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HAWAIIAN

NOTES

Onwards:

I mua

"Forward"

Poor:

‘Ilihune

 

Rich, Wealthy:

Waiwai

 

Real Estate:

Waiwai pa'a

 

Work:

Hana

 

Hardworking:

Pa‘a Hana

 

Lazy:

Moloa

 

Job, Career:

‘Oihana

 

Caretaker:

Kahu

 

Skillful:

No‘eau, Loea, Akamai, Makaukau

 

Cooperation:

Laulima

"Many hands"

To Succeed:

Holomua

 

To begin again:

Ho‘omaka hou

 

 

ENGLISH

HAWAIIAN

NOTES

Sacred Geography:

 

 

Sacred

Kapu; La‘a

 

Sacred Sites

Wahi La‘a;
Wahi Pana

Sacred Place;
Noted or Legendary Place

Altar

Ahu

 

Temple

Heiau

 

Shrine

Ko‘a

Fishing shrine; same word for a head of coral (used to make the shrine) and for fishing grounds marked off by such sites.

Dance:

Hula

 

Dance School or Troupe

Hula Halau

 

Dance Instructor

Kumu Hula

 

Chant

Oli

(not danced to)

Dance Drum

Pahu;
Ipu

Wooden drum;
Gourd drum

Pray

Ho‘omanamana;
Pule

"Transfer of Mana"
"Pray" (from the English)

Priest

Kahuna

"Expert," a suffix is added to distinguish which area of specialization.

God

Akua

Refers to major deities

 

Kupua

"Demigods," often shape-shifting beings

Familial Deity

‘Aumakua

 

Soul

‘Uhane;

Divine aspect of a person;

 

Kino Wailua;

"Second soul" that wanders in dreams;

Ghost

Unihipili;
Lapu

Spirit of a dead person;
Apparition, phantom

Corpse

Kupapa‘u

 

 

 

 

 

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