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kuʻu

my w/affection; my w/love

Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi

Pronunciation notes listed in class: /havaiʻi/, /hawaiʻi/, /havaʻi/, /hawaʻi/.

ʻO

Pepeke ʻAike ʻO marker; “something is the something.”

Hawaiʻi

place

kuʻu

kaʻi my beloved; my w/love

haʻaheo

kikino pride

ʻaʻano proud

ē

vocative particle; extending the meaning; carrying the sound/message out

ka ʻāina

the land; especially populated / inhabited places

aloha

ʻaʻano well-loved, beloved, loved

o

of-belonging to

kuʻu kupuna

my beloved ancestor(s); my dear ancestors

my beloved grandparent(s); dear grandparents

ē

vocative particle; carrying the sound/message out

ua

māka painu past tense

ulu

to grow, increase in size; hamani to grow in size

aʻe

directional: up / diagonal

au

I

i

ʻami in / on / at

ʻami henua in / on / at

ka malu

the protection; the shelter

o ka ʻāina

of the land

fig., extends to the people themselves; fig., includes people

ma ʻaneʻi

here

nō

indeed; intensifier

au

I

e — ai

māka painu wrapper; internal

noho

to sit; to dwell; to live somewhere

papa

cf., papa moʻokūʻauhau, a genealogy / family genealogy

noho papa

to live in a place for generations; being in one place for many generations

Pattern note

Pepeke Painu Kālele Kūlana / Kālele Kūlana pattern — emphasizing place / location.

kulāiwi / kulaiwi

the ancestral / family homeland

Additional S2 note: “Ma ʻaneʻi nō lākou / I noho papa ai.”

kū kilakila

standing majestically; stands/standing majestically

ʻo

marker of a name coming next; marking the name in the piko

Hualalai / Hualālai

mountain which makes up most of northern Kona district

mountain in Kona, makes up most of terrain in north Kona district

approx. 10k feet

ē

vocative particle; carrying the sound/message out

kiʻei

to peer; to look at something; to peer or look across/down at

cf., ʻalawa

i lalo

down

iā

ʻami showing proper noun as direct object

ʻami lauka direct object marker

Kealakehe

a neighborhood in Kona; also an ahupuaʻa

a place in north Kona, ahupuaʻa

piʻi

to come up; to rise

mai

directional: towards viewpoint

ka nalu

the wave; the surf, the waves

o

of-belonging to

Kohanaiki

place name, Kona; ahupuaʻa

south of the airport at Keāhole by the sea; ahupuaʻa from sea to around 7k feet up to Kaʻupulehu

kohana — naked; iki — a little bit

i

ʻami at the; at the time

ka wehena

the opening

o

of-belonging to

kaiao

the dawn; breaking of dawn

Class note

Poetic license.

a

poetic: “and at,” “and when at”

Class comparison: “A ka luna o Kīlauea.”

Honokaʻa

above the cliffs of Hāmākua

a place east Hawaiʻi island, Hāmākua

where Tex Drive-In / Tex’s Drive-In is

kau

mounted upon, sitting upon

to mount, to be on top of something, to sit upon

ma ka lio

on the horse

ē

vocative particle; carrying the sound/message out

holo

to travel, to ride; to go on some kind of transport

i

ʻami kuhilana showing destination

(1) in the direction, destination; to destination

(2) in / on / at

uka

the upland area; upland

i Mauna Kea

(1) to Mauna Kea

(2) on Mauna Kea

ē

vocative particle; carrying the sound/message out

kani

to make a sound; making a sound

mai

directional: towards viewpoint

ka leo

the voice

o ka palila

of the palila bird

ʻelua

two

māua

he/she and I; us, he/she and I

ma ke mele

the song

the act of singing

mele

kikino song

hamani to sing a song

Class note

ma ke mele ʻana i ke mele

e

māka painu should / do

lei

hamani to wear a lei

nō

indeed

au

I

i

ʻami showing direct object

ka lei

kikino the lei

hiʻi

to hold close to the bosom; to carry close to the bosom

cf., Hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele

kupuna

grandparent / ancestor(s); the ancestors

lei

fig. child

Class notes

Hawaiʻi is her ancestors.

kuʻu Hawaiʻi — kuʻu kupuna