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175 ‘ahu ‘ula cloak (the feathered cloak on the sculpture) ‘āina land, earth akua god, spirit, divinity ali‘i chief, chiefs, officer, ruler, monarch, noble, aristocrat aloha love, affection, compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, kindness , sentiment, grace, charity; greeting, salutation to show kindness; to venerate aloha ‘āina love of the land ‘aumakua family or personal gods, deified ancestors haole Caucasian (in contemporary parlance); formerly haole referred to any foreigner or foreign object introduced to Hawai‘i hapa Hawaiian part Hawaiian heiau place of worship, shrine; some heiau were elaborately constructed stone platforms, others simple earth terraces ho‘okupu offering, gift hula traditional Hawaiian dance hula ki‘i image dance; a combination of art forms used together to tell stories through song and dance; often the storyteller uses puppets, or dancing images to assist them in recounting a legend or tale Appendix 1 hawaiian glossary The following definitions are primarily drawn from Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel H. Elbert’s Hawaiian Dictionary (Pukui and Elbert 1986). 176 appendixes iwi bone ka‘ao tale, legend kā‘ei sash (tied around the sculpture’s waist and draped over the left shoulder) kāhili feathered standards kahuna priest, sorcerer, magician, minister; expert in any profession kapa barkcloth; also called tapa kapu taboo, special privilege, sacredness, consecrated keiki child keiki o ka ‘āina child of the land (a young person born in the area) ki‘i image, statue, picture, photograph, drawing, diagram, illustration, likeness, idol, doll, petroglyph kū‘auhau genealogy, lineage kuleana responsibility, right, privilege kūlōa prayers associated with hula kumu teacher, tutor kupuna grandparent, ancestor kūpuna grandparents, ancestors lāhui nation, race lei garland or wreath with flowers, leaves, or feathers, generally worn around either the head or the neck lo‘i irrigated terrace, especially for taro mahalo nui loa thank you very much mahiole helmet (the feathered helmet depicted on the sculpture) maka‘āinana commoner mālama ‘āina caring for the land malihini newcomer, stranger, foreigner malo loincloth mana supernatural or divine power mele song, anthem, or chant of any kind mō‘ī king, sovereign, monarch mo‘olelo myth, tale, story ‘ohana family ‘okina (‘) Hawaiian diacritical mark, or glottal stop, produced by a momentary complete closure of the glottis pololū long spear (referring to the spear in Kamehameha’s left hand, as depicted on the sculpture) pono goodness, uprightness, morality, moral qualities, correct or proper procedure puka hole tapa barkcloth, also called kapa ...

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