people not knowing of them would "miss" them, hence the saying I Halapē aku nei paha, maybe at Halapē, said when things were not found. Also said of drunks, with pē in this case meaning 'soaked'.)

I Hala-pē aku nei paha.maybe at Halapē [said when things were not found. Also said of drunks, with pē in this case meaning 'soaked'.]

Halapepe [Hala-pepe].  PH. drive, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu, named for a native tree.

Hālaualolo [Hālau-a-lolo].  PH. heiau, Kailua, Mōkapu qd., Oʻahu. lit.: house of brains.

Halaʻula [Hala-ʻula].  PH. land section and village, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. Areas, Hanalei and Kawaihau districts, Kauaʻi. lit.: red pandanus.

Hālaulani [Hālau-lani].  PH. land division near the Pineapple Research Institute, Waipiʻo, Waipahu qd., Oʻahu; ʻAhuʻena heiau was formerly here (Sterling and Summers 1:94–95). lit.: high-born chiefs large house.

Hālawa.  PH. land section, village, gulch, and mill, Kohala qd., North Kohala, Hawaiʻi (Ii 13). Land section, peak, village, beach park, bay, point, stream, cape, and quadrangle, east Molokaʻi. (For 12 wind names here, see For. 5:102–103.) Land section, district park, elementary school, town, and stream, Waipahu qd., Oʻahu (Ii 70). lit.: curve.

Hālawa Iki.  PH. gulch, Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi. lit.: small Hālawa.

Hale.  PH. beach park, Kalapana qd., Puna district, Hawaiʻi, named in 1951 for Isaac Hale of Puna, Hawaiʻi, killed in action in Korea. lit.: house.

Haleʻaʻama [Hale-ʻaʻama].  PH. heiau at Kahaluʻu, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit.: loosening house.

Haleʻaha [Hale-ʻaha].  PH. land division and gulch, Kamuela qd., Hawaiʻi. Land section, Kahana qd., Oʻahu (see also FS 222). lit.: meeting house.

Haleakala [ha-le-a-ka-la].  s. House of the sun; name of the high mountain on East Maui.

Haleakalā [Hale-a-ka-lā].  PH. national park (established in 1961), volcano, peak, ranch, and visitor center, East Maui; homesteads, Kahului qd., Maui. lit.: house [used] by the sun (the demigod Māui was believed to have lassoed the sun here in order to lengthen the day, and permit his mother, Hina, to dry her tape). Name of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Bishop at the site of the Bishop Trust Building at Bishop and King streets; classroom building (built in 1931) at Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu.

Haleʻauʻau [Hale-ʻauʻau].  PH. gulch, Waialua, Oʻahu. (FS 278; Ii 97; PH 100.) See Kalena. lit.: bathhouse.

Haleʻauhau [Hale-ʻauhau].  PH. state government building, Department of Taxation. lit.: tax house.

Halehaku [Hale-haku].  PH. bay, gulch, land section, and point, Haʻikū qd., Maui. lit.: master house.

Halehōʻikeʻike [Hale-hōʻikeʻike].  PH. historical Society museum at Wailuku, Maui. See Bailey House. lit.: exhibition house, museum.

Halehōʻikeʻikeokamehameha [Hale-hōʻikeʻike-o-Kamehameha].  PH. Hawaiian name of Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. lit.: exhibition house of Kamehameha.

Haleʻiwa [Hale-ʻiwa].  PH. town, elementary school, beach park, surfing beach (Finney, 1959a:108), and quadrangle, Oʻahu. lit.: house [of] frigate bird (ʻiwa birds were admired for their beauty). See ʻiwa.

Halekahawai [Hale-kahawai].  PH. women's dormitory, Mānoa campus, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, completed in 1963. lit.: river house (Mānoa Stream is behind the building).

Halekamahina [Hale-ka-mahina].  PH. hill and land sections, Makuʻu and Kalapana qds., Puna, Hawaiʻi. lit.: house [of] the moon.

Halekamani [Hale-kamani].  PH. street, Niu, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: kamani-tree house.

Halekauwila [Hale-kauwila].  PH. street, downtown Honolulu, named in 1875 for the thatched house built here of kauwila wood in the 1820s on land now belonging to American Factors. (Clark 13.) The wood of the house is said to have been taken from the rafters in the sacred house of Līloa at Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi, a burial place of chiefs. (The Friend, May 1890, p. 34.)

Halekiʻi [Hale-kiʻi].  PH. land section, Kailua qd., South Kona, Hawaiʻi. Alternate name for the heiau at Pihana, Maui. lit.: image house.

Halekoa [Hale-koa].  PH. drive and place, Waiʻalae, Honolulu. lit.: soldiers' house (referring to a Bishop Estate subdivision for veterans in the area). (TM) ʻIolani Barracks on the Palace grounds in downtown Honolulu was once known as Halekoa.

Halekou [Hale-kou].  PH. coastal area east of Pelekunu Bay, Molokaʻi. Fishpond, Mōkapu, Oʻahu. lit.: kou-wood house.

Halekua [Hale-kua].  PH. stream, Waimea district, Kauaʻi. lit.: tapa-beating house.

Hale Kuahine.  PH. women's dormitory, East-West Center, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, completed in 1962; named for the Kuahine (sister) rain of Mānoa Valley.

Halekuʻi o Papela.  n. Tower of Babel.

Hale Kula.  PH. elementary school at Schofield Barracks, Oʻahu, and way near Punahou School, Honolulu. lit.: school house.

Halekūlani [Hale-kū-lani].  PH. hotel, Waikīkī, Honolulu, dating from 1917. Before that time, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewers had a residence and hotel there named Hau Tree (the hau tree there is said to be between 150 and 200 years old). See Lewers. lit.: house befitting royalty.

Halelani [Hale-lani].  PH. drive, upper Mānoa, Honolulu. (TM). lit.: chief['s] house.

Hale Laulima.  PH. women's dormitory, Mānoa campus, University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, completed in 1969. lit.: cooperative house.