Vocab

Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina

Refers to all the Hawaiian islands

Mokupuni

Refers to an entire island as a political land division which was ruled by a high chief

Moku

Moku or district is a land division that sections off portions of each island. After the Great Mahele, the islands were divided into districts.

ʻIli

An ʻili is a strip of land within an ahupuaʻa.

ʻIli kūpono

- land of special merit or shortened to ʻili kū

Kahawai

Stream

Mānowai

 rock structure that does not dam the water

ʻAuwai

The ʻauwai is an irrigated ditch used to transport water.

Makawai

The makawai are the openings in the banks of the loʻi where water enters and exits each loʻi.

Hoʻi wai

is the place where the water leaves the loʻi and returns to the stream

Loko

any type of pond

Kuapā/pā

man made wall

Kiaʻi loko

keeper of pond

Waihauʻaoa/koʻa

types of shrines (usually of stones and coral,)

Makahā

 sluice gates

Lau

leaf

Piko

middle

huluhulu

kalo

ʻIli Kalo

Iʻo

Kaʻe

Kōhina

Loko kuapā