KA MOKU ʻO HĀMĀKUADistrict of Hāmākua

HWST 100

HĀMĀKUA FACTS• Approximately 50

miles long• Known for lush

tropical forests, waterfalls, valleys, cliffs

NĀ PALENA: BOUNDARIES

• Hāmākua, mai Honoke`ā a Maulua (`O`ōkala)Hāmākua, from Honoke`ā (on the Kohala side) to Maulua (on the Hilo side).

The extent of Hāmākua

KA MAKANI: WindKA UA: Rain

• Wind:– Wehe lau niu (Laupāhoehoe)

• Rain:– Wa`awa`ahia (Waipi`o)– Kīhene lehua

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• Hāmākua kihi loaHāmākua with a long corner.

One corner of Hāmākua touches every district of Hawai`i except Puna.

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• Hāmākua `āina pali loaHāmākua, land of tall cliffs.Praise of Hāmākua, Hawai`i

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• Hāmākua i ka wakawaka.Irregular and rough Hāmākua.Praise of Hāmākua, a district of gulches and valleys.

`ŌLELO NO`EAU

• Hāmākua i ka pali lele koa`eHāmākua, land of the cliffs where the tropic birds flyPraise of Hāmākua, Hawai`i