Inoa | Name(s)
Moloka’i; Molokai; ѴDZǰ첹ʻnuiahina; ѴDZǰ첹ʻ Pule ʻŌʻō
Hiʻona ʻāina: Mokupuni
Hiʻona ʻāina o loko o kēia wahi: Kona (ѴDZǰ첹ʻ); Koʻolau (ѴDZǰ첹ʻ); Kamakou
Hiʻona ʻāina nona kēia wahi: Pae ʻāina o Ჹɲʻ; Maui Nui
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
He mokupuni kēia ma ka pae ʻāina o Ჹɲʻ. Aia pū kēia mokupuni ma ka pūʻulu mokupuni o Maui Nui. I kēia mau lā aia ma nā palena o ke kalana o Maui. Hoʻopuka ʻia he ʻelua puana no kēia wahi, ʻO ѴDZǰ첹ʻ a me Molokai nā mea i lohe nui ʻia. Wahi a kekahi moʻokūʻauhau ʻo Hina ka makuahine o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ, a ma kekahi mele koʻihonua ʻO Wākea lāua ʻo Hoʻohōkūkalani nā mākua o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ. ʻO Kamakou ke kuahiwi nui o kēia mokupuni. He ʻekolu mau kai e puni ana kēia mokupuni ʻO Kalohi ke kai ma waena o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ a me Բʻ, ʻO Pailolo ke kai ma waena o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ a me Maui a ʻO Kaiwi ke kai ma waena o ѴDZǰ첹ʻ a me ʻ. ʻO Kalaupapa a me Kalawao, ma ka lae ʻo Makanalua, kekahi mau wahi kaulana o kēia ʻāina no ka hoʻouna nui ʻana o nā poʻe maʻi lepera o ka wā o ke aupuni Ჹɲʻ i ia wahi. ʻO Kalamaʻula ma ѴDZǰ첹ʻ ka ʻāina hoʻopulapula mua i hoʻonoho ʻia e Kūhiō. ʻO ka lau kukui kekahi meakanu i hoʻohanohano nui ʻia no ѴDZǰ첹ʻ.
Description
Island, 38 miles long, 10 miles wide, 261 square miles in area, and having a 1970 population of 5,261. District, forest reserve, lighthouse, high school, airport, and hospital. Poetic names are ѴDZǰ첹ʻ nui a Hina (great ѴDZǰ첹ʻ, child of Hina) and ѴDZǰ첹ʻ pule oʻo (ѴDZǰ첹ʻ, powerful prayer). In legends Hina was the mother of ѴDZǰ첹ʻ. The island was noted for sorcery and sports. (Elbert and Mahoe 78-79.) (Place Names of Hawaii)
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho iā “ѴDZǰ첹ʻ” no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka mokupuni ʻo ѴDZǰ첹ʻ.
Instructions
Use for resources about the entire the island of ѴDZǰ첹ʻ. For resources about a smaller area, refer to the terms in Hiʻona ʻāina o loko o kēia wahi.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Kanaka | Person: George Helm; Walter Ritte; Lanikaula
Hana: Hula; ʻAha makahiki
Kūmole | Source(s)
Hoʻopili ʻia I | Applied to:
Mea haku | Created by: Na ka hui ʻimi naʻauao o Ka Wai Hāpai