People, Family Members:

Man

Kane

Woman

Wahine

Grandparent

Kupuna

Also used for elders generally

Parent

Makua

Child

Keiki

Eldest Sibing

Ka Hiapo

Siblings

Kaikua‘ana;
Kaikaina;
Kaikunane
Kaikuahine

Older sibling of same sex;
Younger sibling of same sex;
Brother, to the sister
Sister, to the brother.

Grandchild

Mo‘opuna

Genealogy

Ku‘auhau,
Mo‘o Ku‘auhau

Hawaiian Society:

Chiefly Class

Ali‘i

(Many different grades depending on birth)

Warriors

Koa

Priests, Experts

Kahuna

Commoners

Maka‘ainana

Outcasts, Slaves

Kauwa

Domestic Geography:

Place (locality)

Wahi; kahi; Kaha; Kauwahi;Kulana

House

Hale

General term for a structure

Home

Kauhale

The group of structures that comprise a Hawaiian home.

Yard (enclosure)

Pa

Food

Mea ‘ai

Cook

Ho‘omo‘a;
‘Olala, Lala;
Kahu, Kahuna

General term;
Over a fire;
In an oven

Traditional Earth Oven

Imu

Bark Cloth

Kapa

Other Terms Used:

Cave

Ana, lua;
Lua pao

General terms;
Burial Cave

Life

Ola

Way of Life

Nohona

Rightness

Pono

Order; "as things should be"; morality