Glossary

A

ahupuaʻa : land division usually extending from the uplands to the sea

akamai : smart, clever, expert; skill, wit

aliʻi : chief, chiefess, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, noble, aristocrat, king, queen, commander; royal, regal, aristocratic, kingly; to rule or act as a chief, govern, reign; to become a chief

E

ʻeuʻeu : active & adventurous; exciting, rousing, alert, lively, animated

H

haʻawina : homework, lesson, task

hālau : house; long house, as for canoes or hula instruction; meeting house

hānai : foster child, adopted child

hana ka lima : work with our hands

hoe waʻa : canoe paddling

hōʻihi : respect; sacred

hoʻoikaika : self-improvement; to strengthen; to encourage; to animate

ho‘olei ‘upena : throwing net

hoʻolohe ka pepeiao : listen with our ears

huakaʻi : learning journey

hūlō! : congratulations!; to shout; to cry aloud

I

ʻike : To see, experience; knowledge; instruction; understanding

imi ʻike : to acquire the knowledge

ʻiʻo : facts & data; true, genuine, significant, real

ipu : bottle gourd that grows on a wide-spreading vine

ipu heke ʻole : single gourd drum

K

kalo : taro

kanaka : people

kilo : To watch closely, spy, examine, look around, observe, forecast

kuleana : responsibility

kūʻokoʻa : independence, liberty, freedom

kūpaʻa : loyalty; steadfast, firm, constant, immovable

kupuna : elder (like grandparent) or ancestor (singular)

kūpuna : elders (plural), ancestors

L

leʻaleʻa : fun

loʻi : irrigated terrace, especially for taro, but also for rice; paddy

lokomaikaʻi : generosity, grace, good will

lula : rules, manners; ruler, tape measure

M

maʻa : experienced

mahi ‘ai : farmer

makaʻala : beware; alert, watchful

mākaukau? : ready?

manawa : time, season, date

moʻokūʻauhau : a story or history or genealogy of the ancestors

moʻolelo : Story, tale, myth, history, tradition, literature, legend

moʻomeheu : culture

N

nana ka maka : look with our eyes

nanalu : reflection

noa : freedom

noʻeau : creativity

O

ʻohana : family, relative, kin group; related

ʻoia! : begin!

ʻoiaʻiʻo : integrity

ʻōlelo noʻeau : Hawaiian proverb or wise saying

ʻoluʻolu : kindness; contented, happy

ʻono : delicious, tasty, savory; simple pleasures

P

pilina : connections, relationship, union

piliʻuhane : spirituality

pono : goodness, honesty, morality, correct or proper procedure, excellence, well-being,

U

ʻumeke : calabash

W

waʻa : canoe

welina : welcome