Post by blackcrowheart on Aug 22, 2006 23:40:08 GMT -5
Hawaiian Words used in the Book of Days:
A-ei - fine fish nets used for such fish as the opelu and maomao.
held open at the mouth with kuku, or stretching poles.
Aeko - Eagle.
(ka) Aina - the Land, the Earth.
(ke) Aka - shadow, darkness; also mirror image.
(ke) Akua - the Gods.
Aloha - Hello, good-bye, love, thank you
Anae - mullet fish.
(ke) Anuenue - (the) rainbow.
Aumakua - Ancestral Spirit, either ancestor or animal.
Ehukai - Seaspray
Enuhe - a caterpillar, as of hawk or sphinx moths. Very
destructive to the vegetation.
Hinaiaeleele - Ancient month corresponding to July. Also the
name of a star.
Heiau - temple; a sacred place, usually ringed by a wall of lava
rocks
(na) Hoku - the Star(s).
Ho'o-Ilo - Winter, rainy season.
Ho'okupu - a gift, especially a gift of the spirit. Literal
meaning: to sprout or to grow. A gift of the spirit is a
gift which causes the life essence to sprout and grow.
(na) Huihui - The Pleiades (see also Makali'i). Also means
constellation. Literal meaning: mixed, mingled, united,
joined.
Ikiiki - Month name in the ancient calendar corresponding to May,
a hot month. Literal meaning: stifling heat and humidity.
Also the name for the planet Jupiter.
Ikuwa - Month name corresponding to October, when the roar of the
surf was very evident. Literal meaning: noisy; clamorous;
to make a din; voices of the Gods in the elements (as in the
ocean surf).
Kaaona - Ancient Hawai'ian month name corresponding to June.
Also the name of a star.
Kaelo - Ancient name corresponding to January, a wet month.
Literal meaning: saturated, as with water. Also the name
of a star, possibly Betelgeuse.
(ke) Kai - The Sea.
Kau - Summer. Also a name for the Milky Way, and the name of a
star in the northern skies that served as as guide for
mariners.
Kau-lua - Ancient Hawai'ian month roughly corresponding to
February. Also one of many names for the star Sirius.
Ke Ao Nei - The World.
Keiki - Child.
Kolea - the Pacific Golden Plover, a migratory bird.
Kupuna - Elder, grandparent, ancestral spirit.
Lei - a garland of flowers or other materials, strung or woven.
Lono - the God of peace and of the harvest, honored at the
Makahiki festival.
Mahina - the moon.
Mahoe-hope - Ancient Hawaiian month roughly corresponding to
September. Literal meaning: Last twin.
Mahoe-mua - Month in the old calendar corresponding to August.
Literal meaning: First-born of the twins.
Maile - a fragrant leaf from a shrub in the Periwinkle family
used for leis, or garlands. Sacred to Laka, the Goddess of
the Hula.
Makahiki - Ancient festival, beginning about the middle of
October and lasting about four months, with sports and
religious festivities and a taboo on war. All hostilities
were set aside during the Makahiki, which was a festival
dedicated to the God Lono, who was the God of the Harvest.
Makali'i - A month in the old calendar corresponding to December.
December was a time when the Makali'i stars were clearly
visible in the night sky.
Makali'i Stars - the Pleiades (see also na Huihui); also Castor
and Pollux.
(ka) Makani - the Wind(s).
Malamalama - light, shining, clarity.
Malolo - the Hawai'ian flying fish, several varieties.
Mana - Power, especially spiritual power from the Gods.
Mano' - The Shark God.
Mele - A song or chant of any kind; a poem; to sing or chant.
Moe'uhane - Dream; literal meaning: soul sleep.
Nana - The month in the old calendar corresponding to March; also
a star name, a variety of taro plant, and a type of fish.
Meaning: to weave, as in weaving or plaiting mats.
Ohia - One of two kinds of Hawai'ian tree. The Ohia-lehua, with
its lovely red blossoms, is a favorite of the Goddess Pele.
Opelu - a fish -- the Mackeral scad; also a variety of taro
plant.
(na) Pali - (the) cliff(s)
Pele - Goddess of the Volcano.
Pohaku - Stone(s).
Welehu - Ancient Hawai'ian month corresponding to August; also
the name of a deep sea fish. Welehu, traditionally a stormy
month, especially for fishing, was a time for staying home
and resting.
Welo - Name of a month in the old calendar corresponding to April.
(c) Copyright 1991, 1995
by Debra F. Sanders
Contributed by:
Debra F. Sanders
3626 Crater Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-0482
A-ei - fine fish nets used for such fish as the opelu and maomao.
held open at the mouth with kuku, or stretching poles.
Aeko - Eagle.
(ka) Aina - the Land, the Earth.
(ke) Aka - shadow, darkness; also mirror image.
(ke) Akua - the Gods.
Aloha - Hello, good-bye, love, thank you
Anae - mullet fish.
(ke) Anuenue - (the) rainbow.
Aumakua - Ancestral Spirit, either ancestor or animal.
Ehukai - Seaspray
Enuhe - a caterpillar, as of hawk or sphinx moths. Very
destructive to the vegetation.
Hinaiaeleele - Ancient month corresponding to July. Also the
name of a star.
Heiau - temple; a sacred place, usually ringed by a wall of lava
rocks
(na) Hoku - the Star(s).
Ho'o-Ilo - Winter, rainy season.
Ho'okupu - a gift, especially a gift of the spirit. Literal
meaning: to sprout or to grow. A gift of the spirit is a
gift which causes the life essence to sprout and grow.
(na) Huihui - The Pleiades (see also Makali'i). Also means
constellation. Literal meaning: mixed, mingled, united,
joined.
Ikiiki - Month name in the ancient calendar corresponding to May,
a hot month. Literal meaning: stifling heat and humidity.
Also the name for the planet Jupiter.
Ikuwa - Month name corresponding to October, when the roar of the
surf was very evident. Literal meaning: noisy; clamorous;
to make a din; voices of the Gods in the elements (as in the
ocean surf).
Kaaona - Ancient Hawai'ian month name corresponding to June.
Also the name of a star.
Kaelo - Ancient name corresponding to January, a wet month.
Literal meaning: saturated, as with water. Also the name
of a star, possibly Betelgeuse.
(ke) Kai - The Sea.
Kau - Summer. Also a name for the Milky Way, and the name of a
star in the northern skies that served as as guide for
mariners.
Kau-lua - Ancient Hawai'ian month roughly corresponding to
February. Also one of many names for the star Sirius.
Ke Ao Nei - The World.
Keiki - Child.
Kolea - the Pacific Golden Plover, a migratory bird.
Kupuna - Elder, grandparent, ancestral spirit.
Lei - a garland of flowers or other materials, strung or woven.
Lono - the God of peace and of the harvest, honored at the
Makahiki festival.
Mahina - the moon.
Mahoe-hope - Ancient Hawaiian month roughly corresponding to
September. Literal meaning: Last twin.
Mahoe-mua - Month in the old calendar corresponding to August.
Literal meaning: First-born of the twins.
Maile - a fragrant leaf from a shrub in the Periwinkle family
used for leis, or garlands. Sacred to Laka, the Goddess of
the Hula.
Makahiki - Ancient festival, beginning about the middle of
October and lasting about four months, with sports and
religious festivities and a taboo on war. All hostilities
were set aside during the Makahiki, which was a festival
dedicated to the God Lono, who was the God of the Harvest.
Makali'i - A month in the old calendar corresponding to December.
December was a time when the Makali'i stars were clearly
visible in the night sky.
Makali'i Stars - the Pleiades (see also na Huihui); also Castor
and Pollux.
(ka) Makani - the Wind(s).
Malamalama - light, shining, clarity.
Malolo - the Hawai'ian flying fish, several varieties.
Mana - Power, especially spiritual power from the Gods.
Mano' - The Shark God.
Mele - A song or chant of any kind; a poem; to sing or chant.
Moe'uhane - Dream; literal meaning: soul sleep.
Nana - The month in the old calendar corresponding to March; also
a star name, a variety of taro plant, and a type of fish.
Meaning: to weave, as in weaving or plaiting mats.
Ohia - One of two kinds of Hawai'ian tree. The Ohia-lehua, with
its lovely red blossoms, is a favorite of the Goddess Pele.
Opelu - a fish -- the Mackeral scad; also a variety of taro
plant.
(na) Pali - (the) cliff(s)
Pele - Goddess of the Volcano.
Pohaku - Stone(s).
Welehu - Ancient Hawai'ian month corresponding to August; also
the name of a deep sea fish. Welehu, traditionally a stormy
month, especially for fishing, was a time for staying home
and resting.
Welo - Name of a month in the old calendar corresponding to April.
(c) Copyright 1991, 1995
by Debra F. Sanders
Contributed by:
Debra F. Sanders
3626 Crater Road
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
(808) 735-0482