WAI‘ANAEWhere I Live

by Julie Stewart Williamsillustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLSExtension Education Division

Hawaiian Studies Institute

Honolulu, Hawai‘i2003

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

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ISBN 0-87336-075-3

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Dedicated to

Na Keiki o Wai‘anaeThe Children of Wai‘anae

HAWAIIAN VOCABULARYPage 1 moku: district

‘aina: land, homeland, birthplacePage 2 ‘ohana: family, relative

kupuna: grandparents, ancestorsPage 4 ahupua‘a: land division usually from the mountains to the sea

uka: upland, towards the mountainkai: sea, area near the sea

Page 5 ao: cloudsua: rainwai: fresh water

Page 9 ‘ohi‘a lehua: a plant ranging from tall trees to low shrubs‘iwa: frigate bird

Page 10 Kamapua‘a: pig demigod who could change into many formsPage 12 Pu‘u Heleakala: hill that blocks the sun’s rays

kapa: cloth made from wauke or mamaki barkPage 13 hau: tree with heart-shaped leaves; wood for canoe outriggers,

bark for rope, sap and flowers for medicinePage 18 “Ko kula uka:” those of the uplands

“Ko kula kai:” those of the seaPage 19 ‘elepaio: bird believed to be the goddess of canoe makersPage 20 Pu‘u o Hulu: Chief Hulu’s hill

Pu‘u Ma‘ili‘ili: pebbly hillniu: coconutko: sugarcanemai‘a: banana

Page 21 ‘uala: sweet potatouhi: yam

Page 23 Kaneana: Kane’s cavePage 24 Makua: parentsPage 25 ali‘i: chief, chiefess

pohuehue: the larger pink flower; beach morning glory‘ohai: small coastal shrub with narrow oval leaves

Page 26 Keawa‘ula: the red harborKa‘ena: the heat

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Buffet, Guy & Pam. Adventures of Kamapua‘a. Norfolk Island, Australia: Island Heritage Limited, 1972.

Handy, E.S. Craighill, Elizabeth Green Handy and Mary Kawena Pukui. Native Planters in Old Hawaii, TheirLife, Lore, and Environment. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1972.

Kay, E. Alison, Editor. A Natural History of the Hawaiian Islands. Honolulu: The University of Hawaii Press, 1976.

Krauss, Beatrice H. Plants in Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu, University of Hawai‘i Press, 1993.

Mitchell, Donald D. Kilolani. Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: The Kamehameha Schools Press, 1994.

Neal, Marie C. In Gardens of Hawaii. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1965.

Pukui, Mary Kawena. ‘Olelo No‘eau. Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press,1983.

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii. Honolulu: Universityof Hawaii Press, 1984.

Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary. (revised and enlarged edition) Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1984.

Sterling, Elspeth P. and Catherine C. Summers. Sites of O‘ahu. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1978.

Williams, Julie Stewart. From the Mountains to the Sea. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1997.

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AdministrationJuvenna Chang, Ed. D., DeanTerry Kelly, Associate Dean

Board of TrusteesNainoa Thompson, ChairDiane J. Plotts, Vice Chair

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Vice PresidentsKirk O. Belsby, Endowment

Charlene Hoe, Interim, EducationMichael P. Loo, Finance & Administration

Ray C. Soon, Community Relations & CommunicationsColleen I. Wong, Legal Affairs

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