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Glossary of Hawaiian Words
and Names
and Names
- 'Alenuihaha: Channel between Maui and the island of Hawai'i
- ali'i: Hawaiian chiefly class
- Ha'ena: Coastal area on the island of Hawai'i; land section, village on Kaua'i
- halau: Meeting house for hula; canoe shed
- Halawa Valley: Valley on Moloka'i
- Halema'uma'u: Crater of Kilauea volcano
- Hamakua: Land section on the northeastern side of the island of Hawai'i
- Hawai'i: Largest island in the Hawaiian Chain
- Hi'iaka: Youngest sister of Pele, volcano goddess
- Hilo: District, land section and village on the island of Hawai'i
- Hinahinakuikapali - Spiritual deity at Honoli'i on the island of Hawai'i
- Honoli'i: Famed surfing spot north of Hilo on the island of Hawai'i
- Honolua: Surfing and fishing area on Maui
- Honopu: Remote valley on the northwest coast of Kaua'i
- Honuaiakea: Name of Pele's voyaging canoe
- Hopoe: Hi:iaka's best friend
- hula: The Hawaiian dance form
- Ka'ala: Mountain, highest point on O'ahu
- Ka'ena: Land section and point on O'ahu
- Kahiki: Mythical homeland of Pele and her family
- Kahuanui: Lohi'au's sister
- Kahuku: Northernmost point and beach on O'ahu
- Ka'ie'ie Waho Channel: Channel between Kauai'i and O'ahu
- Kaipapa'u: Land section and point on eastern O'ahu
- Kaiwi Channel: Channel between Moloka'i and O'ahu
- Kalalau: Land section and valley on Kaua'i
- Kalanamainu'u: One of two mo'o women of Kaua'i
- Kane: One of the four great Hawaiian gods of old
- Kanemilohai: Elder brother of Pele
- kapa: Tapa, traditional Hawaiian clothing made from tree bark
- Kapo: A sister of Pele and Hi'iaka
- Ka'u: District on the island of Hawai'i
- Kaua'i: Island in Hawaiian chain
- Kauhi'imakaokalani: Crouching Lion, geologic feature on O'ahu
- Kaunakakai: Principal village on Moloka'i
- Kea'au: Land section in Puna on the island of Hawai'i
- ki: Woody plant in the lily family, also known as ti, sacred to Pele
- Kikipua: Mo'o on Moloka'i
- Kilauea: Currently active volcano and land section on the island of Hawai'i
- Kilioeikapua: One of two mo'o women of Kaua'i
- kilu: A kissing game similar to spin–the–bottle
- Kohala: District, land section on the island of Hawai'i
- Ko'olau: Land section and mountain range on O'ahu
- Kou: Old name for Honolulu Harbor and nearby village
- Kualoa: Land section and point on O'ahu, considered sacred
- kukui: Candlenut tree
- La'ie: Land section, bay and point on eastern O'ahu
- Laniloa: Land leading to Lai'e Point, O'ahu
- lehua: Blossom of the 'ohi'a tree
- Lohi'au: Pele's sweetheart and dream lover, lover of Hi'iaka
- lu'au: Young edible leaves of the kalo (taro) plant
- Mahiki: Land section in Waimea on the island of Hawai'i; a group of mo'o
- Makapu'u: Easternmost point and land section on O'ahu
- Maka'ukiu: Shark god that preyed on people at Waipi'o Valley
- Malaeha'akoa: A lame chiefly fisherman on Kaua'i
- Malaehahana: Land division and stream on O'ahu
- Malei: Dwells at Makapu'u, guardian of the parrotfish
- malo: Hawaiian loincloth for men
- Manamanaiakaluea: A crippled girl without hands
- Maui: Island in the Hawaiian Chain
- Maui: Folklore hero and mythological demigod
- Mokoli'i: A small island off O'ahu, named for a legendary mo'o
- Mokupapapa: Low reef islands located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- Moloka'i: Island in the Hawaiian Chain
- mo'o: Mythical reptilian beings
- Mo'olau: A leader of Mahiki mo'o
- nai'a: Porpoise or dolphin
- Namakaokaha'i: Sea goddess and sister of Pele
- Nihoa: Highest island between Kaua'i and Midway
- Ni'ihau: Island in the Hawaiian Chain
- Nu'uanu: Stream and valley on O'ahu
- O'ahu: Most populous Hawaiian island
- 'Ola'a: Land division in Puna on the island of Hawai'i
- pahu: Hula drum
- Paki'i: Male character, friend of Pa'uopala'a
- pali: Cliff, steep hill
- Pana'ewa: Land section and forest near Hilo; leader of mo'o
- paoa: Pele's mythical digging stick
- Paoa: Lohi'au's best friend
- Papulehu: Traveling companion of Hi'iaka
- pa'u: Women's skirt or sarong
- pau: Finished, at the end
- Pa'uopala'a (Pa'uopala'e or Pa'uopalai): Traveling companion of Hi'iaka
- Pele: Goddess of Hawai'i's volcanoes
- Pele'ula: Female friend of Hi'iaka, chiefess on O'ahu
- Pohakea: Mountain pass on O'ahu
- Pohaku–o–Kaua'i: Legendary stone on O'ahu
- Pololu: Land section and valley in Kohala on the island of Hawai'i
- Puna: District, land section on the island of Hawai'i
- Wahinekapu: A bluff near Kilauea, island of Hawai'i
- Wahine'oma'o: Traveling companion of Hi'iaka
- Wai'anae: Land section and mountain range on O'ahu
- Wailuanuiaho'ano: Wife of Malaeha'akoa
- Wailuku: River near Hilo on the island of Hawai'i; land section on Maui
- Waimanu: Valley on the island of Hawai'i
- Waipi'o: Valley on the island of Hawai'i