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A₂.  abbreviation of ʻākau, north, as in surveying reports.

ʻAʻa₄.  same as Maʻaʻa, a wind.

ʻAʻā₃.  n. Sirius, a zenith star that passes over Tahiti and Raʻiātea, formerly believed used by navigators; one of the brightest stars in the heavens. See Sirius for var. names.

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

ʻĀʻahualiʻi, ʻĀʻāhualiʻi [ʻāʻa·hua·liʻi].  n. a fabulous being said to have had extraordinary strength, to have come from the center of the earth, and to have been the creator of all dwarfs. cf. haʻakualiki.

ʻĀʻāhualiʻi.  n. var. spelling of ʻĀʻahualiʻi, a fabulous being said to have had extraordinary strength, to have come from the center of the earth, and to have been the creator of all dwarfs.

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

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

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

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

ʻAʻala₂.  n. winds.

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

ʻAʻala Honua.  n. name of a wind accompanied by rain associated with Hilo. lit., earth fragrance.

Ke honi maila kō Hilo pali kū kū ka makani he ʻAʻala Honua kiʻi ua.Those of Hilo with its sheer precipices inhale as the rain-bringing Earth-Fragrance wind blows.

ʻAʻala Loloa.  n. wind name.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aba.  var. spelling of ʻApa₃, Abba...

Abiba.  var. spelling of ʻApipa, Abib...

AD.  Abb. abbreviation for Anno Domini (Latin - in the year of the Lord). (pronounced ʻādē.)

Adamu.  var. spelling of ʻAkamu, Adam...

Adiriatika.  var. spelling of ʻAkiliakika, Adriatic...

Adironadaka.  var. spelling of ʻAkilonakaka, Adirondack...

Aʻe₂.  n. northeast tradewind. cf. Aʻe Loa, Moaʻe, naʻe.

ʻAeʻaeahiwa [ʻaeʻae·a·hiwa].  n. name of a star (no data).

Aʻe Loa.  n. name for the trade wind. see ex., kiʻekiʻe. cf. Aʻe₂, Moaʻe, welo₁.

ʻAhaʻaina a ka Haku, ʻAhaʻāina a ka haku.  n. Holy Communion, Lord's Supper; feast of the Lord.

ʻAhaʻāina a ka haku.  n. var. spelling of ʻAhaʻaina a ka Haku, Holy Communion, Lord's Supper; feast of the Lord.

ʻAhaʻaina Berena.  var. spelling of ʻAhaʻaina Pelena, Holy Communion...

ʻAhaʻaina Kauhalelewa [ʻahaʻaina kau·hale·lewa].  n. Feast of Tabernacles. (Bib.)

ʻAhaʻaina Mōliaola [ʻahaʻaina mō·lia·ola].  n. Feast of the Passover. (Bib.)

ʻAhaʻaina Pelena, ʻAhaʻaina Berena.  n. Holy Communion. lit., feast of bread.

ʻAha Aupuni Hui Pū ʻia [ʻaha au·puni hui pū ʻia].  n. United Nations (UN). lit., conference of unified nations.

ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo kiʻe·kiʻe].  n. Supreme Court.

ʻAha Hoʻomalu Lawaiʻa o ka Pākī pika Komohana [ʻaha hoʻo·malu lawaiʻa o ka pā·kī pika komo·hana].  n. Western Pacific Fishery Management Council.

ʻAhahui ʻEuanelio Pae ʻĀina [ʻaha·hui ʻeu·ane·lio pae ʻāina].  n. a term used in 1911 for evangelical conference of all the islands.

ʻAhahui Hōʻikaika Kalikiano [ʻaha·hui hōʻikaika kaliki·ano].  n. Christian Endeavor Society.

ʻAhahui Kanu Kō Hawaiʻi [ʻaha·hui kanu kō hawaiʻi].  n. Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association.

ʻAhahui kūʻē i ka hoʻomāinoino.  Humane Society. (EH)

ʻAhahui Makaʻala Holoholona [ʻaha·hui maka ·ʻala holo·holona].  n. Humane Society. lit., society (which) attends to animals.

ʻAhahui Māmakakaua [ʻaha·hui māmaka·kaua].  n. Sons and Daughters of Hawaiian Warriors. Lit., warriors' society.

ʻAhahui Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi [ʻaha·hui moʻo·lelo hawaiʻi].  n. Hawaiian Historical Society.

ʻAhahuina₂ [ʻaha·huina].  vs. congregational. rare. 

ʻAhahui ʻōpiopio ʻimi pono o karisto.  Young People's Christian Endeavor Society. (EH)

ʻAhahui Wāhine Kalikiano Hōʻole Wai ʻOna [ʻaha·hui wā·hine kaliki·ano hōʻole wai ʻona].  n. Women's Christian Temperance Union.

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

ʻAha Kiʻekiʻe [ʻaha kiʻe·kiʻe].  n. Supreme Court.

ʻAha Koʻikoʻi [ʻaha koʻi·koʻi].  same as ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe; lit., powerful court.

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

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

Ahiahi Kalikimaka [ahi·ahi kaliki·maka].  n. Christmas Eve, Christmas night.

Ahiahi Makahiki Hou [ahi·ahi maka·hiki hou].  n. New Year's Eve.

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

Ahiki.  placename. 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.  placename. street, Diamond Head, Honolulu. lit., gray.

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

Ahipuʻu [Ahi-puʻu].  placename. 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.)

ʻĀhiu₂ [ʻā·hiu].  n. name of a wind common in the mountains of Kahana, Oʻahu and by the sea.

I aloha aʻe au i ka ʻĀhiu o Kahana.I greet the Wild Wind of Kahana.

Ahiu [a·hi·u].  s. The name of a wind.

Ahiwela [ahi·wela].  n. Fomalhaut, a star.

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

Aholehia, ʻAholehia.  n. stroke in lua fighting. see Keaholehi.

ʻAholehia.  n. var. spelling of Aholehia, stroke in lua fighting.

Āhua.  placename. 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].  placename. hill (3,557 feet high), Kīlauea Crater, Hawaiʻi. Probably lit., the net-dragging district [has] heaps.

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

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

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

Ahuʻena [Ahu-ʻena].  placename. 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.  placename. street, Kakaʻako, Honolulu. lit., cluster (as of bananas).

ʻĀhuimanu [ʻĀhui-manu].  placename. 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].  placename. 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.  placename. 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].  placename. pool at ʻĀhuimanu, Oʻahu. lit., birds looking [for water].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ʻAhuʻula₂.  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the feather cloak. also Kaʻahuʻula.

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

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

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

Aigupita.  var. spelling of ʻAikupika, Egypt...

ʻAihualama [ʻAi-hua-lama].  placename. 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].  placename. 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).

ʻAikanaka₁.  n. name of a star.

ʻAikanaka₂.  lit., man-eating.(HM 241-242). an older cousin of Kawelo; on becoming chief of Kauaʻi he banished Kawelo's parents, thus provoking an invasion. see Kawelo.

ʻAikanaka₃.  an Oʻahu chief who sent men to fetch the beautiful wife of Halemano, causing the couple to flee the island.

ʻAikanaka₄.  a Maui chief who married Hinahānaiakamalama. Hina wearied of disposing of her children's excrement and lept into the moon. Her husband, trying to stop her, caught her leg. She hangs in the moon today.

ʻAikanaka [ʻAi-kanaka].  placename. 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.

ʻAikikauelono, ʻĀikikauelono.  n. name of a star, possibly Sirius. Also called Hikikauelono (Hiki-kau-e-lono).

ʻĀikikauelono.  n. var. spelling of ʻAikikauelono, name of a star...

ʻAikoʻo [ʻai·koʻo].  n. name of a wind at Nuʻalolo, Kauaʻi. (For. 5:95)

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

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

ʻAilāʻau [ʻAi-lāʻau].  fire god. (EH)

ʻAilimaiki [ʻAi-lima-iki].  n.v. a method of lua fighting; to grab little finger of an adversary and twist it.

ʻAiloli [ʻAi-loli].  n. name of a wind at Kaupō, Maui. lit., sea cucumber food. (For. 5:101)

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

ʻAimaunu [ʻAi-maunu].  n. name of a wind at Hāna, Maui. lit., bait eating. (For. 5:101)

ʻĀina Haina [ʻĀina-Haina].  placename. 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).

ʻĀinahau [ʻĀina-hau].  placename. 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 Hemolele [ʻāina-hemo·lele].  n. Holy Land.

ʻĀina Hoʻomalu Holoholona Lōhiu o Hawaiʻi [ʻāina hoʻo·malu holo·holona lō·hiu o hawaiʻi].  n. Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

ʻĀinahou [ʻĀina-hou].  placename. 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].  placename. 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.

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

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

ʻĀina ʻŌmaʻomaʻo.  n. var. spelling of ʻĀinaʻōmaʻomaʻo, Greenland.

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

ʻĀina Wohi.  same as Nū Hepeke, New Hebrides...

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

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

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

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

Airisi.  var. spelling of ʻAiliki, Irish...

Aitiopa.  var. spelling of ʻAikiopa, Ethiopia...

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

ʻAiwohikupua.  the Kauaʻi hero who vainly wooed Lāʻieikawai at the legendary land of Paliuli on Hawaiʻi.(Laie) lit., semidivine chiefly ruler. see Poliʻahu.

Papaiʻawa aʻela ʻo ʻAiwohikupua me kona mau kaukaualiʻi a me nā haiā wāhine ona e hoʻopau i kāna ʻōlelo hoʻohiki.ʻAiwohikupua and his lesser chiefs and the women of the household made ceremonial kava offerings to put an end to his oath. (Laie 475 [87])

Ak.  abbreviation of ʻākau, north.

ʻĀk.  abbreviation for ʻākau (north).

Akadia.  var. spelling of ʻAkakia, Arcadia...

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

ʻAkahipuʻu [ʻAkahi-puʻu].  placename. 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.  placename. 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.  placename. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

ʻAkamu, Adamu.  n. Adam. Eng.

Akanasa.  var. spelling of ʻAkanaka, Arkansas...

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

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

Ākea₂ [ā·kea].  n. var. of Wākea, the mythical ancestor of all Hawaiians...

Ākea.  var. spelling of Wākea, the mythical ancestor of all Hawaiians...

Akeomilu [Ake-o-Milu].  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the liver of Milu also Keakeomilu.

Akerona.  var. spelling of ʻAkelona, Akron...

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

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

ʻAkimika [ʻaki·mika].  n. Archimedes. Eng.

Ke kulehana a ʻAkimikaArchimedes' principle, i.e. the buoyant force on an object submerged in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by that object, in science.

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

ʻAkipohe₃ [ʻaki·pohe].  n. name of a wind of Waiheʻe, Maui.

Akua₂.  n. God (Christian).

Akua₄.  name of the 14th night of the full moon. ATUA.

Akua kahikolu [akua kahi·kolu].  n. Holy Trinity. (Kep. 175)

ʻĀlaʻahonua [ʻā·laʻa-honua].  n. a strong Hilowind. lit. land-prodding.

Alabani.  var. spelling of ʻAlapani, Albany...

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

ʻAlae.  placename. 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.

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

Alaʻeli [Ala-ʻeli].  n. a wind of Mānoa Valley, Honolulu.

Kuʻu kāne mai nā makani anu o ka ʻāina, he Mālualua me ke Alaʻeli.My husband from the cool winds of the land, the Mālualua and the Alaʻeli.

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

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

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

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

ʻAlahonua [ʻAla-honua].  n. name of a light Hilo breeze. lit., land fragrance. Also ʻAʻalahonua.

Ala hou.  n. name of a Molokaʻi wind. (For. 5:103)

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

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

Alakea₁ [Ala-kea].  n. name of a star, probably used in navigation.

Alakea₂ [Ala-kea].  n. name of a downtown Honolulu street. lit., white road.

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

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

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

Alāla.  placename. 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.

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

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

Alamihi [Ala-mihi].  placename. 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.  placename. 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].  placename. street, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. lit., cut-off street.

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

Alani [a·la·ni].  s. The name of the mountain on Lanai and some other places.

Alani [a·la·ni].  s. Name of a land breeze at Lanai, from the name of the montain.

Alanuikīkeʻekeʻeamāui [Alanui-kīkeʻekeʻe-a-Māui].  placename. 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].  placename. 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.  n. name of a Kauaʻi wind, said to bring good weather. lit., happy path. (For. 5:97)

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

Alapaʻi.  placename. 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)

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

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

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

Alapiʻiakaʻōpae [ala·piʻi-a-ka-ʻōpae].  n. lua fighting stroke. lit., stairway of the shrimp.

Alaseka.  var. spelling of Alakeka, Alaska...

ʻĀlau [ʻĀ-lau].  placename. 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.  placename. way, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., early dawn light.

Ala Wai.  placename. 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.  placename. land section, south coast, Kahoʻolawe. lit., ripple.

ʻĀleʻaleʻa [ʻĀ-leʻaleʻa].  placename. 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.  placename. land section, Pāʻia qd., Maui. (HM 19.)

Alebukaka.  var. spelling of ʻAlepukaka, Albuquerque...

Alegani.  var. spelling of ʻĀlekani, Allegheny...

Alekanedaria.  var. spelling of ʻAlekanekalia, Alexandria...

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

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

ʻAlemamaka [ʻale·mamaka].  n. Alma Mater. Eng.

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

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

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

Āliamanu [Ālia-manu].  placename. 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].  placename. 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.

ʻAlidirina [ʻali·dirina].  n. Aldrin, a kind of insecticide. cf. dielidirina. see lāʻau make. Eng.

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

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

Aliʻiokonaikalewa [Aliʻi-o-Kona-i-ka-lewa].  same as Kealiʻiokonaikalewa.

Aliʻiōlani [Aliʻi-ō-lani].  placename. 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.  placename. avenue, Dowsett Highlands, Honolulu.lit., Alec (named for Alec Dowsett, grandson of Samuel Dowsett; see Dowsett).

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

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

ʻĀloʻi.  placename. 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.  placename. street, Kalihi Uka, Honolulu. lit., depression.

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

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

AM.  n. AM, amplitude modulation (pronounced ʻāmū). cf. FM. see ʻanini laulā hawewe. Eng.

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

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

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

Amehasa.  var. spelling of ʻAmehaka, Amherst...

America.  var. spelling of ʻAmelika, America...

Ametedama.  var. spelling of ʻAmekekama, Amsterdam...

ʻAmikopala.  placename. 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.)

ʻĀmio₂ [ʻā·mio].  see Keāmio, a lua fighting stroke, lit., the gusty one...

Amu₃.  n. name of a Kauaʻi wind. (For. 5:97)

ʻAnaehoʻomalu [ʻAnae-hoʻomalu].  placename. 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.

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

ʻAnaheuheu [ʻana·heu·heu].  n. Corona Borealis, a constellation. Tah..

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

Anahua [a·na·hu·a].  s. The second son of Luahoomoe; he kahuna makapo, akamai, he akua no ka poe mahiai; the god of husbandmen.

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

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

Anakima [a·na·ki·ma].  s. Heb Name of a people mentioned in the books of Deuteronomy and Joshua remarkable for their size. Ios. 11:21. They lived mostly in the south and south-west parts of Canaan.

ʻAnakolomeka [ʻana·kolo·meka].  n. Andromeda. Eng.

Ka wiliau hōkū ʻo ʻAnakolomekaAndromeda galaxy

ʻAnalū.  placename. 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)

ʻAnamuli [ʻana·muli].  n. Alderamin, a star. Tah. ʻAnamuri.

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

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

Anapalau.  placename. point, Kawaihau district, Kauaʻi.

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

Anearika.  var. spelling of ʻAnealika, Antarctic...

Anede.  var. spelling of ʻAneke, Andes...

Anedovera.  var. spelling of ʻAnekowela, Andover...

Anegalikana.  var. spelling of ʻĀnekalikana, Anglican...

ʻĀnekalikana, ʻAnekalikana [ʻāne·kali·kana].  vs. Anglican. Eng.

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

Anianiikalani [ani·ani-i-ka-lani].  n. name of a star said to be in the Milky Way.

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

Anianikū [Aniani-kū].  placename. 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.  placename. stream and beach, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi; also called Wanini. lit., dwarfish, stunted.

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

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

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

Ānui [ā·nui].  n. Perseus, a constellation. Māori.

Anuu [a·nuu].  s. Name of a ship formerly at the islands; no ka naaupo, ua kapaia aku e makou ka moku he anuu. Lam. Haw. 11:4, 3.

ʻAoa₅.  n. name of a sea breeze associated with Honolulu and elsewhere. Also ʻAoʻaoa or Ulumano.

ʻAoa Laenihi [ʻaoa lae·nihi].  n. a rainy wind at Niʻihau, said to be so-called because it creeps (nihi).

ʻAoʻao₆ [ʻao·ʻao].  n. Almak, a star.

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

ʻAoʻaoa₂.  same as ʻAoa₅, a sea breeze.

Aoea ʻAeko.  n. Eagle Nebula, in astronomy. lit., eagle nebula.

Aohōkū [ao-hō·kū].  n. name of a star, possibly Jupiter, lit., star light. cf. Hōkūao.

Aoku [ao·ku].  s. The name of a rain; he ua aoku.

Aolani [Ao-lani].  placename. street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit., heavenly cloud. AO-RAGI.

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

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

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

Ao ʻo Magellan.  n. Magellanic clouds, in astronomy. lit., Magellan cloud.

Ao ʻo Oort.  n. the Oort Cloud, in astronomy. lit., Oort cloud.

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

Ap.  abbreviation for ʻāpana, land parcel, used in surveying.

ʻAp..  abbreviation for ʻApelila (April).

ʻApa₃, Aba.  Abba. Eng. (Mar. 14.36)

ʻĀpaʻapaʻa₁ [ʻā·paʻa·paʻa].  n. name of a strong wind associated with Kohala, Hawaiʻi.

Apaapaa [a·paa·paa].  s. Name of a wind at Kohala.

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

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

ʻApelila, Aperila [ʻape·lila].  April.

ʻApelila [ʻape·lila].  n. April. abb. ʻAp.

Aperila [a·pe·ri·la].  s. Eng Name of the month April.

Aperila.  var. spelling of ʻApelila, April...

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

ʻApipa, Abiba.  n. Abib, a Hebrew month. Heb. abhibh. (Puk. 13.4)

ʻApokelupo, Apokerupa [ʻapoke·lupo].  n. Apocrypha. Gr. apocryphos.

Apokerupa.  var. spelling of ʻApokelupo, Apocrypha...

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

ʻĀpua.  placename. 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 [ʻā·pua-kea].  n. rain name associated with Koʻolau Poko, Oʻahu, said to be named for a beautiful woman, ʻĀpuakea, changed to rain by the goddess Hiʻiaka. See song, (EM 60,61).

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

ʻĀpuakēhau [ʻĀpua-kēhau].  placename. 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].  placename. gulch, Hālawa qd., Molokaʻi. lit., small mound.

Arabia.  var. spelling of ʻAlapia, Arabia...

Aradena.  var. spelling of ʻAlakena, Arden...

Aragona.  var. spelling of ʻAlakona, Aragon...

Ararata.  var. spelling of ʻAlalaka, Ararat...

Arekaneso.  var. spelling of ʻAlekaneko, Arkansas...

Aremenia.  var. spelling of ʻAlemenia, Armenia...

Arika.  var. spelling of ʻĀlika, Arctic...

Asama.  var. spelling of ʻAkama, Assam...

Asia.  var. spelling of ʻĀkia₅, Asia...

Asuria.  var. spelling of ʻAkulia, Assyria...

Atabaseka.  var. spelling of ʻAkapakeka, Athabasca...

Atelanika.  var. spelling of ʻAkelanika, Atlantic...

Atenai.  var. spelling of ʻAkenai, Athens...

ʻAua₃.  n. name recorded for the star Betelgeuse.

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

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

Auhaele.  n. name of a star, companion to Hōkūʻula and Paikauhale. Perhaps the three are Sigma, Antares, and Tau Scorpii.

Auhaku [Au-haku].  n. name of a star (no data).

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

ʻAuhuhu.  placename. 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.

ʻAuhuhupaʻina [ʻau·huhu-paʻina].  n. var. name for the month of Makaliʻi, a time so dry that the ʻauhuhu plant became brittle (paʻina). See month.

ʻAuk..  abbreviation for ʻAukake (August).

ʻAukai [ʻAu-kai].  placename. 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.

ʻAukake [ʻau·kake].  n. August. Eng.

ʻAukake [ʻau·kake].  n. August. abb. ʻAuk.

Aukele [Au-kele].  short for ʻAukelenuiaiku, a hero.

ʻAukele [ʻAu-kele].  Aldebaran. (EH)

ʻAukelenuiaiku [ʻAu-kele-nui-a-iku].  Aldebaran, Mars. (EH)

Aukoaʻeuamālie [au·koaʻe-ua-mā·lie].  n. name of a stroke in lua fighting. lit.., tropic bird hastens, it is calm.

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

ʻAumani [ʻau·mani].  n. Alnitak, a star.

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

Au ʻo Magellan.  n. Magellanic stream, in astronomy. lit., Magellan current.

Au Palaʻo.  n. Kingdom, in Egyptology. lit., age (of) Pharoahs.

Au Palaʻo Kūhou.  n. New Kingdom, in Egyptology, 1574-1085 BC.

Ua noho Palaʻo ke keiki ʻo Tutankhamen i ke Au Palaʻo Kūhou o ʻAikupita.The boy Tutankhamen ruled as Pharaoh over Egypt during the New Kingdom.

Au Palaʻo Kūkahiko.  n. Old Kingdom, in Egyptology, 2780-2280 BC.

Kaulana ke Au Palaʻo Kūkahiko o ʻAikupita i ka mohala hikiwawe ʻana o ka ʻoihana kuhikuhipuʻuone.The Old Kingdom is marked by rapid mastery of stone architecture.

Au Palaʻo Kūwaena.  n. Middle Kingdom, in Egyptology, 2133-1780 BC.

Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ʻo Tebesa i kikowaena o ka hoʻomana ma ʻAikupita i ke Au Palaʻo Kūwaena.Thebes became established as the religious center of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.

Auseturalia.  var. spelling of ʻAukekulalia, Australia...

Auseturia.  var. spelling of ʻAukekulia, Austria...

ʻAuwaelewa [ʻau·wae-lewa].  a lua fighting stroke. lit., the floating chin also Kaʻauwaelewa.

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

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

ʻAuwaiolimu [ʻAuwai-o-limu].  placename. 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].  placename. 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].  placename. peak in the Koʻolau Range, Oʻahu, above Maunawili. lit.: long valley.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Azore.  var. spelling of ʻAkole, Azores...

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Babedosa.  var. spelling of Papekoka, Barbados...

Baibala.  var. spelling of Paipala, Bible...

Bakinihama.  var. spelling of Pakinihama, Buckingham...

Balatimoa.  var. spelling of Palakimoa, Baltimore...

Balekana.  var. spelling of Palekana, Balkans...

Baminahama.  var. spelling of Paminahama, Birmingham...

Banegora.  var. spelling of Panekola, Bangor...

Banekoka.  var. spelling of Panekoka, Bangkok...

Bapetite.  var. spelling of Papekike, Baptist...

Barebadoa.  var. spelling of Palepakoa, Barbados...

Barusela.  var. spelling of Palukela, Brussels...

Baselona.  var. spelling of Pakelona, Barcelona...

Batona Rusa.  var. spelling of Pakona Luka, Baton Rouge...

Bavaria.  var. spelling of Pawalia, Bavaria...

BC.  Abb. abbreviation for before Christ. (Pronounced bēsē.)

BCE.  Abb. abbreviation for before common era. (Pronounced bēsēʻē.)

Benegala.  var. spelling of Penekala, Bengal...

Berelina.  var. spelling of Pelelina, Berlin...

Bereminahama.  var. spelling of Peleminahama, Birmingham...

Beretania.  var. spelling of Pelekania, Britain...

Beritania.  var. spelling of Pelekania, Britain...

Betania.  var. spelling of Pekania, Bethany...

Betela.  var. spelling of Pekela, Bethel...

Betelehema.  var. spelling of Pekelehema, Bethlehem...

Betesaida.  var. spelling of Pekekaika, Bethsaida...

Bihopa.  var. spelling of Pīhopa, bishop...

Bikina Hila.  var. spelling of Pikina Hila, Beacon Hill...

Biritane.  var. spelling of Pilikane, Brittany...

Boki, Poki.  Boki Kamāʻuleʻule [ca. 1785 – ca.1829], governor of Oʻahu and husband of Liliha. see Poki.

Buro Eʻe Moku.  var. spelling of Pulo Eʻe Moku, Bureau of Emigration...

Buro Hoʻolaha lʻa.  var. spelling of Pulo Hoʻolaha lʻa, Bureau of Fisheries...

Burukelina.  var. spelling of Pulukelina, Brooklyn...

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CD.  n. CD, compact disk (pronounced sēdē). also sēdē, cēdē; pā CD, pā sēdē, pā cēdē (preceded by ke). Eng.

CE.  Abb. abbreviation for common era. (Pronounced sēʻē.)

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Dadanele.  var. spelling of Kakanele, Dardanelles...

Dakota.  var. spelling of Kakoka, Dakota...

Dalematia.  var. spelling of Kalemakia, Dalmatia...

Damaseko.  var. spelling of Kamakeko, Damascus...

Danevile.  var. spelling of Kanewile, Danville...

Danube.  var. spelling of Kanupe, Danube...

Dariana.  var. spelling of Kaiokaliana, Darien Sea...

Dek..  Abbreviation for Dekemapa (December). see Kekemapa.

Dekemaba.  var. spelling of Kēkēmapa, December...

Dekemapa [deke·mapa].  n. var. of Kekemapa. (December). Abb. Dek.

Demoine.  var. spelling of Kemoine, Des Moines...

Detona.  var. spelling of Kekona, Dayton...

Detoroite.  var. spelling of Kekoloike, Detroit...

Devona.  var. spelling of Kewona, Devon...

DNA.  n. deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA. Pronounced dēnūʻā.

Dominika.  var. spelling of Kominika, Dominican...

Doreseka.  var. spelling of Kolekeka, Dorchester...

Dubelina.  var. spelling of Kupelina, Dublin...

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Edena.  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

Edinaboro.  var. spelling of ʻEkinapolo, Edinburgh...

ʻEʻeka.  same as ʻEka₂, a wind.

ʻEʻelokoa [ʻEʻelo-koa].  name of a storm from the northeast of Waimea, Hawaiʻi. (And.)

Egena.  var. spelling of ʻĒkena₂, Eden...

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

ʻĒheu₅ [ʻē·heu].  a lua fighting stroke. lit., the wing. also Kaʻēheu.

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

Ehoʻikauʻiomānoauaahiahi [E-hoʻi-ka-uʻi-o-Mānoa-ua-ahiahi].  n. name of a lua stroke. lit., let the hero of Mānoa return, [it's] evening. (E- is sometimes omitted.)

ʻEhukai [ʻEhu-kai].  n. name of a wind of Hālawa, Molokaʻi. (For. 5:103)

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

ʻEka₂.  n. name of a wind at Kona, Hawaiʻi.

He ʻEka, ka makani hoʻolale waʻa o nā Kona.The ʻEka breeze calls forth the canoes of the Kona districts. [good fishing]

Ka makani kūkulu peʻa nui, he ʻEka.The ʻEka wind, that sets up big sails [good for fishing]. (ON 1467)

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

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

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

ʻEkeʻeke₄.  n. name of a wind of the island of Kaʻula. (For. 5:99)

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

ʻEkekemō, Esekemo [ʻeke·kemō].  nvs. Eskimo. Eng.

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

ʻEkeloa [ʻeke·loa].  n. wind name. see ʻOluʻekeloahoʻokaʻamoena.

ʻĒkena₂, Edena [ʻē·kena].  Eden. Eng.

Kīhāpai o ʻĒkena.Garden of Eden.

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

Ekuadora.  var. spelling of ʻEkuakola, Ecuador...

ʻEkuadora.  var. spelling of ʻEkuakola, Ecuador...

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

ʻEleʻele.  placename. 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].  placename. stream, tributary of Waimea Stream, Oʻahu. lit.: blackstalk (as of taro).

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

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

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

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

ʻEleʻū₁.  n. a dark-skinned people said to be descended from a chief of this name.

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

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

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

Emanuela [e·ma·nu·e·la].  s. Heb God with us; Emmanuel; a name of Jesus Christ. Mat 1:23.

ʻEmekona.  placename. 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.  placename. 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)

ʻEnekelakuke [ʻene·kela·kuke].  n. Enceladus, a small moon of Saturn. Eng.

ʻEnekelea, Enekerea [ʻene·kelea].  n. incarnation.

ma ka miterio o Kou ʻEnekerea Hemolelethrough the mystery of Thy Holy Incarnation

Enekerea.  var. spelling of ʻEnekelea, incarnation...

ʻEpekopala [ʻepeko·pala].  nvs. Episcopal; Episcopalian. Less common than Hoʻomana Pīhopa. Eng.

ʻEpipania [ʻepipa·nia].  n. Epiphany. Probably late Latin epiphania.

Esekemo.  var. spelling of ʻEkekemō, Eskimo...

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

ʻEukalikia₁, Eukaritia [ʻeu·kali·kia].  n. Eucharist. Latin eucharistia.

Eukaritia.  var. spelling of ʻEukalikia₁, Eucharist...

ʻEulopa₂ [ʻeu·lopa].  n. Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Eng.

Europa.  var. spelling of ʻEulopa, Europe...

ʻEwa₃.  n. Eve. fig., woman.

ʻEwa.  placename. 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.)

ʻEwa₂.  n. place name west of Honolulu, used as a direction term. see ex. kuhi₁, ʻū₁.

Hele ma ʻEwa.To go in the direction of ʻEwa.

Kulanui Kaiaulu o ʻEwaLeeward Community College

Ewe.  n. Eve. Eng.

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Faranaheita.  var. spelling of Palanaheika, Fahrenheit...

Faranifota.  var. spelling of Palanipoka, Frankfort...

Fatifika.  var. spelling of Pākīpika, Pacific...

Feberuari.  February. (EH)

Filipino.  var. spelling of Pilipino, Philippines...

FM.  n. FM, frequency modulation (pronounced fāmū). cf. AM. Eng.

Folorena.  var. spelling of Pololena, Florence...

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Galevesetona.  var. spelling of Kalewekekona, Galveston...

Galilaia.  var. spelling of Kalilaia, Galilee...

Galilaio.  var. spelling of Kalilaio, Galilee...

Ganagesa [gana·gesa].  n. Ganges. Eng.

Ka muliwai ʻo GanagesaGanges River

Gehena.  var. spelling of Kehena, Gehenna...

Getesemane.  var. spelling of Kekekemane, Gethsemane...

Gibaraleta.  var. spelling of Kipalaleka, Gibraltar...

Gilibati.  var. spelling of Kilipaki, Gilbert Islands...

Gotika.  var. spelling of Kokika, Gothic...

Gula Aferika.  var. spelling of Kapakai Kula ʻApelika, African Gold Coast...

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

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

Haʻalelepaʻakai [Haʻalele-paʻakai].  placename. 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].  placename. old section of Honolulu near the Hotel Street bridge over Nuʻuanu Stream. lit.: fluttering by birds.

Hāʻao₂.  n. name of a rain at ʻAuʻaulele, Kaʻū and at Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu, so called because its showers follow one another like members of a chief's retinue.

Hāʻao.  placename. 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.

Haʻawina Nohona Mokupuni Pākīpika [haʻa·wina nohona moku·puni pā·kī·pika].  n. Pacific Island Studies.

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

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

Haehaekamanuokānealoha [hae·hae-ka-manu-o-kāne-aloha].  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the birds of Kānealoha tear to bits.

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

Hāʻena₂.  place names on Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, and Oʻahu.

Hāʻena.  placename. 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.  placename. falls, Kamalō qd., south Molokaʻi.

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

Hahaʻione [Hahaʻi-one].  placename. 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].  placename. land division and gulch, Lahaina qd., West Maui. lit.: Perhaps lit., while stalk.

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

Haʻi₈.  var. spelling of Haʻinakolo₁ a forest-dwelling goddess...

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

Haida Paka.  var. spelling of Haika Paka, Hyde Park...

Haʻikū [Haʻi-kū].  placename. 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].  placename. land section, Haʻikū qd., East Maui. lit.: upland Haʻikū.

Haili.  placename. 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.

Haʻilono₂ [haʻi·lono].  n. name of a star.

Haʻi manawa₂.  n. The Times (name of a publication).

Haimanawa [hai·ma·na·wa].  Name of the school book used at Lahainaluna in teaching chronology.

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

Haʻinakolo₁, Haʻi [Haʻina-kolo].  a forest-dwelling goddess of tapa makers and bird catchers, sometimes referred to in chants as Haʻiwahine or Haʻi.

Haʻinakolo₂ [Haʻina-kolo].  a legendary woman who had many adventures. She was deserted by her husband and ran away crazed at Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. lit., grumbling answer. (HM 506-510)

Hainoa.  placename. 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.

Haipeliona [hai·peli·ona].  n. Hyperion, a moon of Saturn. Eng.

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

Haʻiwahine.  var. spelling of Haʻinakolo₁, a forest-dwelling goddess of...

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

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

Hakaʻama [haka·ʻama].  n. Grand Canyon. also ke awāwa kūhōhō nui ʻo Hakaʻama. see Kololako. Hualapai Elder River.

Ka muliwai ʻo HakaʻamaColorado River

Hakaʻano₂.  wind associated with Hālawa, Molokaʻi.

Hakakāamoa₂ [haka·kā-a-moa].  n. type of lua fighting in which the contestants did not use their hands, but fought with feet, legs, shoulders, head.

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

Hakalau [Haka-lau].  placename. 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.

Hakalauʻai [Haka-lau-ʻai].  n. name of a star associated with Hanakauluna, considered a sign of pestilence or calamity; also the name of a legendary place.

Hakamoa [haka·moa].  n. name of a constellation. lit., chicken roost.

Hākau₃.  oppressive older brother of ʻUmi... see ʻUmi₃.

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

Hakioawa [Haki-o-awa].  placename. 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].  placename. 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].  placename. point, Kahakuloa qd., Maui. lit.: probably lit., fleeing lord.

Hakuohawaiʻi [Haku-o-Hawaiʻi].  n. Prince Albert, only son of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma who died at the age of four in 1862, "leaving his father and mother heartbroken and the native community in desolation". lit., lord of Hawaiʻi. See chant, kiakahi. Daws:158

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

Hakupōkano [Haku-pō-kano].  n. name of a star. lit., lord of dark night.

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

Halaaliʻi [hala·aliʻi].  var. spelling of Halāliʻi.

Halaʻea.  placename. 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.  placename. 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].  placename. land division, Lahaina qd., Maui. lit.: Probably lit., rolling pandanus.

Hālala₂ [hā·lala].  n. name of Kalākaua's genital. see (EM 67).

Halāliʻi₁.  n. name of a pleasure-loving chief of Niʻihau in ancient times. His name became synonymous with fun-making.

E hele mai i ka pō leʻa o Halāliʻi.Come to the joyous night of Halāliʻi. [an invitation to a party]

Halāliʻi.  placename. 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].  placename. 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].  placename. drive, ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu, named for a native tree.

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

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

Hālaulani [Hālau-lani].  n. a star, said to be observed in the month of Hilinehu.

Hālaulani [Hālau-lani].  placename. 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.  placename. 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.  placename. gulch, Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi. lit.: small Hālawa.

Hale₅.  n. House, as a legislative assembly; short for House of Representatives. see ʻelua hale, bicameral...

Ua hoʻopuka ʻia ka pila e kō ka ʻAha Kenekoa a ke hele nei i ka Hale no ka ʻāpono ʻana.The bill has been passed by the Senate and is now making its way to the House for ratification.

Hale.  placename. 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].  placename. heiau at Kahaluʻu, North Kona, Hawaiʻi. lit.: loosening house.

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

Hale ʻAhaʻōlelo Aliʻi [hale ʻahaʻō·lelo aliʻi].  n. House of Nobles.

Haleakalā [Hale-a-ka-lā].  placename. 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].  placename. gulch, Waialua, Oʻahu. (FS 278; Ii 97; PH 100.) See Kalena. lit.: bathhouse.

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

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

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

Hale hōʻikeʻike o Kamehameha.  Bishop Museum (EH)

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

Haleʻiwa [Hale-ʻiwa].  placename. 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].  placename. 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].  placename. hill and land sections, Makuʻu and Kalapana qds., Puna, Hawaiʻi. lit.: house [of] the moon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haleleʻa [Hale-leʻa].  placename. land division and forest reserve, Hanalei district, Kauaʻi. Street, Mānoa, Honolulu. lit.: joyful house.