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WAIMANALOWhere I Live
by Julie Stewart Williamsillustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLSExtension Education Division
Hawaiian Studies Institute
Honolulu, Hawai‘i2002
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
Copyright © 2003 by Kamehameha Schools
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ISBN 0-87336-073-7
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Dedicated to
Na Keiki o WaimanaloThe Children of Waimanalo
My sisters and brothers.My aunties and uncles.My cousins and others.All my ‘ohana, ‘ohana, ‘ohana.
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On O‘ahu, my island.On O‘ahu, my mokupuni.
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O‘ahu, O‘ahu inour State of Hawai‘i.
One of eight islands in our State of Hawai‘i.
Hawai‘i
MauiLana‘i
O‘ahu
Kaua‘i
Ni‘ihau
Moloka‘i
Kaho‘olawe
Pacific Ocean
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But where is Waimanalo?Is it North?Is it South?Is it East?Is it West?
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Look to the East, the Southeast, the Southeast.Find Waimanalo in Southeast O‘ahu.Find Waimanalo in the moku
of Ko‘olau Poko, Ko‘olau Poko.On the windward side,Where trade winds blow.
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Sunlight with ua, a rainbow appears.Anuenue! Anuenue! Anuenue!A colorful crown on my ahupua‘a.A colorful lei po‘o on my ahupua‘a.
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Ao, clouds, white puffs up high.Hug the tops of the Ko‘olau.Ao, clouds, sprinkle ua, rain.
Ua, rain. Ua, rain.One large stream named Puha,
Flows with wai, fresh water.Wai, fresh water.
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HAWAIIAN VOCABULARYPage 1 ‘aina: land, homeland, birthplacePage 2 ‘ohana: family, relative
kupuna: grandparents, ancestorsPage 5 ahupua‘a: land division usually running from the mountains to the sea
uka: upland, towards the mountainkai: sea, area near the sea
Page 6 mokupuni: islandPage 9 moku: districtPage 10 la: sun, day
Hawai‘i nei: this beloved Hawai‘iPage 11 ua: rain
anuenue: rainbowlei po‘o: head lei
Page 12 ao: cloudsPage 13 wai: fresh waterPage 15 lo‘i kalo: wetland taroPage 16 ko‘a: fishing shrinePage 19 ‘iwa: frigate birdPage 20 Pahonu: turtle pond
ali‘i: chiefono: delicious, tasty; to crave
Page 21 limu kohu: a soft, small seaweed; pink or dark redhe‘e: octopus, commonly known as squidlawai‘a: fisherman
Page 22 mahina: moonhoku: star
Page 23 mahi‘ai: planterHokule‘a: “Star of Happiness;” after the star Arcturus
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BIBLIOGRAPHYDurante, Kawao. A variety of references with information about Kane‘ohe, Hau‘ula, Waimanalo;
(includes maps, songs, illustrations, ‘olelo no‘eau, etc.)
Handy, E.S. Craighill, Elizabeth Green Handy and Mary Kawena Pukui. Native Planters in
Old Hawaii, Their Life, Lore, and Environment. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1972.
Krauss, Beatrice H. Plants in Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993.
Landgraf, Anne Kapulani. Na Wahi Pana O Ko‘olau Poko. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1993.
Mitchell, Donald D. Kilolani. Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture. Honolulu: The Kamehameha
Schools Press, 1994.
Moanalua Gardens Foundation. Ko‘olaupoko. Honolulu: Moanalua Gardens Foundation, 1996.
Neal, Marie C. In Gardens of Hawaii. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1965.
Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini. Place Names of Hawaii.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1984.
Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary (revised and enlarged edition).
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
Sterling, Elspeth P. and Catherine C. Summers. Sites of Oahu. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Museum, 1978.
Williams, Julie Stewart. From the Mountains to the Sea. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press,
1997.
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