Waikiki

Glossary

Glossary A ae‘ae: green groundcover indigenous to Hawai‘i ‘ahi: yellow-fin tuna a holehole: silver perch ahu: heap ‘ahu‘awa: coarse sedge with green or brown flowers ahupua‘a: land division from mountains to sea cultivated through ecologically sound stewardship ‘aikapu: kapu that forbade men and women from eating together and women from eating specific foods that were associated with male fertility and offered to male gods ‘a ina: lands akua: gods akua loa: symbol of the god Lono ‘akulikuli: orange groundcover indigenous to Hawai‘i ali‘i nui: high chief or chiefess (singular and plural) ‘ama‘ama: mullet ‘aumakua: deified ancestor who serves as a family’s god ‘auwai: drainage ditches awa: milkfish ‘awa: sour E ‘Ewa: west of Honolulu, used as a directional term H ha lau: meeting house hale: buildings; houses haole: foreigner (singular and plural), usually Caucasian he‘e: octopus heiau: pre-Christian place of worship; shrine (singular and plural) hinahina: silver groundcover indigenous to Hawai‘i huluhulu waena: dark-red seaweed with irregular branches I iwi: treasured bones of deceased Native Hawaiians K kahawai: creek, stream, river; gulch, ravine, valley kahu: honored attendant, guardian, keeper; minister kahuna: expert in any profession ka huna: plural of kahuna kahuna ‘ana ‘ana : healer with the ability to use magic in treatments kahuna haha: healer with the ability to diagnose from palpation kahuna kuni: healer with the ability to use magic in treatments ka huna lapa‘au: healers ka mole: primrose willow kanaka maoli: Native Hawaiian ka naka maoli: plural of kanaka maoli kapu: taboo, prohibition; sacred kaukauali‘i: chiefs of lesser rank who served their superiors kauwa : caste of “untouchables” in Native Hawaiian society used for human sacrifice ki‘i: images Glossary | 167 I lau hala: Pandanus leaf often woven into mats and other goods limu: seaweed limu‘ele‘ele: long, green, hairlike seaweed limu kala: long, brown seaweed with tough, narrow leaves limu li poa: bladelike, branched, brown seaweed lo‘i: irrigated terrace for taro and rice loko: lake, pond, pool loko i‘a kalo: irrigated taro patch also used to raise fish loko kuapa: fishpond with seawall that separates it from the ocean loko pu‘uone: natural, inland pond connected to the sea used to raise fish loko wai: natural, inland pond used to raise fish luakini heiau: shrine for human sacrifice M Ma hele: 1848 land division that created private property in Hawai‘i ma hu : men who dress and live as women ma‘i o ku‘u: squatting sickness (possibly typhoid, dysentery, or cholera) maka‘a inana: planter and producer class; commoners ma ka ha : sluice gates makai: reed indigenous to Hawai‘i makaloa: perennial sedge ma lama ‘a ina: care for the land mana: spiritual power manauea: small, red seaweed with stiff, cylindrical stems and branches mauka: mountainside, used as a directional term mele: chants, poems, or songs Menehune: legendary race of small people who created ponds, roads, and shrines at night mo ‘i : paramount chief; king musubi (Japanese): molded seasoned rice O ‘oama: young goatfish ‘o‘opu: common goby P pa ki‘i: sand dab pau: finished pikake: Arabian jasmine pili: grass, often used for thatching po haku: stone (singular and plural) pono: goodness; correct and proper procedure pu pu : shells pu‘uhonua: place of refuge U ‘uhane: spirit W wahine: woman; wife wahine mo ‘i : high chief’s mate; queen wah kiu (Chinese): sojourner Glossary | 169 ...