Author Archives: Liana

nvs. Good will, good disposition, generosity, grace; kind, humane, gracious, benevolent, beneficent, obliging. Nā lā o ka lokomaikaʻi, days of grace [time allotted for paying a bill]. Yesterday’s word, loko ʻino (bad inside, evil), necessitated an off setting opposite. I … Continue reading →

Merciless, heartless, evil, malevolent, barbarous, cruel; such a person. Loko ʻino – two words. First word, loko, refers to the insides. During my small kid time, many a lūʻau served, amongst the usual flair, loko. That’s the insides. I can … Continue reading →

nvt. Faith, confidence; to have faith, confidence; to believe. Kumu manaʻoʻiʻo, creed. Pelika o ka manaʻoʻiʻo, covenant of faith. I am just gonna come out and say that this is a post missionary word, it came to life as missionaries … Continue reading →

Father; male parent. Today, Memorial Day, I honor my makua kāne, my dad, Shermaih Kahuakai Iaea, Jr. Also known as Jerry Boy. Bulla. Sarge. He passed away 7 years ago next month. My mom and my brothers always told me … Continue reading →

Hole; door, entrance, gate, slit, vent, opening, issue.  2.  To pass through, appear, emerge, come out; to rise, as the sun. 3.  To graduate. 4.  To say, utter, speak.  5.  To gain, win, profit; to draw interest; winnings, gain, profit. … Continue reading →

nvi. Doubtful, undecided, dubious, uncertain; to doubt, hesitate, distrust; reluctance, doubt, hesitation. Members of the Territorial legislature abstained from voting by saying, “kānalua.rd; hoʻo.kā.nalua To cause doubt. Hoʻokānalu ʻole ʻia ʻo kona ʻoiaʻiʻo, there is no cause to doubt its … Continue reading →

n. Native hardwood shrubs or trees (Dodonaea, all species), 30 cm to 10 m high, more or less sticky at branch tips; leaves narrow, 2 to 10 cm long; flowers small; fruit a yellow, red, or brown papery capsule about … Continue reading →

vt. To take out, withdraw, as money from a bank, or a drawer from a desk; to unsheath, extract; to take off, as a ring; to translate, interpret. Mea unuhi, translator, interpreter. hoʻo.unuhi To have something translated, withdrawn, etc. (PPN unusi, which … Continue reading →

nvs. Patience; patient, enduring, long suffering; to tolerate. Lit., great breath. Cf. aholoa, pauaho, paupauaho; see ex., lawe 2, makua. Ahonui ʻole, impatient. hoʻāho.nui Caus/sim. E hoʻāhonui aʻe ā pau kēia pilikia, be patient until this trouble is over.    … Continue reading →

Forehead, brow. 2. Cape, headland, point, promontory. 3. Wisdom; mental or emotional qualities. 4. An insulting term, followed by qualifiers, referring to kauä, outcasts. Do you know that the original name for Diamond Head is actually Laeʻahi, or Lēʻahi (shortened … Continue reading →