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ahaaina niki [ahaaina niki]. n. graduation feast, as for hula dancing
or lua fighting.
aiami. nvi. type of hula with little foot movement, but with hip revolving
throughout the dance; to dance thus.
ai haa. nvi. hula step danced with bended knees; the chanting for this dance is
usually bombastic and emphatic(UL 266) ; to dance thus. lit., low style.
ai k. vt. to eat freely; to do as one wishes; to break taboos or transgress. see
ex. ai. (Kam. 64:87)
O ka hula ai k ai hele.A dance completely free of taboos [a saying often said
by hula teachers].
ailolo [ai lolo]. vt. skilled, adept, expert, trained, proficient.
Ua ailolo oia i ka hula.He is trained in the hula.
al. n. dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders,
adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt. Kinds ofal rock, as used for adzes, are
qualified by the phrases pia maka hinu, shiny-faced arrowroot; mhinu, shiny;
andmaka hinu, shiny face. also (Kam. 76:122) al haumeku olokele, al
lelekepue. [(OC) PPN *kalaa, hard, black, volcanic stone]
al o ka maaslingstone
Kaalwaithe watery basalt (place name, Honolulu)
laapapa [laa papa]. n. type of ancient dramatic hula. (UL chapter IX)
alaapapa [a-la-a-pa-pa]. s. The name of a kind of dance; he alaapapa kahi hula.
alakai [ala kai]. nvt. to lead, guide, direct; leader, guide, conductor, head,
director. (Gram. 6.6.4) [(FJ) PPN *hala-taki, to lead]
alakai hmeni, alakai melesong leader
alakai hoopaipaicheerleader
alakai hulahula leader
alakai pnaband leader
k alakaitonic, keynote
kumu alakaileading teacher; exemplary teacher, pattern, or example
kumu alakaiprecedent, , i.e. something done or said that may act as an example to justify
it being done again.
leo alakaione who sings the melody of a song
puke alakaiteacher's guide, manual
aliipoe [alii poe]. n. the ornamental cannas (Canna indica, forms and
hybrids), large tropical American herbs, with large oval or narrow leaves
and large red or red and yellow flowers. The round black seeds are worn in leis
and are also placed in fruit shells of the laamia for hula rattles. Cannas are both
cultivated and wild in Hawaii. also liipoe. (Neal 2634)
alokele [alo kele]. vs. attractive, of fine appearance.
Alokele ke ike aku i ke alo o ia kuahiwi.A pleasure to see the face of that mountain. (hula
song)
ami. nvi. a hula step with hip revolutions; to do this step. Three types are ami
khela, ami kk, and ami niu. see also ami honua, ami kuupau, ami
p, ami poepoe.
ami [a-mi]. A swinging, pendulous motion.
amiami. redup. of ami, , hinge, joint, to turn on hinges...; a hula step with hip
revolutions...; elastic, pendulous, springy; jerking of the hips back and forth in a
crude or vulgar ami hula; motion of sexual intercourse; to move on hinges. [(MP)
PPN *kami, open and shut mouth, gills]
amiami [a-mi-a-mi]. adj. Elastic; pendulous.
ami honua. nvi. exaggerated and rapid revolving of the hips in the hula; to do
so. also ami kuupau.
ami khela [ami k hela]. nvi. hula step; hip rotations with weight on the right hip
as the left heel lifts very slightly, then reversing; to do this ami. see ami kk.
ami kk [ami k k]. nvi. a hula step with ami; like the ami khela except that
the revolutions are smaller and faster and in groups of three; sometimes two
slower khela revolutions are followed by three faster kkrevolutions; to
perform this step.
ami kuupau [ami kuupau]. nvi. very rapid revolution of the hips in the hula; an
uninhibited (kuupau) ami; to do so. also ami honua, ami hue.
aminiu [ami niu]. nvi. the figure-eight hula step; the revolving hips (ami)
form an eight, with weight shifting; to perform this step. lit., spinning ami.
ami p [ami p]. nvi. an ami hula step with abdomen thrust forward,
considered in poor taste; to do this step. lit. stomach ami.
anapau [ana pau]. vi. to leap, frisk, frolic; frisky. [Now heard only in the
song: He aha ka hana a Anapau (mele mai for Queen Liliuokalani)? What does
Frisky do?]
hanapauto caper, cavort; to twist and turn the body, especially in the finale of a hula with
rapid hip movements
anapau [a-na-pau]. v. To turn; to bend; to warp; to turn, as on hinges; to crook round. s. A
crook in a thing; a bending; a turning; a hinge.
aui. nvi. a hula step: the dancer turns to the side and points out one foot once or
several times, drawing the foot well back between each pointing; at the same
time the body is tipped, with a lowered hand pointing to the outpointing toes, and
the other hand raised in the opposite direction; to dance thus. cf. ue.
aumakua [au makua]. vt. to ask someone to hula; the request was not refused
without giving the caller a lei or flower.
Aumakua i Kamuela,Samuel must dance!
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v. To dance; ha ana, a dancing; more generally written haa, which see.
haa. n. a dance with bent knees; dancing; called hula after mid 1800s. (1 Sam.
18.6) [(MP) PPN *saka, dance]
haa. v. To dance; connected among Hawaiians with singing. 1 Sam. 18:6. As an act of worship
formerly among the Jews. 2Sam. 6:14. s. A dance; a dancing, as in idolatrous worship. Puk. 32:19.
haanapu [haa napu]. vi. to sway, as in a dance. rare.
haihai [hai hai]. redup. of hai, brittle; of limbering exercises, as for the hula;
massage in chiropractic; quavering; breaking, rising and falling of the voice; a
style of singing with a breaking voice; to break, as a law.
e haihai i ke kanakato break the bones of people [in fighting] (For. 4:35)
E haihai iho oe i kna auamo.You break his yoke. (Kin. 27.40)
hoohaihaicaus/sim. to break, as waves
kauka haihai iwichiropractor
ma ka leo kau, honuunuu, hoohaihaiwith loud voice, vibrating, rising and falling.
hala pepe. n. native trees (Dracaena [Pleomele] spp) in the lily family,
with narrow leaves in tufts at branch ends and with clustered round yellow
fruits. (Neal 2056). This was one of the five standard plants used in thehula altar
to Laka. See more under palai (Neal 12). also leie.
hlau [hlau]. n. long house, as for canoes or hula instruction; meeting
house. [(FJ) PPN *falau, canoe shed: *f(a,o)lau]
ua nui Hilo, hlau lani i ke ao.And Hilo rains so much, a heavenly shed in the
clouds. (chant)
malu hlau loashade of the long house; fig., shade of trees
hapa haole. nvs. part-white person; of part-white blood; part white and part
Hawaiian, as an individual or phenomenon.
hula hapa haolea hula danced to a mele hapa haole (a Hawaiian type of song with English
words and perhaps a few Hawaiian words) A kind of dance used for lascivious purposes,
accompanied by singing.
hauhau [hau hau]. interj. a refrain in dance songs, usually fast, and perhaps
related to hau.
Hoolewa ae oe, hauhau .Dance, puff, puff. (song)
heke. n. top gourd in a hula gourd drum. cf. olo.
heke. n. feathered top of an ulul, hula rattle.
hela. nvi. Hula step: one foot is placed at about a 45-degree angle to the front
and side, with the weight on the opposite hip and with that knee bent; the foot is
then returned to the original position and the step is repeated with the other foot;
to dance thus.
Hiiakaikapoliopele [Hiiaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele]. Pele's favorite younger sister born
from the mouth of Haumearather than from the bosom, as were the many
other Hiiaka sisters ((Westervelt p. 69), says there may have been forty sisters). Born
as an egg, she was carried under Pele's bosom until she became a young beauty.
She is the heroine of the epic concerning her trip from Klauea Volcano to Kauai
to find and fetch Pele's dream lover, Lohi'au; on her long and dangerous journey
she transformed many evil moo into stones which are still visible (see PH). One
of her forms was the pala lace fern used to treat diseases and one of the first
plants to grow on new lava. As the physician of the Pele family, she
resuscitated Lohiau. She instituted the eating of fish from head to tail. She was
worshiped by hula dancers. lit., Hiiaka in the bosom of Pele.
hmeni [h meni]. nvt. hymn, any song not used for hulas; to sing a hmeni. Eng.
hmeni aku ka poe hmeni.The singers sang. (2-Oihn. 29.28)
hmeni waeselected hymn or anthem
hola kuahua. nv. chant said at the construction of a hula altar (kuahu hula),
calling on the gods, especiallyLaka, to possess the altar
hoi. n. a parting chant to which hula dancers dance as they leave the audience.
holo. n. running hula step to the side; similar to kholo except that the feet are
not necessarily brought together
hoohula. to cause someone to dance; to pretend to hula see hula, the hula,
a hula dancer; to dance the hula... To dance; to play; to rejoice.
hoopaa [hoo paa]. vt. To make fast, firm, hard, tight, solid; to bind, attach,
moor, snub, hold fast to, hold back, keep, restrain, confine, detain, withhold,
reserve, close, catch; to learn, memorize, master, study, complete, fix; to record,
as music; to plug or seal, as a hole; to subscribe, as to a newspaper; to order,
reserve, register; to insist on, persist; to insure; to bolt, as a door; to muzzle (Kanl.
25.4) ; drummer and hula chanter (the memorizer); insurance. seepaa, a common
and broadly used loaa-type word ; many meanings depend on qualifying words:
firm, solid, tight, solidified, adhering, durable, fast, fixed, stuck, secure, closed,
jelled, congealed...
hoopaa haawinastudy the lesson; studious
hoopaa haoto weld
hoopaa i ka hauto freeze [i.e., ice solidifies]
Hoopaa i kna ae.Holding back his consent.
Hoopaa ihola lua elua i berita.The two together sealed a covenant. (Kin. 21.27)
hoopaa inoato register, enroll
hoopaa kuleanato copyright, establish ownership
hoopaa lehoto get calluses from work
hoopaa manawato make an appointment
hoopaa mooleloto keep the minutes; to record a story
hoopaa olalife insurance
I hoopaa mai i lkou iho.To bind themselves [as under contract to a chief] (Nak. 27)
leka i hoopaa iaregistered letter
mea hoopaabrake, holder, fastener, cast
mea hoopaastopper
lelo hoopaastipulation
Ua hoopaa au i mau noho no mua i ka aha mele.I reserved some seats for us at the
concert.
uku hoopaainsurance premium To dance.
hoopapai. redup. of hoopai; to move the stomach muscles, as in
certain hula dances see papai, Redup. ofpai to slap, spank, beat, hit...
hoopuka [hoo puka]. to issue, as a permit; to acquit, as a defendant in court; a
chant to which dancers issue seepuka, to pass through, appear, emerge, come
out, get out of, issue, come into sight; to rise, as the sun.
hoopuka anaedition
hoopuka eaexhaust fumes
Hoopuka i kai ka l i Unulau.Let the sun rise at the sea at Unulau.
hoopuka muafirst edition
Ua hoopuka ia paha mamuli o ka palapala hoopii kpono.Acquitted after a proper
indictment.
hoowilimoo. quadrille dance see wilimoo, to turn, twist, writhe, as a reptile.
Hpoe [h poe]. n. a dancer who was turned into a balancing rock by Pele
at Puna, Hawaii... A girl friend ofPele's little sister, Hiiakaikapoliopele.
When Hiiaka left to fetch Pele's dream lover, Lohiau, from Kauai, she
entrusted Hpoe and her favorite lehua groves to Pele. Pele became jealous
of Hiiaka, burned the lehuagroves, and changed Hpoe into a balancing rock
at Keaau, Puna, Hawaii (HM 181) . The stone may still be there, and waves lapping
against it suggest movement; hence Hpoe, famous as a hula dancer, is
mentioned in songs as ka wahine hoolewa i ke kai, the woman shaking hips in the
sea. lit., fully developed, as a lehua flower. Other names are Hpoe-
lehua and Hpoe-wahine.
hua kapu. n. taboo borders, as of a taboo place, or of the taboo enclosure
where hula was taught.
hue. nvi. a type of hula dancing, usually at the end of a program, a kind of ai
ami with a revolving of the hips as fast as the drummer can beat time, to see who
can dance longest; to dance thus.
huelepo [hue lepo]. n. small hula graduating exercises held at noon outside in
the dust (lepo).
huhuhula [huhu hula]. nvi. Hawaiian hula by many persons; to hula, of many.
huhuhula [hu-hu-hu-la]. v. See hula, to dance. A frequentative. To dance and sing; to dance
much and often. v. See hula. To dance and sing and play, as at a hula; e pae, e hula, e like pu.
huhuhulei [hu-hu-hu-lei]. v. To ride rapidly with a dress fluttering in the wind; to dance with
kapas fluttering.
huhula. nvt. hula dance by many; to dance the hula, of many.
huhula [hu-hu-la]. v. See hulahula. To sing, dance and practice the forms of the hula.
huki. nvi. a hula step: one foot steps to the side, the other foot is pulled toward it
so that the heels almost touch, and then is taken to the opposite side.
hula. nvt. the hula, a hula dancer; to dance the hula. For types of hula see below
and ai haa, laapapa,ami, hapa
haole, hue, kielei, klani, kuhi, kui, muumuu, helo, lapa, niu, pahua, p
ai umauma,lili, (UL 2756) . For hulas named for
instruments see iliili, kekeeke, k laau, pahu, p ipu, papa
hehi,pili, ulul. For hulas named for creatures see
below or honu, lio, klea, man, peepeemakawalu,puaa. [(NP)
PPN *fula, dance: *(f, s)ula]
Haihai akula n whine apau mamuli ona, me n mea kuolokani, a me ka hula.All the
women followed after her with timbrels and dancing. (Puk. 15.20)
he hulaa hula dancer (For. 5:479)
hoohulato cause someone to dance; to pretend to hula
Hula mai oe.Come to me dancing the hula. (song)
kumu hulahula master or teacher
hula [hu-la]. To shake; to dance; to play an instrument and dance; to sing and dance. 2 Sam. 6:21.
The same as haa and lelein verses 14:16. Alaila, hula iho la kahi poe alii ame kanaka,
then danced certain of the chiefs and people. To sing; to sing and dance together. s. Music; dancing;
singing, &c.
hula. nvt. song or chant used for the hula; to sing or chant for a hula.
hula auana [hula au ana]. n. informal hula without ceremony or offering,
contrasted with the hula kuahu; modern hula.
hula helo. same as hula helo, a hula dance; the dancer leans over on one side,
supporting himself with one hand, and with the opposite foot and arm making a
sawing motion... see helo.
hula honu. n. Hula in which the dancer imitates the motions of a turtle.
hula hoonn [hula hoo n n]. n. any hula for amusement. see nn, quiet,
restful... (UL 244)
hulahula [hula hula]. nvt. ballrom dancing with partners, American dancing, ball;
massed hula dancing; to dance.PEP *(f,s)ula(f,s)ula.
hulahula [hu-la-hu-la]. s. Music; dancing; singing, &c. A play in which numbers dance and a
few sing and drum. A dance; a carousal; the action of dancing. Puk. 15:20. A dance; a dancing, an
expression of joy. Kanik. Ier. 5:15. NOTEThe name of thehula god was Lakakane.
hulahulakona [hulahulakona]. n. dance-a-thon.
hula iliili. n. Hula in which smooth water-worn stones are used as clappers or
castanets; the pebble hula.
hula lio [hula lio]. n. a hula imitative of the movements of a dog. (UL 223)
hula kii. nvi. dance of the images in which the dancers postured stiffly like
images; to dance thus. Kauai.
hula kii. n. a dance with marionettes. (UL 91102)
hula klea [hula k lea]. n. a kneeling hula imitative of the klea, plover. (UL 219)
hula kolili. n. a dance with love forfeits, similar to those in
the kilu and ume games. (UL 247)
hula kuahu. n. altar hula, any hula taught with ceremonies and an altar,
contrasting with hula auana.
hula kui. nv. any interpretive hula, so called since the days
of Kalkaua; lit., joined hula, i.e., old and new steps were joined together
. see kui, joined...
hula kui Molokai [hula kui molo kai]. n. the punch (kui) hula of Molokai, an
ancient, fast dance with stamping, heel twisting, thigh slapping, dipping of knees,
doubling of fists as in boxing, vigorous gestures imitative of such pursuits as
dragging fish nets, and unaccompanied by instruments. This dance originated
on Molokai, an island famous for sports. Many of the songs contain taunts, as a
laa k k i ke au, now you are jabbed by the swordfish. cf. hula kui under kui,
joined.
hula kuolo. n. sitting chant dance; the performer beats the gourd drum (ipu) and
chants. also p ipu.
hula lau pili. n. name of hulas performed for the coronation of Kalkaua,
probably slick hulas.
hula mnai [hula m nai]. n. dance with a thin flexible stick which the squatting
dancer beats time as by striking the floor.
hula muumuu [hula muu muu]. a sitting dance... see muumuu.
hula nemanema [hula nema nema]. n. name of hulas performed for Kalkaua's
coronation.
hula noho. nvi. any sitting hula; to perform such.
hula helo [hula helo]. see helo, a hula dance; the dancer leans over on one
side, supporting himself with one hand, and with the opposite foot and arm
making a sawing motion...
hula lepelepe [hula lepe lepe]. n. name of hulas performed for Kalkaua's
coronation.
hula Pahua. nvi. a kind of fast hula that increases to a frenzy, said to have been
named originally for a mele mai named Pahua [pahua] (shoved). Emerson (UL
1835) calls it a stick dance and gives an example. To perform this dance.
hula Palani pai umauma [hula palani pai uma uma]. n. name of chest-slapping hulas
performed for Kalkaua's coronation.
hula papa hehi. n. dance in which the dancers use the papa hehi, treadle boards;
this dance is said to have originated on Niihau.
hula peepeemakawalu [hula pee pee maka walu]. n. a spider dance with stiff legs,
dancers hopped, right foot forward and left in reverse; then opposite, keeping
time with a boisterous chant and with hands fluttering vigorously.
hula Pele. n. sacred dance in honor of the goddess Pele.
hula puaa. n. a hula dance in which the hips sway from side to side in imitation
of a fat hog's waddling. Also ami puaa.
hula ulul. n. hula with ulul, gourds.
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. interj. of scorn, used idiomatically.
No hea ke ao ana i ka hula? I ka !Where learn the hula? Much [she] knows about it!
Stuff and nonsense!
ieie. n. an endemic woody, branching climber (Freycinetia arborea)
growing luxuriantly in forests at altitudes of about 300 to 600 m. The ringed
stems end in tufts of long, narrow, spiny leaves, in the center of which flowers
are borne on cylindrical spikes surrounded by leafy bracts, which are orange or
green with orange bases. (Neal 54) Ieie was one of five plants used on
the hula altar (see palai). also ie. [(NP) PPN *kie-kie, plant sp. (freycinetia)]
iliili. n. pebble, small stone, as used in dances or knane. [PPN *kili-kili, gravel,
usually coral rubble]
hoonoho i ka iliilito arrange pebbles on a mat in the shape of a man and his vital organs,
to teach anatomy
hula iliilipebble dance
iliili hnau [iliili h nau]. n. the birth pebbles of Kloa (a small section of the
beach at Puna-luu, Ka), which were believed to reproduce themselves, the
smooth nonporous ones being male, the porous ones female. These stones were
best liked for the pebble hula.
Ka iliili hnau o Kloa, ka nalu hai o Kw.The birth pebbles of Kloa, the breaking
waves of Kw. (ON 1404) (song)
ipu hula. n. dance drum made of two gourds sewed together. cf. olo.
iwi aoao. n. wife (so-called because Eve is said to have been taken from
Adam's rib); assistant leader in a hulatroupe. also paepae.
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kaapuni [kaa puni]. nvt. the hula step now called "around the island": the dancer
pivots on the ball of one foot in a complete circle; the other foot takes four or
more steps to complete the circuit; to do this step.
khea [k hea]. nvt. to call, cry out, invoke, greet, name; recital of the first lines
of a stanza by the dancer as a cue to the chanter; to recite the khea; to give a
military command; to summon; a call, alarm (k, caus. + hea, call).
khela [k hela]. see ami khela, a hula step.
kholo [k holo]. nvi. the "vamp" hula step, more common in modern than in
ancient dance, consisting of four counts: (1) one foot is extended to the side, (2)
the other is brought alongside, (3, 4) this is repeated on the same side; then the
four steps are repeated on the opposite side; to execute this step.
kai. nvt. to lead, direct, lift up and carry; to walk or step in a row or procession,
or as a child learning to walk; to come dancing out before an audience; the chant
during which dancers appear and leave; to train, as for
racing. cf.alakai, hkai, huakai, a prayer or service...; to lead, guide...; to move
along...; trip, voyage... (Malo 219) [(EO) PPN *taki, to lead, tow, guide]
Hou mai ua ihe u, a kai ae i ka pola o ka malo.Thrust your spear, directing towards the
flap of the loincloth.(FS 87)
Kai i ke kaa.To drive a cart. (2-Sam. 6.3)
kai unato move in a flock, herd, company
Ua kai ka aha.The prayer is rendered.
kai hemo. same as kai hoi, exit dancing...
kai hoi. vi. to exit dancing, as in a hula.
kai komo. vi. to enter dancing, as in a hula.
kaina wwae [kaina wwae]. n. steps, as in a dance or routine. lit., foot
sequence. cf. kiina.
kake. n.v. chants with mixed or garbled words, for and by chiefs, with inserted
syllables and some secret words (as: nohouw o luhun, nohouw o lahal,
for: nou o luna, nou o lalo, mine are the chiefs, mine are the commoners); to use
this language; play language used for amusement and intrigue;
code. cf. holokake, hkake.[(MQ) PPN *tate, garbled speech]
hookaketo speak kake; to speak unclearly
hula kakehula danced to a garbled chant
klaau, klau. n.v. stick dancing; to stick dance; sometimes this term is
applied to fencing instead of the more frequent kk lau.
-kpai. rare.
hookpaito rotate, revolve, as in a hula
Kapoulaknau, Kapoulaknau. more commonly known as Kapo, this unusual
goddess was a sister of Peleand daughter of Haumea. She had a dual nature as
a benevolent hula goddess identified with Laka, and as a fierce goddess of
sorcery. At Maunaloa, Molokai, she entered an ohe tree and poisoned it
(see klaiphoa). She saved Pele from being raped by Kamapuaa by sending
her flying vagina (kohe lele) as a lure. Kama followed this to Koko Head, Oahu,
where it left an imprint. Later Kapo hid it in Kalihi Valley. (HM 187, 212-
213) . Kapo was also called Kapokohelele. As a hula goddess, one of her forms
was the hala-pepe tree, branches of which were therefore placed
on hula altars. lit., Kapo red dotted with dark.
kaula kliki [kaula k liki]. n. lacings, cords as those by which the coconut knee
drum (pniu hula) was tied to the high of the player.
kwele [k wele]. nvi. a hula step: one foot makes a half circle forward and to the
side without touching the floor; usually in combination with other steps as
the holo or uwehe; to do this step. Often called ai kwele, kwelestyle. [(CE)
PPN *taa-were, hang free, be suspended]
kwelu [k welu]. nvi. a hula step, to do this step, which is said to be named for
the grass: one foot taps time with the heel, the toes being stationary, while the
other foot, flat, steps forward and then a little back, twice or more; the step is
repeated reversing the feet. In English this is called the Kalkaua step because the
step is used to begin the hula dedicated to Kalkaua:
Kalkaua n he inoa, ka pua mae ole i ka l.A name chant for Kalkaua, the flower that
wilts not in the sun.
k. nvt. protest, complaint, criticism; critic, especially a hula critic; formerly
a hula master who was invited by another hula master to criticize his class; to
criticize; to push, shove, struggle against, oppose, shun, avoid, abstain from,
refuse.
hookto crowd, elbow, push aside, jostle, struggle, oppress, shun, scorn, protest. Fig., to
beset with difficulties
hook makato favor some at the expense of others, as relatives
hook aito fast
hook ihuto blow the nose
Kaula i ka hook a n manu.Kaula [Islet] is crowded with birds [of any crowded
place]. (saying)
k aito fast
n weliweli hookoppressive terrors
Nui ke k o ka poe i kl puke.There was much protest by the people about that book.
kelamoku [kela moku]. nvi. a hula step invented by Hawaiian sailors: one foot
swings alternately on ball and heel of foot, the other points with the toe front and
back four times, then reversed; knees are bent, arms out, bent at elbows with
hands up and fingers often snapping, swaying with the body; to dance thus.
kiani. vt. to flick, flip, wave gently, as the hand overhead in a hula gesture; to
wheel and dip, as a soaring bird; frisky. cf. ani, to wave.
ai kianito nab at food
kielei [kie lei]. n. type of hula in which the dancer danced in a squatting
position. cf. (UL 210) .
kielei [ki-e-lei]. s. The name of a kind of hula; he kielei kekahi hula
kii. nvi. hula step: one foot points to the side, front, and back; then the other
foot does the same. also wwae kii, fetching step.
kii. n. gesture, as in hula.
kii hua. nvi. to make gestures in the hula pili and hula ulul imitative of the
words of the chant; these gestures.
kii kuhi. n.v. to make time-keeping hula gestures with the left hand reaching
forward and back to the front of the shoulder, while tapping the ulul on the
right lap; these gestures.
kii p. nvi. in a hula, tapping the lap or left hand with the base of the ulul;
tapping the palm of the left hand, floor, back of left hand and right shoulder with
end of puli; both are now called in English "common motion"; to do so.
kiip [kiip]. vi. to vamp, as in hula or singing.
kilu. nvt. a small gourd or coconut shell, usually cut lengthwise, as used for
storing small, choice objects, or to feed favorite children from. Used also as a
quoit in the kilu game: the player chanted as he tossed the kilu towards an object
placed in front of one of the opposite sex; if he hit the goal he claimed a kiss; to
play this game. (Malo 216-18: ch. 42). In the Bishop Museum are stone quoits
labelled kilu. See ex., eo and (FS 27583).
N kilu a Lohiau.Kilu hulas by Lohiau [name of some hulas performed for the coronation of
Kalkaua].
N kilu a Pele.Kilu hulas by Pele [performed for the coronation of Kalkaua].
koa. n. the largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa), with light-
gray bark, crescent-shaped leaves, and white flowers in small, round
heads. A legume with fine, red wood, a valuable lumber tree, formerly used for
canoes, surfboards, calabashes, now for furniture and ukuleles. A small koa was
sometimes added to the hula altar to Laka, goddess of the hula, to make the
dancer fearless. The name koa may be qualified by the terms k, k ma kua, k
mauna. (Neal 40811) [(AN) PPN *toa, a tree (casuarina equisetifolia)]
E ola koa.Live like a koa tree [i.e. long].
klani [k lani]. n. sitting hula in honor of a chief (lani). rare.
kolani [ko-la-ni]. s. Name of a species of hula; he kolani kekahi hula.
kwehe [k wehe]. vi. to billow or flutter out, as a dancer's skirt. cf. wehe, open.
Ua ike lihi aku nei au i ka lawe kwehe a ka p.I have just glimpsed the fluttering
skirt. (song)
kuamuamu [ku-a-mu-a-mu]. The name of a play or dance.
kuhi. nvt. to point, gesture, as in speaking, directing an orchestra, or dancing
the hula; gesture, pointing. [(EO) PPN*tusi, point (to), indicate]
hookuhito teach the art of gesturing in the hula; to point, etc
hula kuhi limasitting dance with gestures of hands and swaying of torso
Ka ia kuhi lima o Ewa.The gesturing sea creature of Ewa [the pearl oyster; it was taboo to
talk while gathering them]. (ON 1357)
k k. used only in the idiom o k! o k! This originated in Wahinemao's
chant: O k, o k o Wahinemao, wahine a Lohiau ipo (PH 184), bam! boom!
Woman-in-green, wife of Sweetheart-Lohiau.Wahinemao did not know how
to dance or chant; her song was merely a rhythm beat to which she marched
about comically. Hence the idiom has come to mean 'a lick and a promise, do it
as quickly as possible and get it over with.'
kkulu hulahula [kkulu hulahula]. vt. choreographer; to
choreograph. lit., arrange dances.
kl [k l]. same as klihi, to wait a long time; to stand long...; short
for kloa, name of the lengthy ceremonies on the night before graduation day
in hula...
E kl ae ana au i kuu haku.I am waiting long for my master.
kloa [k loa]. same as klihi, kl; name of the lengthy ceremonies on the
night before graduation day in hula; a 'long waiting' with feasts and ceremonies
lasting for hours; lengthy religious prayers, ceremonies.
He l kl e kloa ai i n mea ai i ulu mai.That was the day for long prayers to get food to
grow. (For. 6:125)
kumu. n. teacher, tutor, manual, primer, model, pattern.
kau kumumy teacher
kumu alakaiguide, model, example
kumu hoohlikepattern, example, model
kumu hulahula teacher
kumu kuiboxing teacher
kumu kulaschool teacher
kumu leo melesong book
kumu muafirst primer
kupe. n. a hula step: with the feet still and the knees bent, the body swings three
times quite low down to the right, over to the left, and up.
kupukupu [kupu kupu]. n. sword fern (Nephrolepis exaltata), a long,
narrow fern with many lateral divisions; it was sometimes added to
the hula altar to Laka, for knowledge to kupu (sprout).
Alsonianiau and palapalai on Niihau, and kupukupu. (Neal 145)
kwili [k wili]. vt. to move restlessly, embrace, pet, caress; to spin in a
dance. cf. kuili, wili.
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L
laamia [laa mia]. n. calabash tree (Crescentia cujete), introduced from
tropical America, fruit used for hula rattle with aliipoe seeds. (Neal 771)
Laka. goddess of the hula, maile, ieie, and other forest plants (UL 24) ,
often identified with Kapoulaknau.see Maile.
Lakakane [la-ka-ka-ne]. s. The name of a god; the god of dances; he akua no ka poe hula.
lele. nvi. hula step: the dancer walks forward, lifting up the rear heel with each
step, with slight inward movement; sometimes with the uwehe step with each
foot forward. This can also be done backwards; to dance thus.
lewa. vi. to float, dangle, swing, hang, oscillate; swinging, dangling, pendulous,
afloat, unstable; limber-jointed, of
admired hula dancers. cf. akalewa, haalewa. [(NP) PPN *lewa, free-float in air or on
water, be suspended]
E ola ana oia nei a lewa ke kanahiku.He will live on to past seventy.
halelewatabernacle
He aha ka hana a Anapau l? Hoolewa ka hana a Anapau l.What is the work of
Anapau there? Rotating the hips is the work of Anapau there. (song)
hk lewamoving star, planet
hoolewato float, as a cloud; to lift up and carry, as on a stretcher; to suspend
hoolewato rotate the hips in dancing, sway. See song under Hpoe.
ka moana lewa loathe deep ocean
kai lewadeep sea out of sight of land
moe hoolewastretcher, hammock
n mea hoolewapeddlers [they carried their goods swinging on a carrying pole; cf. klewa]
one lewashifting sand
wai lewalong, pendulous breasts
lohelohe [lohe lohe]. n. larvae of the dragonfly; this was used in hula ceremonies
because lohe means to hear and
obey. see puaalohelohe. also poolnui, lohaloha. [(CE) PPN *roferofe, insect
larvae]
lolo. nvs. religious ceremony at which the brain of the sacrificed animal was
eaten (such ceremonies occurred at a canoe launching, start of journey,
completion of instruction); to have completed the lolo ceremony, hence expert,
skilled.
Ao ihola o Halemano i ka hula pau ke ao ana, lolo ihola i ka puaa.Halemano learned
the hula after learning, a pig was offered ceremonially. (FS 275)
he lolo au moanaseafaring expert
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M
maile. n. a native twining shrub, Alyxia olivaeformis. St-John, 1975a,
described four forms of mailebased on leaf size and shape. They are
believed to be sisters with human and plant forms and are listed below.
They were considered minor goddesses of the hula. maile kaluhea is also
believed by some to be a sister. see moekahi, mpu, palai, and
chants, lhau and . The maile vine has shiny fragrant leaves and is used for
decorations and leis, especially on important occasions. It is a member of the
periwinkle family. Laka, goddess of the hula, was invoked as the goddess of
the maile, which was one of five standard plants used in her altar. (Neal 690
1) [PPN *maile, a fragrant vine or shrub (alyxia sp.)]
Maile. four sweet-scented sisters with human and plant
forms: Mailehaiwale (brittle maile), Mailekaluhea(fragrant maile), Mailelaulii (sma
ll-leaved maile), Mailepkaha (Laie 454-455). They appear in numerous legends,
in the most famous as guardians of Lieikawai and her house thatched with bird
feathers in legendaryPaliuli. Fragrance had supernatural power and was
associated with gods (HM 531) , royalty, and religion, especially for worshipers
of Laka, the hula goddess. see Kahalaompuana, Lieikawai.
mlani [m lani]. vs. sketchy, not deep, superficial, as of knowledge, emotion, a
sore; obvious or plain rather than profound; mild, as of sickness.
He ike mlani kona i ka hula.He has a superficial knowledge of the hula.
malina. n. sisal (Agave sisalana; Furcrae foetida on Niihau), a tropical
American plant grown for its fiber; used for rope, twine, hula skirts. The plant
forms a huge rosette of stiff, straight leaves (1.8 m by 15 cm). It is
calledmalina because marine ropes were made from it. cf. malina. (Neal 2245)
mea hula. n. Hula dancer.
mele. nvt. song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant
(preceded by both ke and ka). cf.oli, a chant that is not danced to. cf. haku
mele. [(NP) PPN *umele, kind of song or chant (problematic)]
hoomeleto cause to sing or chant
kna melehis song [sung by him or composed by him]
Ke Mele a SolomonaThe Song of Solomon (Biblical)
kona melehis song [in his honor]
mele oligay song
mele [me-le]. To sing in chorus or concert. Puk. 15:1. To sing with joy; to sing and dance.
See hula.
mele khea [mele k hea]. n. chant for admittance to an old-time hula school. lit.,
calling song.
mele kai. n. chant or song sung while dancers come out before the audience. lit.,
procession song.
mele kai hoi. n. chant or song sung while dancers leave the audience. lit., song
for proceeding back.
mele kuahu. n. altar chant, as before an altar in a hula school.
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N
naue, nauwe. vi. to move, shake, rock, sway, tremble; to quake, as the earth; to
vibrate; to march; loose and insecure, as a tooth; revolving, as hips in
a hula. cf. ue. [PPN *aue, shake]
hoonaueto cause to shake, revolve, sway, rock; to disturb
Ka ua honi, hoonaue i ka puu koa.The rain sways in a dance and shakes the coral pile.
Naue i mua.Forward, march.
No ke aha l oe i hoonaue mai ai iau?Why have you disquieted me? (1-Sam. 28.15)
nio. n. altar, as for hula. also kuahu.
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O
. n. a hula step in which the hip is quickly thrust () outward; similar to
the kwelu except that the foot pivots while turning to the opposite direction.
hele. a hula (EH)
helo [ helo]. n. a hula dance; the dancer leans over on one side, supporting
himself with one hand, and with the opposite foot and arm making a sawing
motion; many mele helo have sexual import. also hula helo.
lapa [ lapa]. n. dancer, as contrasted with the chanter
or hoopaa (memorizer); now, any dance accompanied by chanting, and
drumming on a gourd drum.
oli. nvt. chant that was not danced to, especially with prolonged phrases chanted
in one breath, often with a trill (ii) at the end of each phrase; to chant thus. [(NP)
PPN *oli-oli, a chant]
ke olithe chant
mea olichanter
olo. n. long gourd container used as a receptacle, as for kava or water; long
body of a gourd used as a huladrum cf. heke, ipu. cf. olo awa.
lohe [ lohe]. nvs. skilled, especially in lua fighting, so called perhaps because
the beards of lua fighters were plucked and their bodies greased; bones of hairless
men were desired for fish hooks because such men were thought stronger; also
said of hula experts; skilled fighter. (Kel. 115)
olu. nvs. cool, refreshing; soft, supple, flexible, pliant, elastic, slack, springy;
pleasant, comfortable, at ease; polite, kind, courteous; coolness; softness, grace,
slackness; comfort, amenities; courtesy, kindness. cf. oluolu. [(NP)
PPN*kolu, curved, coiled]
holuto make soft, limber, pleasant, cool, comfortable; to comfort, please, satisfy, pacify
Ka olu o ka noho anaThe amenities of life. (Kep. 97)
Olu kona kino i ka hula.Her body is supple in the hula.
nohi [ nohi]. n. the eyeball; center; setting, as of a ring. fig., eyes. see
ex. hehelo. [(CE) PPN *konofi-mata,kano(fi)(-mata) eyeball]
He paakai poepoe liilii, he nohi awa ka inoa.Small round-grained salt is called milkfish
eyeball.
Kahi mea iia ka nohi o ka pahu hula.The one who has the central [role] among hula
drummers.
nohi kaimanaset diamond
nohi kau maka.Beloved one; lit., eyeball placed in the eye.
nohi uliulidark pupil of the eye
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P
p. nvi. a sound; to sound; beat, rhythm, as of a dance; stroke, as of an
instrument; thump of a gourd down on a pad, with one quick slap of the fingers
as the gourd is raised; signal to begin a dance or drumming.
P maila ka leo hone o ka waiolina.The sweet sound of a violin reached here.
pahua [pa-hu-a]. v. To dance; to go through the evolutions of dancing.
pahu hula. n. hula drum.
pahuhula [pa-hu-hu-la]. s. A kind of drum used at hulas in former times; it was covered with
shark skin.
p hula. n. hula troupe, hula studio, place reserved for hula dancing.
pahula [pa-hu-la]. v. Pa and hula, to dance. To dance; to hula, i. e., to sing and dance. s. A
dance. See hula.
p hula keena ao hula. hula studio (EH)
pahu pai. n. small sharkskin hula drum. lit., beating drum.
pahupai [pa-hu-pai]. s. A drum for beating at a hula; o ka ili mano, he mea ia e hana ia
i pahupai.
p ipu. n.v. to beat a gourd drum; the drum itself and accompanying chant and
sitting dance by the chanter. alsohula kuolo.
paipu [pa-i-pu]. s. Name of a hula or dance.
paipunahele [pai puna hele]. n.v. to fete a favorite (punahele), especially by
composing songs in his honor, and staging dances and feasts for him; an
expression of love for a favorite.
He paipunahele kl n ke kupuna i ke keiki.That is the grandparent's expression of
affection for the child.
paipunahele [pai-pu-na-he-le]. s. Name of a dance.
pai umauma [pai uma uma]. n. chest-slapping hula. [(MQ) PPN *paki-uma, chest-
slapping dance]
paiumauma [pai-u-ma-u-ma]. v. Pai, to strike, and umauma, the breast. A play which
consisted in striking on the breast; he hula pai ma ka umauma.
palai. n. a native fern (Microlepia setosa), growing wild and
cultivated, 95 to 130 cm high. The lacy, ovate fronds look much like
those of the pala but are somewhat hairy instead of smooth. The palai was one
of the important plants placed on the hula altar to Laka, goddess of hula; it is
famous in song (seewilia). also palapalai. see ex. popohe. (Neal 12) [PPN *palai, a
yam (dioscorea nummularia)]
Palani, Farani. nvs. France; Frenchman; French; Frank. Eng.
hula Palanisame as the pai umauma hula (UL 203)
pale. n. division, canto of a song, scene of a play, division of song in a hula
papai. redup. of pai, , , , , to slap, spank, beat, hit...; to tie, a draw, equal...;
to mix, as ingredients, to mingle...; to put clothes to soak...; a bundle, package, to
tie up such a bundle... [(AN) PPN *paki, slap]
hoopapairedup. of hoopai; to move the stomach muscles, as in certain hula dances
p hula. dancing skirt (EH)
papa [pa pa]. n. overlaid tapa (Kam. 76:115) said to be so called because it
was wet during its manufacture; sometimes worn by dancers.
pili. n. a grass (Heteropogon contortus) known in many warm
regions, formerly used for thatching houses in Hawaii; sometimes
added to the hula altar to Laka, for knowledge to pili or cling; thatch (preceded
by ke). (Neal 80)
hale pilihouse thatched with pili grass
H wale aku n ka waiwai i ke pili.The wealth overflowed on the pili grass [of great
quantities]. (Kep. 119)
lei kk ula i ke pilired network lei [rainbow] on the pili grass (song)
poahi. vi. to revolve, spin, go around; to rotate, of hips in a hula. rare.
p kloa. taboo night (hula) (EH)
poopuaa [poo puaa]. n. head pupil in a hula school. lit., pig head, so named
because the head pupil provided a pig or pig-head offering. cf. (UL 29) .
pule hoonoho [pule hoo noho]. n. prayer calling on a god to possess an individual
or a hula altar.
pule kala. n. prayer of protection from any evil, as of hula teachers before a
program. cf. also (Malo 113). lit., removal prayer.
pniu [p niu]. n. small knee drum made of a coconut shell with fishskin cover,
as of kala.
pp weuweu [p p weu weu]. n. clump of grass; clump of greenery, especially
as placed on the hula altar to the goddess Laka.
pp weuweu, ppweuweu [p p weu weu]. a chant prayer to Laka after a
period of training in the hula to free the taboo.
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U
ue, uwe. nvi. a hula step: the caller announces the step to drummer (who
changes the beat) and dancers by calling e ue (e imperative and ue). The right
foot is extended forward with toes pointing, while both arms are brought forward
to chest level with hands crossed and fingers tipped upward; the left hand stays
up, while right arm and foot swing back in an outward arc. Then the right arm
and foot are moved forward, and the step is repeated to the left. Then three short
steps are taken forward. In the last step the left hand is forward, and the right foot
and arm back. To do this step.
lili [ lili]. n. hula step similar to uwehe, except that only one heel at a time is
raised; this step has a distinctive beat.
ulili [u-li-li]. The name of a hula; he ulili kahi hula.
ulul, ul-ul. nvi. a gourd rattle, containing seeds with colored feathers at the
top, used for the hula ulul (at one time there were no feathers); to rattle.
hululto shake the ulul; to rattle
uluulu lei. n. leis offered to the gods.
hoouluulu leihula altar where fresh leis were placed during hula instruction
niki [ niki]. nvi. graduation exercises, as for hula, lua fighting, and other
ancient arts (probably related to niki, to tie, as the knowledge was bound to the
student).
uwehe, uehe. nvi. hula step: one foot is lifted with weight shifting to opposite
hip as the foot is lowered; both knees are then pushed forward by the quick
raising of the heels, with continued swaying of the hips from side to side (a
difficult step); to do this step.
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W
walea. vs. accustomed; so familiar that one does a thing without effort, as a
dance; adept; to do well and effortlessly, as an acquired skill.
ua hana waleadone until automatic
ua walea i ka pena kiian experienced and perfect painter
wali. vs. smooth, thin, as poi; fine, mashed, soft, powdery, supple, limber, as a
dancer's body. cf. nwaliwali,niu, nwali, onawaliwali. [(NP) PPN *wali, mushy,
watery]
aila hoowali penapaint thinner
hoowalito make soft, smooth, as soil, to mix, as poi or dough; to digest
n lio kainapu hoowali luagraceful, doubly supple horses (chant)
n mea hoowali a lokodigestive organs
uala hoowali iamashed sweet potatoes
lei hoowali ualadigging stick of lei wood that softens [the earth for] sweet
potatoes [sexual reference]
waha walismooth talk, smooth talker; to talk smooth; glib
wwae [w wae]. n. hula step (general name).
wwahi [w wahi]. redup. of whi; to tear down, shatter, wreck, dash to pieces,
break into, demolish; to break, as a law or a twenty-dollar bill; to cause
disorder. cf. phaku wwahi waa. (Gram. 6.2.1) PCP *waawasi.
mkini wwahi phakurock crusher
whi puupaato ravish a virgin
wwahi i ka huato break the egg
wwahi i ka manawato keep open an infant's fontanel by applying crushed ppolo
berries; it was believed that an infant might be fed through the fontanel
wwahi p hulato disturb a hula show by presenting a rival show