Ka Moʻolelo no Kamapuaʻa:Place Names

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PLACE NAMES

• Kaliuwaʻa– Valley, stream, and falls (Sacred

Falls), Hauʻula, Oʻahu. A short distance below the falls is a trough-like gouge up the cliff where the pig demigod, Kamapuaʻa, is believed to have leaned against the cliff so that members of his family might climb up his body and escape their enemies. The stream and valley are called Kaluanui. Lit., the canoe hold or canoe leak

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

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• Kaluanui– Land section and stream,

northeast Oʻahu. According to Westerwelt, Kamapuaʻa was born here, apparently as a foetus; he was thrown away by an older brother, but rescued by his mother. Lit., the big pit

• Koʻolauloa– District, northern windward

Oʻahu. Lit., long Koʻolau

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

District of Koʻolauloa

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• Kapaka– Land section and point, Kahana

qd, Oʻahu. Lit., the raindrop

• Punaluʻu – Land sections, Kāneʻohe,

Kahana and Waikāne qds; village, beach park and point, Kahana qd. Lit., coral dived for

• Kahana– Land section, valley, village,

bay, beach park and stream. Lit., cutting

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Punaluʻu, Oʻahu

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• Kaʻōʻio– Point and beach park at Kualoa, Oʻahu. The boundary

pointbetwee Koʻolau Poko and Koʻolalu Loa. Lit., the bonefish

• Puʻuokapolei– Hill, Honouliuli, Oʻahu. Kamapuaʻa established his grandmother

here as queen after conquering most of Oʻahu

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

PLACE NAMES

• Kahuku– Land division, village, Oʻahu. Lit.,

the projection

• Kailua– Land division, bay, beach park,

ditch, and stream, Mōkapu qd, Oʻahu. Lit. two seas (probably currents)

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Kailua

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• Maunalua– Section of Honolulu now known as Hawaiʻi Kai; bay also

known as Waiʻalae Bay, forest reserve and beach park, Koko Head qd, Oʻahu. Lit., two mountains. It is said to refer to Koko Head and Koko Crater, the two prominent peaks at the east end of Maunalua Bay.

• Wailupe– Land section, beach park, valley, gulch, peninsula seaward of

ʻĀina Haina, Honolulu. A pond here was filled in by man to form Wailupe peninsula. Lit., kite water (kites were flown only in prescribed places; this was one of them)

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

PLACE NAMES

• Waikīkī– Beach, park, Honolulu. Lit.,

spouting water (said to be named for swamps later drained to form Ala Wai Canal; also the name of a chiefess)

• ʻEwa– Plantation and quadrangle west of

Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu. Lit., crooked

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Above: Waikīkī in 1859Below: Waikīkī roday

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• Waiʻanae– Quadrangle, mountain range, land

division, town, valley, district, Oʻahu. Lit., mullet water

• Pāhoa– Stream, Kaʻena qd; land section,

Waiʻanae qd, Oʻahu, where Kamapuaʻa was dragged by Olopanaʻs men; they desisted from butchering him with daggers (pāhoa) when Kamapuaʻaʻs friends said this would damage the body and make it a poor sacrifice

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Waiʻanae

PLACE NAMES

• Waialua– Bay, beach, district, Haleʻiwa qd

• Kahiki– Tahiti

– Often refers to any foreign country; abroad; foreign. In other words, any place outside of Hawaiʻi beyond the horizon

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

PLACE NAMES

• Kīlauea– Active volcano on the flank of

Mauna Loa. Lit., spewing, much spreading (referring to volcanic eruptions)

• Akanikōlea– Land near Kīlauea Crater,

Hawaiʻi, where Kamapuaʻa taunted Pele. Lit., plover cry

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

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• Wahinekapu– A bluff near Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi and taboo residence of the god,

Kamohoaliʻi, Peleʻs brother. Lit., the sacred woman (Pele)

• Malama– Inland crater, sea area, land section, Kalapana qd, Hawaiʻi. Lit.,

month or moon

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

PLACE NAMES

• Pāʻieʻie– Land near Panaʻewa, Hilo,

Hawaiʻi. Lit., ʻieʻie vine enclosure.

• Panaʻewa– Land division, Hilo district,

Hawaiʻi; legendary home of moʻo destroyed by Hiʻiaka

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

ʻIeʻie vines covering tree

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• Kīpū– Land division, Līhuʻe district,

Kauaʻi, visited by Kamapuaʻa. Lit. hold back

• Kilohana– Peak and crater, Līhuʻe district,

Kauaʻi. Lit., lookout point or outer kapa or best, superior

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Kīpū

PLACE NAMES

• Makuaiki– Ridge, Nāpali coast, Kauaʻi. Lit.,

small parent

• Kahikikolo– Inland area, Kauaʻi, perhaps

legendary, famous for a trunkless tree

• Kahoaea– Land section near the border

between Kōloa and Līhuʻe districts, Kauaʻi. Lit., coming up of the companion

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Nāpali Coast

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• Kalalau– Stream, valley, trail, land

section, and beach, northwest Kauaʻi. Lit., the straying

• Waimalu– Hill, land section, town, and

stream debouching at Pearl Harbor. Lit., sheltered water

As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

Kalalau Lookout