Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiían) Literature

Stories

Hula School - Laka, Goddess of the Hula

Legend of the First Pearl Fish Hook

Poems/Songs

Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiían) Book of Days

`Ape (elephant's ear)
`Awa (kawa)
`Awapuhi Kuahiwi (shampoo ginger)
Hau
Ipu (gourd)
Kalo (taro)
Kamani (Alexandrian laurel)
Ki (ti)
Ko (sugar cane)
Kou
Kukui (candlenut)
Mai`a (banana)
Milo (portia tree)
Niu (coconut)
Noni (Indian mulberry)
`Ohe (bamboo)
`Ohi`a `Ai (mountain apple)
`Olena (turmeric)
Olona
Pia (Polynesian arrowroot)
`Uala (sweet potato)
Uhi (yam)
`Ulu (breadfruit)
Wauke (paper mulberry)

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