View
2
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
KANE‘OHEWhere 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
All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced
in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means,including information storage and retrieval systems,without permission in writing from the publisher,
except by a reviewer who may quote briefpassage in a review.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
Hawaiian Studies InstituteExtension Education Division
Kamehameha Schools1887 Makuakane Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 0-87336-072-9
12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 8 7 6 5
Dedicated to
Na Keiki o Kane‘oheThe Children of Kane‘ohe
Kane‘ohe! Kane‘ohe!My home where I live.My ‘aina where I live.
1
My sisters and brothers.My aunties and uncles.My cousins and others.All my ‘ohana, ‘ohana, ‘ohana.
3
But where is Kane‘ohe?Is it North?Is it South?Is it East?Is it West?
8
Look to the East, the East, the East.Find Kane‘ohe in East O‘ahu.Find Kane‘ohe in the mokuof Ko‘olau Poko, Ko‘olau Poko.
On the windward side,Where trade winds blow.
9
Nu‘uanu Pali, cool cliffs steep and high.Kamehameha’s warriors brave and strong.
18
Kane‘ohe! Kane‘ohe!My ahupua‘a. My ahupua‘a.
23
HAWAIIAN VOCABULARYPage 1 ‘aina: land
Page 2 ‘ohana: family, relative
kupuna: grandparents, ancestors
Page 5 ahupua‘a: land division usually from the mountains to the sea
uka: upland, towards the mountain
kai: sea, area near the sea
Page 6 mokupuni: island
Page 9 moku: district
Page 10 la: sun, day
Page 11 ua: rain
anuenue: rainbow
lei po‘o: head lei
Page 12 ao: cloud
Page 13 wai: fresh water
Page 15 lo‘i kalo: wetland taro
Page 17 heiau: place of worship
Page 19 loko i‘a: fishpond
Page 20 mahina: moon
hoku: star
Page 21 mahi‘ai: planter
lawai‘a: fisherman
Hokule‘a: “Star of Happiness,” after the star Arcturus
Page 22 ‘iwa: frigate bird25
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Durante, Kawao. A variety of references with information about Kane‘ohe and Hau‘ula (includes maps, songs, illustrations, ‘Olelo no‘eau, etc.)
Handy, E.S. Craighill, Elizabeth Green Handy and Mary Kawena Puku‘i. 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 Hawai‘i Press, 1993.
Moanalua Gardens Foundation. Hau‘ula Loop Trail. Honolulu: Moanalua Gardens Foundation, 1996.
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 O‘ahu. Honolulu: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1978.
Williams, Julie Stewart. From the Mountains to the Sea. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press, 1997.
26
Recommended