Ka Moʻolelo no ʻUmi:Place Names

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PLACE NAMES

• Waipiʻo– Quadrangle, valley, land section,

bay, gulch, stream, and ancient surfing place, north Hawaiʻi. Lit., curved water

• Koholālele– Land division and landing,

Hāmākua and Mauna Kea qds. Lit., leaping whale

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

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• Kaʻāwikiwiki– Land section and stream,

Hāmākua qd, Hawaiʻi. Lit, the ʻāwikiwiki vine

• Hōʻea– Land section and stream,

Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. Lit., to arrive

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

ʻāwikiwiki vine

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• Kealakaha– Land section and stream,

Hāmākua qd. The birthplace of ʻUmi, son of Līloa by ʻAkahiakuleana. Li., the turning road

• Wailoa– River, Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi.

Lit., long water

• Koakea– Area at Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. Lit.,

white koa tree

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

Wailoa

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• Kukuihaele– Village above Waipiʻo Valley,

Waipiʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. Lit., traveling light (night marchers were seen here)

• Waipunalei– Land division and gulch,

Mauna Kea qd., Hawaiʻi, where ʻUmi lived incognito and in poverty. Lit., lei spring water

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

Waipunalei

PLACE NAMES

• Laupāhoehoe– Land sections, Hāmākua,

Honomū, Mauna Kea, and Waipiʻo qds; stream, Hāmākua and Mauna Kea qds; village, peach park, point and ancient surfing area where ʻUmi was bruised while surfing incognito before becoming a chief. Lit., smooth lava flat

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

Laupāhoehoe

PLACE NAMES

• Hōkuli– Place near Laupāhoehoe, Hawaiʻi where ʻUmi hid his god

when he was living incognito and in poverty

• Kapulena– Plantation, Waipiʻo qd. Hawaiʻi, named for the king shark

of Hāmākua

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

PLACE NAMES

• Honokaʻa– Town, Hāmākua qd, Hawaiʻi.

Lit., rolling (as stones) bay

• Pāʻauhau– Village, gulch, and land

sections, Hāmākua, Mauna Kea, and Waikiʻi qds, Hawaiʻi. Lit., tribute enclosure

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

Honokaʻa

PLACE NAMES

• Kalōpā– Land sections, gulch, Hāmākua and

Mauna Kea qds, Hawaiʻi. Lit., the tenant farmer

• Kawaihae– Land sections and road, Kohala and

Waipiʻo qds; village, bay, harbor, lighthouse, trail, uplands, surfing area, Kohala qd; Lit. the water of wrath (people are said to have fought for water from a pool in this arid area)

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

Kalōpā

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• Kapueokahi– Port and harbor of Hāna,

Maui. Lit., the single owl

• Hāna– Quadrangle, village, bay,

surfing area, beach park, forest reserve, East Maui.

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

PLACE NAMES

• Kaʻuiki– Head, point, and lighthouse,

Hāna, Maui. Lit., the glimmer

• Honuaʻula– Heiau for human sacrifices,

Waipiʻo Valley, Hawaiʻi. Lit., red land

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

PLACE NAMES

• Kanukuokamanu– Ancient surfing area, Waiākea, Hilo

qd. Lit., the beak of the bird (the place was thought to be shaped like a bird’s beak)

• Waiākea– Land section, Hilo suburb, forest

reserve, stream, Hilo qd Lit., broad waters

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

PLACE NAMES

• Poliʻahu– Land division on

Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi. Named for the snow goddess. Lit., garment for the bosom (referring to snow)

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

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• Waiānuenue– Old name for Rainbow Falls, Hilo,

Hawaiʻi. Lit., rainbow (seen in) water

• Puʻuʻeo– Elevated place in Hilo qd.

• Kuolo– Area near Keaʻau, Puna, Hawaiʻi,

where the Puna chief Huaʻā was defeated, thus giving control of Puna to ʻUmi. Lit., to rub

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

Waiānuenue

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• Kamakahonu– Land division, Kailua,

Hawaiʻi. Lit., the turtle eye

• Keōpū– Land section, Kaila qd,

Kona, Hawaiʻi. Lit., the bunching together

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

Kamakahonu

PLACE NAMES

• Waimanu– Land sections,

village, bay, stream, and valley, Waipiʻo qd, Hawaiʻi. Lit., bird water

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

PLACE NAMES

• Pololū– Large valley, Waipiʻo qd,

Hawaiʻi. Lit., long spear

• Kīpahulu– Forest reserve, quadrangle,

village, district and valley, East Maui. Lit., fetch from exhausted gardens

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

Pololū