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WAIMANALOWhere I Live

by Julie Stewart Williamsillustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLSExtension Education Division

Hawaiian Studies Institute

Honolulu, Hawai‘i2002

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

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ISBN 0-87336-073-7

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Dedicated to

Na Keiki o WaimanaloThe Children of Waimanalo

My sisters and brothers.My aunties and uncles.My cousins and others.All my ‘ohana, ‘ohana, ‘ohana.

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On O‘ahu, my island.On O‘ahu, my mokupuni.

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O‘ahu, O‘ahu inour State of Hawai‘i.

One of eight islands in our State of Hawai‘i.

Hawai‘i

MauiLana‘i

O‘ahu

Kaua‘i

Ni‘ihau

Moloka‘i

Kaho‘olawe

Pacific Ocean

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But where is Waimanalo?Is it North?Is it South?Is it East?Is it West?

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Look to the East, the Southeast, the Southeast.Find Waimanalo in Southeast O‘ahu.Find Waimanalo in the moku

of Ko‘olau Poko, Ko‘olau Poko.On the windward side,Where trade winds blow.

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Sunlight with ua, a rainbow appears.Anuenue! Anuenue! Anuenue!A colorful crown on my ahupua‘a.A colorful lei po‘o on my ahupua‘a.

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Ao, clouds, white puffs up high.Hug the tops of the Ko‘olau.Ao, clouds, sprinkle ua, rain.

Ua, rain. Ua, rain.One large stream named Puha,

Flows with wai, fresh water.Wai, fresh water.

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HAWAIIAN VOCABULARYPage 1 ‘aina: land, homeland, birthplacePage 2 ‘ohana: family, relative

kupuna: grandparents, ancestorsPage 5 ahupua‘a: land division usually running from the mountains to the sea

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

Page 6 mokupuni: islandPage 9 moku: districtPage 10 la: sun, day

Hawai‘i nei: this beloved Hawai‘iPage 11 ua: rain

anuenue: rainbowlei po‘o: head lei

Page 12 ao: cloudsPage 13 wai: fresh waterPage 15 lo‘i kalo: wetland taroPage 16 ko‘a: fishing shrinePage 19 ‘iwa: frigate birdPage 20 Pahonu: turtle pond

ali‘i: chiefono: delicious, tasty; to crave

Page 21 limu kohu: a soft, small seaweed; pink or dark redhe‘e: octopus, commonly known as squidlawai‘a: fisherman

Page 22 mahina: moonhoku: star

Page 23 mahi‘ai: planterHokule‘a: “Star of Happiness;” after the star Arcturus

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BIBLIOGRAPHYDurante, Kawao. A variety of references with information about Kane‘ohe, Hau‘ula, Waimanalo;

(includes maps, songs, illustrations, ‘olelo no‘eau, etc.)

Handy, E.S. Craighill, Elizabeth Green Handy and Mary Kawena Pukui. Native Planters in

Old Hawaii, Their Life, Lore, and Environment. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1972.

Krauss, Beatrice H. Plants in Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993.

Landgraf, Anne Kapulani. Na Wahi Pana O Ko‘olau Poko. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993.

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

Schools Press, 1994.

Moanalua Gardens Foundation. Ko‘olaupoko. Honolulu: Moanalua Gardens Foundation, 1996.

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

Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii.

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1984.

Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised and enlarged edition).

Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.

Sterling, Elspeth P. and Catherine C. Summers. Sites of Oahu. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop

Museum, 1978.

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

1997.

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