Puke Wehewehe 'olelo Ha\vaii(Pukui/EIbert)

*a 1. Fiery, burning; fire; to burn, blaze.Aa lava— or lava rock as distinguished from smooth unbrokenpahoehoe lava; to flow, as aa lava.

*a'a 1. To burn, blaze, glow; fire. Ke *a'a rnaila ka wahine. [Pele andher volcanic fires approach.] 2. *Aea lava—stony, abounding with*a'a lava.

*a'a 'a 1. Redup. of Va 1; lava cave,'a ahi 1. Burning fire. Ho'a ahi—to set on fire.*a*a pele 1. Wa lava or flow, volcanic*ae 1. A native fern commonly seen at Kllauea volcano. It has

oblong fronds 15 to 40 cm long, once divided into about fifteen ormore pairs of oblong segments, each of which bears many roundfruit dots.

ahi 1. Fire, match, lightning; to burn in a fire, destroy by fire,ahi 'ai honua 1. Volcano, volcanic fire. Lit., fire destroying land, (land

eating fire)ahi lele 1. Fire fountain.*ahola 1 * sliding rock, landslide, avalanche.(ai 1. To eat, destroy or consume as by fire,'a'ina 1. crackling, snapping; an explosive sound. Kani 'a'ina, to

crackel, peal.*aina 1. land, earth.*ainapuni*ole 1. continent.'akeke 1. Cindery or pebble soil; cinder.akua lele 1. meteor.'ala 1. Dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders,

adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt.*ala*ala 1. Small *ala stones,'ala mea 1. Hard volcanic stone, used for adzes.alapao 1. tunnel,ala po *ai 1. orbit.'ala po*o malu 1. Name of a dark basalt,'alehu 1. Ashes (For. 6:482.)'amimi 1. Name recorded for a type of lava rock on Lehua Island.

Nfihau.ana 1. Cave, grotto, cavern*ana 1. Pumice, used as rubbereanaalaea 1. Red pumice.*ana *ola'i 1. White pumice with fine pores.ana ola*i 1. seismograph.

"anapu 1. Same as anapa. 'Anapu ma ha honua mea, flashing hot on thereddened earth.

ana puka 1. Underground passage, tunnel.ane 1. Lehu one, fine ashes.*ane 1. Var. of 'ana 1, pumice,'apahu L Rarevar. of pahu, explosion.'apele 1. Volcanic lava or ejecta of any kind, rough Iavay lava flow.au 1. Pumice'auwai pa'a 1. Conduit, solid ditch,'auwaipapa 1. Flume,'awa 1. This word is preceded by ke and may refer to volcanic

eruption: Uw& auf puni '& i ke 'awa (PH 193), I weep,surrounded by lava in the downpour,

'awela 1. Heated, hot.ea *a*a 1. Gas. Lit., burning air.*e *e i 1» dusty,, obscure, darkened, cloudy,ea 1. vaporea o la mama 1. oxygen.elehu 1. Slate or ash-colored pumice.*eleku 1. Coarse vesicular basalt.*ena 1. Red-hot, glowing.*ena*ena 1. Redup. of 'ena; red-hot, raging.ha'ena 1. Red-hot, burning, redhalelo 1. Jagged, rocky; rocks. Ku ka hatelo, ke 'a o kahawai, rocks and

lava in the streams appear [as after a storm; fig., angry words].hamu 1. to destroy, to consume as by fire. *ai hamu.hana 1. Work. Ke hana mai 'o Pele i hQna hana, when Pele does her

work.hane'e 1 jslide, cave in, slip,hane'e ka manna 1. landslide.hao'a 1. Rocky, as of broken lava or coral rubble.hauna 1. Unpleasant odor as of volcanic sulphur,haweo 1. Glowing.hawewe L To rumble, clatter. 2. To vibrate, as heat.he'a 1. Stained red, inflamed, reddened; flattened and destroyed, as

by lava. Ka ia he'a hala o Kali'it (song), this destroyed pandanusof Kali'u (song), this destroyed pandanus of Kalfti is struck[Pele's destruction of Hilaka^s pandanxts trees.]

hehe*e 1. to slide, sag, fade; landslide, avalanche,; soft, watery,melting.

ho'ohehe'e 1. to melt, liquefy, cast, dissolve, soften.hi*a 1. To make fire with the plow; the act of making fire thus,hiena 1. Kind of soft porous stone used to smooth and polish utensils;

it is harder than the 'ana stone, which is used on wood.

hike'a 1. Similar to ke*a 1, 2. Na Pde ia hlke'a media i Kilauea, Peleblocked [the way] at Kllauea.

landslide, falling, collapse.To set on fire, burn, ignite etc. See 'a 1.To kindle, lightTo kindle fire.To flame. To fly glittering, as fire sparks.planet.meteor.To spread, as fire.Land, earth. Ka wahine 'ai honua, the earth-eating woman

[Pelel1. See (oni. To move.1. To rise or swell, overflow. Hu ka pde, to pour forth lava,erupt.

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1. To burn intensely.1. Boiling up, opening, uncovering; to gush forth, as lava.1 . Sacred dance in honor of Pele.1. A kind of soft pumice stone. Also 'ana 'Qla'L1 . Chants about Pele with verses beginning with the word"hulihia" are referred to as hulihia. Hulihia ha mauna, wda Ifee ahi (PH 204, 225), mountain over-turned, hot with fire.Hulihia Kllauea, poi ka uahi (PH 197), Kllauea [Volcano] isoverturned, darkened by smoke.1 » geology.1. Fire spark, live cinder.1. To flow1. To go down, descend; downhill, towards the sea; to subside;go south or before the wind; descent.1. Stifling heat and humidity.1. A fiery surface.

1. To flow, trickle, drop, melt; in heat. Ho'okahe 1. To cause toflow. Hcfokahekahe 1. Redup. of ho'okahe.

kahea pan ahi 1. fire alarm, emergency alarm.kahele 1. To flow.kahena 1. Flowing.kahua 1. Foundation, base, site, location, grounds. Ko'u noho alVi

hcfokahua 'ia mduna o kahi pu'u pde, my kingdom establishedon a lava hill.

kakahe 1. Redup. of kaha.kai e'e 1. Tidal wave. Lit., mountain sea. Also hcd ho'&e? kai a Pele.kakalhili 1. Slow, slow moving,kalaina 1. A carving, hewing. Kalaina wawae, carved footprints, as in a

rock.

kalapa, sarapa 1, Sulphur.kaxna'alal 1. Ancient sandal made of ti leaf, as used for crossing lava.kapalulu 1. Crackling, as of a fire. Ho'ckapcdidu. To crackle, roar etc.ka'uka'uli 1. Redup. ofka'ulL E Pele e! Ka'uha'ull (FS 223) O Pele!

Shishing along.kafali 1. To creep along, move with a hissing sound, as fire,kauluwela 1. Glowing, bright-colored, colorful.kawewe 1. To snap or crackle; such as roaring, clatter, crackling.kei 1. a hard rock from which adzes were made.-kele—(ho'okele) 1. Kind of stone found at craters, as Kilauea, and used for

adzes.keimi 1. to absorb, consume.kepue 1. a type of hard stone from which adzes were made.ki*eki'e 1. altitude.kilho^ohehe'e la 1. Molten or cast image,kike'alana 1. Crashing sound, as of lava rock Co/a) smiting rock, or as

made by an active oa lava flow,kikl 1. To flow swiftly, spout; to spurt.kinai 1. To quench or extinguish, as fire, to put out.kinl 1. tin or zinc.kino ahi 1. A "fire body": the bones of a deceased thrown into a fire pit so

that the spirit of the deceased may be with and serve familyrelatives, of the Pele family,

kino lau 1. Many forms taken by supernatural body, as Pele, who couldat will become a flame of fire, a young girl, or an old hog.

ki'oahi 1. Fiery pit.klpoho 1. Small, shallow pool, basin, or hollow in a rock,kipohopoho 1. Redup. of Mpoho. 2. Small arable patch surrounded by lava

beds, smaller than a klpuha.

Mpuka 1. Variation or change of form (ptika, hole) as a calm place in ahigh sea, deep place in a shoal, opening in a forest and a dearplace or oasis within a lava bed where there may be vegetation,

kipukapuka 1. Redup. of klpuka.ko*eha(eha 1. Heat, sultriness; sultry, uncomfortably hot. HcfokO'ehtfeha-

To cause heat.1. Warmth, heat; warm.1. To edge away, back away, creep, move cautiously andcarefully.

1. Warm, hot.1. To flow with force.1. Jet, spurt; to flow, as a torrent or crowd.1. meteor.1. To creep, crawl.

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konui 1. Stricken with great heat.kofclau 1. windward.kiiahua 1. Heap, pile; heaped or piled up.koakua 1. To heap up, as in banks.kualo 1. To block, obstruct, hinder.knanu\ 1. Kaual name for maono, basalt.kuapu'e 1. Rage, fury, resentment.fcu'ena 1. Clewing, burning.kukaepele 1. Sulphur, brimstone, match. Lit. Pele's dungkukuhi 1. Rare variation of ukuhi, to pour.kukuku 1. Sound of boiling water; to sound thus; sputtering.kixkuni 1. Rare variation of kuni, to burn.kulepa 1. Sulphur.kulilipi 1. Ridgelike sharp.kulu 1. To drip, leak, trickle; to flow as tears.kulukulu 1. Redup. of kulu.kulukuluna 1. Flowing, leaking, dripping.kumoho 1. To rise, overflow, as water.kuahiwi 1. mountain, the top or summit of a mountainkualono 1. the space on the top of a mountain. 2. a knoll, small hill or

protuberance on the top of a mountain.kuamana 1. a protuberance or hillock on the side of a mountainkuneki 1. Filled to overflowing, to flow away,kuni 1. To burn, blaze, kindle, scorch, sear, brand.kunia 1. Pas/imp, of kuni.kuni ahi 1. Fire kindler; to kindle or light a fire,kunikuni 1. Redup. of kuni, to burn,kunikunihia 1. Pas/imp, of kunikuni.kunoni 1. To progress or move slowly.kunono 1. Red, bright red; fiery.kuono 1. deep as a cave, deep down.kupa'i 1. Heap, pile, stack, lot; to pile, stack, heap up.kiipapakfi 1. bedrock, to stand on bedrock, depths of the earth.kupeleleu 1. Sprawling, occupying all the space so that others have no

room.kupu 1. Thick, as gravy.kupukupu 1. To surge forth, as lava.lala 1. Ho'olala- To warm, as over a fire, to warm oneself by a fire.lalana 1. Warming, as at a fire,lanahupohaku 1. Cinderslania 1. To warm, toast, or wilt over a fire,lapa 1. Ho'oiapa-To rise up; to boil; to swell, as a blister, to spread or

blaze, as fire or volcanic eruption,lapaahi 1. Flame, blaze,.

lapaku 1. Excessively active. Lapaku i Hawaii ha wahine, a 'o Pele,(chant), the woman Pele is most active on Hawaii.

lapalapa 1. Redtip. of lapa. Ho'olapalapa-To cause to blaze, boil.lauahi 1. To destroy, as fire or lava flow. Lauahi Pele i kai o Puna,

Pele's lava flows are devastating seaward of Puna.laxi'ena 1. To glow with heat, anger,

passion.lauoho o Pele 1. Pele's hair, volcanic glass spun out in hairlike form.laupapalehe *oi

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1. Abroad flat, as of coral, lava, reef.1. Sharp-lipped, as epithet often applied todevoured everything in her path.1. Ashes; ash colored or gray.

Pele because she

1. The flower of the 'ohi'a tree. Located near Kllauea volcano,1. Ashes; Lit., fire ash.1. Ash dust.1. White-hot, as oven stones.1. Volcanic ash.1. Hard volcanic rock, as used for adzes.1. hung up in the smoke; smoked red.1. red, reddish.1 . stony soil.

lepo *akeke 1 . tindery soil.lepo peleliholiholikoliko lehua

1. Match, sulphur. Lit., volcanic dirt.1. Very hot, fiery, glowing.1. To bum. Rare.1. Lehua bud; red lehua leaves as used for leis or medicine; si

lo'a'a

a lei, made in Kllauea volcano area,likoliko 1. Redup. of liko. He ahi likdiko o ka wda (chant), glowing fire

of heat.lilfu 1. Scorching, burning,

le'epe'e 1, Some native species of a genus of edible red seaweeds, short,with stiff, knobby branchlets, nestling especially in basaltic rock.1. Rough jagged stone, either coral or lava.1. Young undersea volcano 30 kilometers southeast of Hawai'iIsland.

loke kukae pele 1. Sulphur rose,loke o ka lua pele 1. A pink rose growing in the Kllauea area, Hawai'i,

commonly called volcano rose. Lit., rose of the volcaniccrater.

lua 1. Hole, pit, grave, den, cave, mine, crater.lua ahi 1. Pit of fire,lual 1. Volcanic eruptions,lual pele 1. Volcanic eruption, lava, sulphur.lua pele 1. Volcano, crater. Lit., volcanic pit.rna'alili 1. cooled, of what has been hot.

mafaana 1. Warmth, heat, warm.mahanahana 1. Redup. ofmahana.mahu 1. Steam, vapor, fames; to steam exude vapor.maia pilo 1. A low, smooth shrub with vinelike branches, a member of the

caper family, growing on some beaches and lava flows,maka hakahaka 1. Deep pit or hollow; open space, as clearing in a forest or

clear space in a lava flow,makali 1. Glowing, bright, as of fire.makana*a 1. Plants growing on lava beds (probably a contraction or mofea i

na 'a'a, budding in the lava,makapapipi 1. Hollow worn in lava rock by the sea, where salt is collected,

natural salt pan.makawela 1. Glowing, burning; full of hate, fury, anger. NQpohaku

makawela o Kllauea, the burning lava rocks of Kilauea.maku 1 Jinn, hardy thick, stiff? jellied, solidified.manelo 1. Fissures, caves, as on ocean floor; free of stones, as land,mani 1. To cool off, of heat,mania 1. Same as mani.maono 1. A gray basalt, used for pounders.ma'uma'u 1. Same as 'arna'urnctu, ferns. Ralema'urncfu (name of the pit at

Kilauea Crater.)mauna 1. mountain, peak*mau^xi la'ili 1. A native iris, with long grasslike leaves and small yellow

flowers. It grows in the Kilauea Volcano region.mawae 1. Cleft, fissure, crevice, crack, as in rocks; to crack split, cleave.mawaewae 1. Redup. of mawoe.mehame 1. Same as mzhani.mehani 1. Hot, heat, but less than 'ena'ena.miha 1. Silent, quiet. Miha lanaau, flowing quietly along as a current.

'Q Pele la ktiu akua, miha ka lanir miha ka honua (prayer), Peleis my god, silent the heavens, silent the earth.

miktni ana olai 1. seismographmoki 1. To spurt, shoot forth.mokupuni 1. island,mokupirni palahalaha 1. atoll.muka'e 1. Anything jutting or hanging over, as the brow of a precipice;

rim, edge, as of a pit.na 1. Calmed, pacified, quieted, assuaged, soothed. E ho'i, e Pele, i

ke kuahiwi, ua na ko lili, ko inaina (chant), return, O Pele, tothe mountain; your jealousy, your rage are pacified.

na'a 1. Covered with ashes, as a fire.naele 1. rock crevice, as in the sea; full of holes, chinks,nao 1. crevice as in rocks, grooved.nahi 1. The fires (contraction of na ahi, as in the name Ndhi'ena'ena.)naka 1. To crack open, as from the heat.

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nakele 1. Soft. Nakde 'a, fresh lava soft and not yet cold.ne'e 1. Moving along little by little, to creep.ne'e i mua, ne'e mua 1. To advance, go forward, progress.

1. Movement, moving.1. Redup. of ne'e.1. To move as a whole unit; spreading all over, as a lava flow.1. To move, budge.1. Redup. of ne'e; low-growing, spreading, creeping, as a gourdvine.1. Moving smoothly, swiftly, silently, peacefully.1. Constantly burning, of fire; unquenchable, as a volcano; driedup land in drought.1. Fiery, hot heat.1. Haze, as after a volcanic eruption. Lit., Smoke mist.1. To eat a little at a time for a long time, 'uhfuha mai ana ea,.ke nome a'da ia Puna ea (song for Pele), shish shish here [thefires of Pele], eating munching along through Puna.1. Hot as from the sun or fire.1. Redup. of nopu.1. To rise up, as smoke or steam.1. A deep cave or chasm.1. Split, cracked, burst, grooved; to split, crack.1. Clot of burning lava, as from an eruption,1. Same as hooka.1. To stir, as fire, or earth in a garden.

*6helo 1. A small native shrub, in the cranberry family. Formerlysacred to Pele, to whom offerings were made by throwingfruiting branches into the fiery pit at Kllauea.

*6hi*a lehua 1. See lehua.*ohu 1. Mist fog, vapor,okea 1. Hot, as stone heated to whiteness.*6kolo 1. Same as holo.'olo'olo 1. To overflow, flood, as streams,'onahanahaiaua 1. Fertile spot in a lava bed.

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nopunopunopunulunupa'oa, 'owa'oafai

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Black sand or gravel made of 'a'a lava; volcanic cinder.To move, stir, shift; as land matters; movement, motion.To crack, fissure, split open, as dry ground.Redup of ^owae. Na 'auxiewaepati o Vnulau.(PH 101),

the cliffed gullies ofUnulau*1. Same as wahi. Ua namu a pahoehoe 'ia apau, i 'wahi, ka'alauahi 'ia ke one (chant), all is chewed up to smooth lava, sandrolled over, broken through.1 . hottish, warm, feverish, burned and blistered, glowing,bright, heat*

*owelawela 1 . Redup. of *owela.

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1. A faint glow (wena). Ke 'a media i Kilauea^ he ahi 'dwena i halani (prayer), burning at Kflauea, the fire glowing in the sky.1. Redup. of 'owena.1. Red to redden.1. dry and rocky.1. the earth below.1. limestone coral beds, as found on the leewardside ofthe islands.1. smooth water-worn *ala rock.1. Brittle, crisp, crackling, to snap, crackle.1. A burned area; a scar from burning; to burn.1. group of islands, archipelago.1. group of islands, archipelago.

paexnokupuni 1. archipelago.pahe*e 1. cleared area, bare dirt.pShoehoe 1. smooth unbroken type of lava.pahu 1. To explode, burst, explosive, blast, thud; outburst.pahuhu 1. to gush, ooze forth.pahu kaina 1. Ashes, Also lehu, noho hale.pahupahu 1. Redup. of pahu.palna 1. To crackle, snap, dick, tick, pop, resound.pa'i niu 1. Some native Hawaiian lilies with long, narrow, silvery or tan

leaves forming rosette-shaped plants growing either on theground or perching on trees. Hat leis were made as anindication that Kllauea was visited.

paka lahui 1. national parkpaki 1. To splash, spatter, squirt, spurt, splashing, spattering,

squirting.pakl*ai 1. scorched, burned, parched, as land by the sun in hot

months.paku 1. To burst out, break open; squeeze out.palaha 1. Spread out, extended, flattened, wide, broad, broadenedpalahalaha 1. Redup. of paloha.palu 1. Lick, lap.paluhia 1. Pass/imp, of palu. Pau ha hale i kapaluhia e he ahi, the house

was consumed by being licked up by fire.Panakia 1. Pangaeapanoa 1. Barren, arid, desert, dry, hot, parched,panoanoa 1. Redup. of panoa.pao 1. Cave, pit, cavern.paoa 1. Pete's divining rod.pao ahi 1. To stoke a fire; stoker.papa*a 1. Cooked crisp, burned, parched. Ho'opQpafa-To burn, scorch,papa'aina 1. To cackle, snap; cackling, snapping; sharp crack, as of

something breaking, or of crackling.

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pau 1. Consumed, destroyed. Pau Pde, pau mono, consumed by Pele,consumed by shark.

Destruction by fire, burned; to put out a fire.Soot, black cindery sand or ash.To walk over the sea or fire, as a god.Overcooked, scorched, burned; a burn.Lava flow, volcano, eruption; volcanic. *A pete, lava rock of any

kind. Hu kapde, lava pour forth, to erupt. Volcano goddess.1. Fiery-tempered.1. Redup. of pz'i. Bubbling forth, as water; to overflow, ascharged water.1. A kind of lava rock with points said to resemble the suctioncups of an octopus.1. pewter, tin.1. To burst, crack, break, forth, crash, pop; bursting, cracking, asof explosives.1. Redup of poha; Volcanic ejecta of any kind.1. limestone,

pohakialoa 1 .stone used as a landmark, as of a land boundary, or forlocating a fishing ground.

pohakd*i 1. rock avalanche*pohaku 1. Rock, stone, mineral, tablet. Ho'opChahu- To harden, as lava.pohaku pa'a 1. Firm, solid rock, basalt; general name for hard rocks, such as

were used for adzes.pohaku pele 1. Lit., volcanic rock. Any lava rock, especially rock containing

olivine crystals.1. Redup. of poha, to burst, pop1. forced out, squeezed out.1. Swollen; protruding, especially of a round object; piled up, asa coil of hair on a the head; heaped

pohukuhukul. Redup. ofpohuku; rising up and spreading, as smoke orclouds; overflowing.1. To mound up, hill up.1. Redup. of po'i. To smother, as a lire.1. Bomb.1. Haze, as during a volcanic eruption.1. sunken, idented, deep. Used to describe depth of a pit.1. dense, gray, puffy as smoke, fog.1. To issue, appear, come forth, emerge said especially of smoke.Pua *ena, Pua ka uahi.

pua ahi, puahi 1. To glow like fire,pua 'ena 1. To glow brightly.puahi 1. Var. spelling of pua ahi.pua'i 1. To flow out, as water; to bubble or gurgle, boil.pua'ina 1. Flowing, bubbling, boiling.

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puVena 1. Glowing, as fire. Pu'e'ena maila ka lua i fee akua (diant ofKa*u chiefs), the pit glows because of the goddess,

puhi 1. To burn, set on fire.puhia 1. Pas/imp, of puhi. Mehe mea i puhia a wda e ka papa (diant),

like something burned and heated by the foundation,puhi ahi 1. To burn, set on fire.puhi pau 1. Blown away; completely burned; to blow or burn away.puhipuhi ahil. Redup. of puhi ahipuka 1. To pass through, appear, emerge, come out, get out of.puka malamalama 1. skylight.puka niri 1. A large opening or hole,pukiawe 1. The black-eyed Susan, a slender climbing legume, long known

in the tropics, especially for its small round red and black seeds.2. Native shrubs and small trees. Common near KllaueaVolcano.

pula lanahu 1. Cinder, as in fire,puhipulu ahil. Fire kindling; to kindle fire.pundhu 1. To rise, as smoke mist.

1. Same as pua'fy to blaze up, as fire.1. To rage, burn hot.1. Redup. of pu'd; to blaze and die down.1. Cone shell. Lit, volcanic rock shell.1. Mai Maui a Hauxri'i ka uoahine *o Pele i hi'a i kana ahi ipupulu, kukuni a wda lo Kahiki (diant), from Maui to Hawai'i,the woman Pele who lighted her fire, kindled it, burned andheated Kahiki.1. Any kind of protuberance from a pimple to a hill, peak, cone,hump, mound.

pu*ulehu 1. Ash or tuff cone.pu*u lepo 1. earth mound or heappu*uola*i 1. Lit. earthquake hill, volcanic cone.pu*u pele 1. Volcanic mound, heap, hill.puwelawela 1. warm, hot*uaht uwahi 1. Smoke; smoked; dustlike, spraylike.irahiaPele 1. a wind associated with Kilauea, HawaW.

1. Pungent sulphur smoke, as from a volcano.1. Gray, ashy-gray.1 .smoky, hazy.1. Sonorous puffing and blowing sounds, as accompanying thesurging of volcanic fires; to puff or blow thus; shish-shish,

ula 1. A flame; to flame, blaze,ula ahi 1. Fire flames.ula heo 1. To appear and disappear quickly, as steam,'ula^ula 1. Redup. of 'ula. 'Ula'ula o fee ahi, the red of fire.*ula wena 1. A glowing red, as from fire.

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*ula weo 1. Dark-red.uluha'o 1. Rough, jagged, as rocks.uluhaVa 1. Same as ulu ha'o.uno'o 1. Scorched, partly consumed by flame, inflamed.unouno'o 1. Same as uno'o.uwahi 1. Variation of uahi.*uwalu 1. Same as walu, to claw. 'Eha ka pohaku i ka 'uwalu a ke ahi

(PH 202) the stone suffers as it is clawed by the fire.wa*a 1. trench, furrow, receptacle. 2. moving masses of liquid

lava, so called because of similarity to a moving canoe,wa'awa'a 1. full of gulches, gullies, grooves.wahi 1. To cleave, split, burst through, breakthrough.waihona *aina 1. position of the land, lay of the land, position of

the earth, landscape, panorama, scenery, topography.wai maka o Peie 1. Pele's tears,weke 1. Crack, narrow opening; to open a crack,wekeweke 1. Same as wekeweke* To open as a crack. To flame,wela 1. Hot, burned; heat, temperature.weli 1. Fear, terror, dread, fearfal, afraid. Ua kau ko'u wdi i ka lua'i

pde, I was filled with fear of the lava eruption.weliweli 1. Redup. of wdi.wena 1. Glow, as of sunrise, red. Wena 'ula, red glow. H&ike 'o Pele i

kona nani, ka 'ula wena i ka maka okeao (song), Pele revealsher beauty, the rosy glow in the countenance of the cloud

wena wena 1. Redup. of wena.weo 1. Red, redness.wewela 1. Same as wdawda.

'olelo No^eau (Pukui)

Na *olelo no^eau pili i ka pele:

1235 I moe an i Kanikn, i waenakonu o ka *ino./ slept in [the lava bed] ofKaniku, amid the rough kava rocks.I was in trouble. From a portion of a mele uttered by Pamanowhen he was surrounded with trouble.

1777 Ke one lau'ena a Kane.The rich, fertile land of Kane,Puna, Hawaf i, was said to have been a beautiful, fertile landloved by the god Kane. Pele came from Kahiki and changed itinto a land of lava beds, cinder, and rock.

1797 Kike ke *ala, uwe ka marnane.

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When the boulders dash, the rn&mane tree weeps,This was first uttered by Hilaka as she watched the fires of Peledestroy outpouring of lava as it overwhelmed him. Later used tomean that when two people clash, those who belong to themoften weep.

1897 Ku ke *a i ka hale o Kaupo.The lava is heaped at the house of Kaupo,A saying from the legend of Pamano. Parnano shouted this ashis uncle Waipu was trying to make him drunk with 'awa beforekilling him. The saying denotes great distress.

1898 Ru ke *a i kai o *Apua.Laua racks were heaped down at 'Apwa.Said of a confusing untidiness, like the strewing of lava rocks, orof utter destruction. *Apua, in Puna, Hawai'i, is a land of rocks.

2019 Lohi*au Puna i ke akua wahine.Puna is retarded by the goddess.Refers to Pele? ruler of volcanoes. The lava flows she pours intothe district retard the work and the progress of the people.

2024 Luahine moe nono.Old woman who sleeps and snores.Pele? who is said to sleep in lava beds.

2417 O ka la ko lima, o ka pahoehoe ko lalo.The sun above, the smooth lava below.Said of a journey in which the traveler suffers the heat of thesun above the reflected heat from the lava bed below.

2603 Papapau kakou, he *a*a ko ka hale.We are all destroyed; only lava rocks will be found in the house.Utter destruction, as by a lava flow.

2619 Pau Puna ua ko'ele ka papa.Puna is ravaged; the foundation crackles.Said of anything that is entirely consumed. From a chant byLohi'au when Pele sent her sisters to overwhelm him with lava.

Po'ele ka *aina o Puna.The land of Puna is blackened [by lava flows].

Pohaku 'eleku.A dark lava rock.A dark-skinned person.

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Na 'olelo no'eau pili ia Pele ma ke 'ano pele:

102 Akualehe'oi.Sharp-lipped goddess.An epithet for Pele, who devoured even the rocks and trees.

179 *A*ohe ma'alo kanaka o Ho'oku.No one passes at Ho'oku.Said of a place that is avoided by people fearing trouble. AtHo'oku, the smoke and heat of Pele was feared.

197 *A*ohe o kahi nana o lima o ka pali; iho mai a lalo nei; 'ike i ke aitntri ke an iki, he alo a he alo.The top of the cliff isn't the place to look at us; come down hereand learn of the big and little current, face to face.Learn the details. Also, an invitation to discuss something.Said by Pele to Pa*oa when he came to seek the lava-encasedremains of his friend Lohfau.

1113 Hopoe, ka wahine lewa i ke kai.Hopoe, the woman who dances in the seaHopoe was a dancer of Kea'au, Puna, in that long ago day whengods mingled with men. Because of her dancing and her kindlynature, Hopoe was taken by the goddess Hilaka as a favoritefriend. When Pele sent Hilaka to Kaual to fetch Lohfau, thefirst request Hilaka made to Pele was to be kind to her friend,Hopoe. After a time, when Hilaka did not return as expected,Pele in a fit of rage destroyed Hilaka's grove and the belovedHopoe. The latter was changed into a balancing stone thatseemed to dance in the sea.

Kai 'okia kanawai.An ocean-separating edict.A law of Pele. When pronounced over a person it set him apartas Pele's exclusively.

Ka wahine *ai honua.The earth-eating woman.Pele.

1640 Ka wahine *ai la'au o Puna.The tree-eating woman of Puna,Pele.

1641 Ka wahine *ai pohaku.

The stonereating woman.Pele.

1757 Ke kua a kanawai.The back [guarded by] law.Said of Pele's back, which was so kapu that to stand behind orapproach it was punishable by death. Her back was said to beso hot that a bundle of taro leaves placed on it would cook atonce. Her priests, chiefs, and certain of her devotees had asimilar kapu—no one was permitted to walk or pass behindthem nor wear anything that had been worn upon such a kapuback.

1899 Ku ke 'ehu o ka huhu o ka mea hale, nakeke ke 'auwae i kainaina.The anger of the house owner rises like the [sea] spray, and thechin rattles with wrath.Said of an angry host. First uttered by Lohi'au when he arrivedat Kilauea and encountered the wrath of Pele.

2044 Mai hahaki *oe I ka *6helo opunia I ka ua noe.Do not pluck the 'chela berries lest we be surrounded by rain and

A warning not to do anything that would result in trouble. It iskapu to pluck *6helo berries on the way to the crater of Kilauea.To do so would cause the rain and fog to come and one wouldlose his way. It is permissible to pick them at the crater if thefirst *6helo is tossed into the fire of Pele. Then, on the homewardway, one may pick as he pleases.

Maka'u ka hana hewa i ka uka o Puna.Wrongdoing is feared in the upland of Puna.Wrongdoing in the upland of Puna brings the wrath of Pele.

2617 Pau Pele, pau mano.[May I be] devoured by Pele, [may I be] devoured by a shark.An oath, meaning If I fail...." It was believed that if such anoath were not kept, the one who uttered it would indeed die byfire or be eaten by a shark.

2774 Ua *awa ka luna o Uwekahima.Bitterly cold are the heights ofUwekahuna.Said of the wrath of a chief. From a chant by Lohi'au when hesaw the wrath of Pele as she sought to destroy him.

Weliweli Puna i ke akua wahine.

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Puna dreads the goddess.Puna dreads Pele. Said of any dreaded person.

Na *olelo no'eau pili i ka lua pele:

360 E nihi ka Helena I ka uka o Puna; rnai pulale I ka (ike a kamaka.

Go quietly in the upland of Puna; do not let anything you seeexcite you.Watch your step and don't let the things you see lead you intotrouble. There is an abundance of flowers and berries in theuplands of Puna and it is thought that picking any on the tripup to the volcano will result in being caught in heavy rains; thepicking is left until the return trip. Also said to loved ones toimply, "Go carefully and be mindful."

2735 Pulelo ke ahi ha'aheo i na pali.The firebrand soars proudly over the cliffs.An expression of triumph. Referring to the firebrand hurling ofKaua% or to the glow of volcanic fire on Hawaii.

Na *olelo no'eau pili i ka pohakic

729 Hele a kahu ka *enaHe has gone into [the state of] tending the red-hot stones.He is very angry.

2673 Pohaku 'ai wawae o Malama.Feet-eating rocks of Malama.Said of sharp *a*a rocks that make walking with bare feet verypainful. This saying comes from a chant by Pa'oa, friend ofLohfau, who went to Kilauea to seek his friend's lava-encasedremains.

Na *olelo no*eaxi pili i ke aM:

225 *A*ole e *6lelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia.Fire will never say that it has had enough.The fire of anger or of love will burn as long as it has somethingto feed upon.

512 He ahi ke kapa e rnehana ai.Fire is the garment for warmth.Said of warmth received from a bonfire.

1050 Holapu ke ahi? koe iho ka lehu.

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The fire blazed up, then only ashes were left.After a blaze of temper, the ashes of remorse are left.

1889 Ku ka lau lama.Many torches stand.There are many lighted bonfires, a signal of joy and victory.

1950 Lauahi Pele i kai o Puna, one *a kai o Malama.Pele spreads her fire down in Puna and leaves cinder down inMcdamaThere are two places in Puna called Malama, one inland and oneon the shore where black sand (one *a) is found.

2329 Noho pu i ka uahi pohina.Sat together in the gray smoke,Said of a teacher and pupils who say about a smoky fire at night.

2454 O ke aloha o ke ipo, he wela ia no ke kino.The love of a sweetheart is like a hot fire within the body.

2479 Ola ia kini ke 'a mai la ke ahi.The multitude finds life at last; the fire is lighted.This was first uttered by Pana'ewa with whom Hi^Laka battled,He rejoiced at seeing her and her companion and anticipatedeating them. It was later used as an expression of gladness thatthe fire is lighted and the food on the way.

2616 Pau o Pe'ape'a i ke ahi.Pe'ape'a is destroyed by fire.Said of anything that is consumed by fire or is utterly destroyed.Pe*ape'a was a chief and a relative of Kamehameha. He waskilled by the explosion of a keg of gun powder on Ka*uiki, Maui.

2697 Pua ka uwahi ke ahi ko lalo.Where smoke rises there is fire below.Where there are strong words the fire of wrath lies beneath.

2742 Pulupulu ahi.A fire-starter.Said of one whose temper flares easily.

A Dictionary of Hawaiian Legal Land Terms(P&ul F. Nahoa Lucas)

'apu'upu'u 1. Hilly; rugged, uneven (HE) (T). 2. Having the surface brokenabruptly; rugged; uneven; rough; fall of hills or hillocks; hilly;hillocked or hillocky (AP).

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'auwaipapa 1. Flume.'eleku 1. Coarse vesicular basalt (PE). 2. Soft rock precipice (T). 3. A

brittle kind of stone. 4. Any rock, usually of a slate color, thatsplits readily, especially when exposed to heat (AP).

halelo 1. Jagged, rocky; rocks (PE). 2. Jagged-having sharpprotuberance like lava (AP).

kipoho 1. Small arable patch surrounded by lava beds (PE) (SMK).lua hohonu 1. A deep pit or ditch (AP).lua pele 1. Extinct craters, area beneath (DM). 2. Volcano, crater (PE).

3. Apuu or hillock on the top of a mountain, especially if it has acavity on the top. A volcano itself, either in action or extinct(AP).

makahakahaka 1. A deep pit or hole (AP). 2. Open space, as a clearing ina forest or clear land in a lava flow (AP).

mako 1. Rocky; rough; largepohaku 1. Stone. Rocky precipice (T). 2. Rock, stone, mineral, stonewall

(PE).1. To explode, as a lava flow (PE).

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