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A leina a ka 'uhane
Reaping place for souls
Ahupua'a
Smaller district; Pig Alter; From makua (mountain) to makai (ocean) and deep ocean
A'a lau
Veins of the leaf
Alo o ka lau
Front of the leaf
Ao
Realms (Homeless Souls, Ancestoral Spirits, Milu); day; light
Ha
Branch of the Kalo plant
Heiau
Temple (smaller than Luakini)
Ho'i wai
Water returning to kahawai (stream)
Huilua
Kahana Bay fishpond
Huluhulu
Roots of the Kalo plant
'Auwai
Canal
'Ili
Smaller subdistrict
Ipu
Gourd used to hold water, food or offerings
Kahawai
River/Stream; Primary water source
Ka'e lau
Edge of the lau (leaf)
Kalanui'iamamao
Child of rival chiefs 'I and Keawe; also had a 2,102 line chant written for him; other name: Lonoikamakahiki
Kalo
Taro
Kapa
Cloth
Kohina
Corm of the Kalo plant
Kua o ka lau
Back of the lau (leaf)
Kulia i ka nu'u
Striving for the best (more)
Lau
Leaf of the Taro plant (Kalo)
Lei hulu
Feather lei
Limu
Algae (seaweed)
Lo'i
Taro patch
Loko Kuapa
A curved shaped rock with sluice gates
Lonoikamakahiki
Other name for Kalaninui'iamamao
Lua
Hawaiian Martial Arts
Luakini
Large temple; only temple where human sacrifices occur
Mahae
Split in the Kalo leaf; Leaf sinus
Mahele
Divided land in a western sense to secure Hawaiian lands
Makaha
defines uniqueness of the loko kuapa (the curved shaped rock with sluic gates); All fishponds had one
Makaloa
Stems used ti make the sleeping mats (used for the ali'i)
Makawai
Small outlets of water from the canal ('auwai)
Manowai
Water diversion
Moku
Island District
Mokupuni
Island
Oli ho'okumu honua
Chant about the creation of the Earth
Piko
a) Head - connects to Akua
b) Mouth - food/sustenance
c) Stomach - connects to past
d) Genitalia - connect to future
Po pau'ole
Endless night; Where souls died
Po'e kaula
Prophets
Po'e kilokilo lani
Readers of the omen in the heavens
Po'e kuhikuhi pu'uone
Knew the sites; Where, When and how to make a heiau (temple)
Po'e papa hulihonua
Configuration of the Earth
Po'owai
Head water source from the Kahawai (Stream)