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85 Cards in this Set

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ʻāina

land, earth

Ua

rain

Makani

wind, breeze

Po'owai

water head, water source

'Auwai

irrigation ditch for taro plants

Ho'i

stream that runs water back to lo'i

ʻāina momona

abundant land, fertile land

Kahawai

stream

Waiwai

goods

Pacific hot spot

locations on the Pacific Rim high in volcanic activity

Atolls

coral islands

High islands

islands of volcanic origin

Basalt water lens

underground, where freshwater meets saltwater

Kona

leeward winds (from the southwest)

Ko'olau

windward

Mahina

moon

Māhealani

full moon

Muku

phase of moon when it's no longer visible

Wao akua

distant mountain region, inhabited by spirits only

Wao kanaka

inland region where people live, below Wao Akua

Kai

sea

Wai

water

Moana

ocean, lake

Ahupua'a

traditional division of land

Land Commission

privatization of land in Hawai'i

Po'e 'imi waiwai

prospector, seeks wealth

Buke māhele

document of all land claims

Māla

dry land garden

Lo'i kalo

low land terraces

Loko i'a

fishpond

Kauikeaouli

Kamehameha III's name at birth

Jerry Ongies

builder, finished canoe

Keone Nunes

tattoo artist

Hawai'iloa

man who found Hawai'i according to legend, name of double-hulled canoe

Kākau uhi

tattoo on body

Kālai

to carve

Kapa

dress material

'Ahu'ula

chiefly garments

He'enalu

surfing

Hula

traditional dancing

Lua

bone breaking martial arts

Moena

mat, resting place, lying down, place to set fish nets

Haku pei

surfing stones down hills

Lei

lei

Haku mele

a poetic chant, named after whom it's written about

Treaty of Tordesillas

The Pope divides the unconquered world up for only Portugal and Spain

Ferdinand Magellan

Found route from Spain to Spice Islands

Lapu-lapu

Prince's rival, kills Magellan

Kalani'opu'u

Ruling chief when Cook arrived

O lono

Celebration festival of leeward winds, sails

Manila Galleon Trade

Trade route between Manila in Guam and Acapulco in Mexico, then from Mexico to Spain

John Webber

Artist for Cook

Kamehameha Pai'ea

Unites Hawaiian Islands through battle and politics

Ka'ahumanu

Kamehameha I's wife

George Vancouver

British explorer, brings cattle to Hawai'i

Provisioning

Re-supply depot in Hawai'i for ships sailing across Pacific

Liholiho

Kamehameha II, Kamehameha Pai'eu's son

Kauikeaouli

Kamehameha III, longest ruling monarch in Hawai'i, ended British occupation after Paulet Affair

Sugar Cane

Huge export from Hawai'i

Constitution of 1840

First constitution in Hawai'i

The Paulet Affair

Land dispute that led to gunboat diplomacy and British takeover for a few months

Alexander Liholiho

Kamehameha IV, built Queen's Hospital, which was funded by handouts

Māhele

Distribution of land, proposed by Kamehameha III, plot of land

Lota Kapuāiwa

Kamehameha V, change constitution, lifts certain laws

William Charle Lunalilo

Became king democratically

David La'amea Kalākaua

King, forced to sign Bayonet Constitution

Bayonet Constitution

Constitution signed by Kalākaua at gunpoint

Treaty of Reciprocity

Allows U.S. to use Hawaiian ports, but U.S. doesn't own any Hawaiian lands

Ea

sovereignty, independence

Lydia Kamaka'eha Lili'uokalani

Heir to Kalākaua, last monarch

Mo'olelo

Stories, myths

'ōiwi

Native Hawaiians

Ko'ihonua

Cosmogony

Kahiki

land other than here

Pele

Goddess of fire

Hawai'iloa

Navigator who settled on Hawai'i

Hauātea Alliance

Polynesians who gather to discuss things

Pā'ao

Revolutionized religion in Hawai'i

Wa'a Kaulua

Double-hulled canoes

Pwo

Navigator

Kahuna

Skilled individual

Inoa

name

Kapu

sacred

Noa

free

Ni'aupi'o

Chiefly incest