maoli: Native, indigenous, aborigine, genuine, true, real, actual; very, really, truly. Maika’i maoli, very good indeed. Kanaka maoli, ‘ōlelo maoli, Hawaiian native, Hawaiian language [so used in reports of 1852 legislative session]. E puka ai ka makemake maoli o ka mea koho, expressing the free will of the voter.
hālu’a: 1. stripe, ripple; ridged seamed, streaked, wrinkled. ‘ālu’a. 2. Pattern on the surface of a tapa beater or tapa. This term may follow types of beaters, as ko’eau hālu’a, mole hālua, pū’ili halu’a. It also precedes types of beaters, as listed below. 3. Variation of hānu’a (thick).
hālu’a ko’eau: Design on a tapa beater consisting of one or more straight lines separating every two wavy lines. Gently waving, delicate parallel lines (the waves are smaller and less jagged than those of the ha’ao.
hālu’a lei hala: Tapa beater design said to resemble pandanus lei and consisting of interlocked triangles.
hālu’a maka ‘upena: Tapa-beater design resembling net mesh.
hālu’a mana mana: Tapa-beater design. Branch, limb; a line projecting from another line, forked.
hālu’a niho manō: The panels between the hālu’a lines are enhanced by regularly spaced small triangles. Lit., shark tooth hālu’a.
hālu’a pāwehe niho manō: Tapa-beater design. The triangles of the niho manō pattern are bordered by oblique lines (pāwehe).
hālu’a pu’ili: A tapa-beater design pattern: tips of zigzag ridges in adjacent surfaces meet and form sunken lozenges. (ko’eau, in which the ridges are parallel).
hālu’a pūpū: A tapa-beater pattern with circular motifs (pūpū), also kōnane pūpū. (pūpū: 1. general name for marine and land shells; beads, snail. 2. any circular motif as in tapa, kōnane pūpū, checkerboard pattern [with rounded pits on each square, as on tapa].
(Hawaiian Dictionary,Revised and Enlarged Edition. Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
lāhui: 1. Nation, race, tribe, people, nationality; great company of people; species, as of animal or fish, breed; national, racial. Lāhui kaua, a warring people; a large company of soldiers (rare). ‘Ao’ao Lepupalika lāhui, national Republican Party. Lāhui ‘ae’a, nomadic people, gypsy. Lāhui pua o lalo, commoner. ho’olāhui: To form a nation, race, etc. 2. To assemble, gather together. 3. To prohibit, forbid, lay a taboo, proclaim a law (Samoan, lafu: to prohibit). Lāhui ‘ia ka wala’au e Pele, loud talk was prohibited by Pele. ho’olāhui: To cause to be consecrated; to taboo. (Proto Nuclear Polynesian: lafu; Proto Central Polynesian: laafui).
lāhui huipū: United nation. Na Lāhui Huipu, United Nations.
lāhui kanaka: Nation, people, tribe, multitude; mankind, humanity.
pōmaika’i: Good fortune, blessedness, blessing, profit, prosperity; prosperous, fortunate, beneficial, blessed, lucky; good luck, improvement (of property), welfare, benefits. Pōmaika’i au, blessed am I. He pōmaika’i ‘ia mai ke Akua, a blessing from God. E pili mau nā pōmaika’i me ‘oe, may you always have good fortune [a way to say best wishes] Ho’o.pō.mai.ka’i: To cause good fortune; to bless, improve, ask grace; blessing (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
ola: Life, health, well-being, living, livelihood, means of support, salvation; alive, living, curable, spared, recovered; healed; to live, to spare, save, heal, grant life, survive, thrive. Ola loa, long life, longevity. Ola ‘ana, life, existence. Mālama ola, financial support, means of livelihood. Nā kālā no ke ola o ka nūpepa, money for the support of the newspaper. ‘O nā lā apau o kona ola ‘ana, all the days of his life. Makamaka ola, a live friendship; a friend who extends hospitality and appreciation. I ola ‘ole nei keiki, this (beloved) child did not survive. Ua loa’a ke kāne a ku’u hānai, a ua ola nā iwi o ke kahu hānai, my foster child has found a husband, and the foster parent will enjoy peace and comfort in life and the body will be preserved after death; lit., the bones will live, i.e., the will not fall into an enemy’s hands. Ola ka inoa, the name lives on, said of a child bearing the name of an ancestor. Ola ka pōloli, hunger is satisfied. Ola ka mō’i i ke Akua, God save the king. E ola au i ke Akua, may God grant me life; so help me God. E ola au īa oe, save me, spare my life. ho.ōla. To save, heal, cure, spare; salvation; healer; savior. Po’e i kū’ai ho’ōla ‘īa, ransomed people.
-ola. ho’ōla: Small piece of tapa; tapa in general (Kaua’i). (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
māla: Garden, plantation, patch, cultivated field, as māla ‘ai, taro patch, food garden or plantation; or māla wauke, cultivated garden of wauke for the purpose of kapa making. (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
huaka’i : Trip, voyage, journey, mission, procession, parade; to travel, parade. ka’i, to lead. (Pukui & Elbert, 1971)
kilohana: name of the outside, decorated sheet of tapa in the ku’inakapa, bed coverings; the four inner layers were white, contrasting with the decorated kilohana. Hence extended meanings: best, superior, excellent. He ali’i ke aloha, he kilohana e pa’a ai (saying), love is like a chief, the best prize to hold fast to. 2. Hillock, heap, lookout, top, view out, high point (kilo + -hana, nominalizer). (Probably Proto-Polynesian tirofanga; Tongan siofi, siofia and Samoan tilofia.) (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
This kilohana of kapa moe is at the San Diego Museum of Art
This kilohana is displayed at Queen Emma’s Summer Palace, Honolulu
ea: 1. Sovereignty, rule, independence. La Ho’iho’i Ea, Restoration Day. Ho’iho’i i ke ea o Hawai’i, restore the sovereignty of Hawai’i. 2. Life, air, breath, respiration, vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco; breeze, spirit. This ea, as well as ea 1,3,4, is sometimes pronounced or sung ‘ea. eamama, eaolamama. Kaha ea, to deprive of rights of livelihood. Wai ea, aerated waters. Ho’opuka ea, exhaust fumes. Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘aina i ka pono (the motto of Hawai’i), the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. 3. To rise, go up, raise, become erect. aea, e’ea, ho’ea. Kai ea, rising sea. Ua ea kona po’o, his head was raised. 4. To smell. (Pukui & Elbert, 1971).
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