1. Ka Moʻolelo no Kamapuaʻa:
Place Names
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2. PLACE NAMES
• Kaliuwaʻa
– Valley, stream, and falls (Sacred
Falls), Hauʻula, Oʻahu. A short
distance below the falls is a troughlike gouge up the cliff where the pig
demigod, Kamapuaʻa, is believed to
have leaned against the cliff so that
members of his family might climb
up his body and escape their
enemies. The stream and valley are
called Kaluanui. Lit., the canoe hold
or canoe leak
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

3. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Kaluanui
– Land section and stream,
northeast Oʻahu. According to
Westerwelt, Kamapuaʻa was
born here, apparently as a
foetus; he was thrown away by
an older brother, but rescued by
his mother. Lit., the big pit
• Koʻolauloa
– District, northern windward
Oʻahu. Lit., long Koʻolau
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)
District of Koʻolauloa

4. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Kapaka
– Land section and point, Kahana
qd, Oʻahu. Lit., the raindrop
• Punaluʻu
– Land sections, Kāneʻohe,
Kahana and Waikāne qds;
village, beach park and point,
Kahana qd. Lit., coral dived for
• Kahana
– Land section, valley, village,
bay, beach park and stream. Lit.,
cutting
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)
Punaluʻu, Oʻahu

5. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Kaʻōʻio
– Point and beach park at Kualoa, Oʻahu. The boundary
pointbetwee Koʻolau Poko and Koʻolalu Loa. Lit., the bonefish
• Puʻuokapolei
– Hill, Honouliuli, Oʻahu. Kamapuaʻa established his grandmother
here as queen after conquering most of O ʻahu
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

6. PLACE NAMES
• Kahuku
– Land division, village, Oʻahu. Lit.,
the projection
• Kailua
– Land division, bay, beach park,
ditch, and stream, Mōkapu qd,
Oʻahu. Lit. two seas (probably
currents)
Kailua
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

7. PLACE NAMES
• Maunalua
– Section of Honolulu now known as Hawaiʻi Kai; bay also
known as Waiʻalae Bay, forest reserve and beach park, Koko
Head qd, Oʻahu. Lit., two mountains. It is said to refer to Koko
Head and Koko Crater, the two prominent peaks at the east end
of Maunalua Bay.
• Wailupe
– Land section, beach park, valley, gulch, peninsula seaward of
ʻĀ ina Haina, Honolulu. A pond here was filled in by man to
form Wailupe peninsula. Lit., kite water (kites were flown only
in prescribed places; this was one of them)
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

8. PLACE NAMES
• Waikī kī
– Beach, park, Honolulu. Lit.,
spouting water (said to be named for
swamps later drained to form Ala
Wai Canal; also the name of a
chiefess)
Above: Waikīkī in 1859
Below: Waikīkī roday
• ʻEwa
– Plantation and quadrangle west of
Pearl Harbor, Oʻahu. Lit., crooked
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

9. PLACE NAMES
• Waiʻanae
– Quadrangle, mountain range, land
division, town, valley, district, Oʻahu.
Lit., mullet water
• Pāhoa
– Stream, Kaʻena qd; land section,
Waiʻanae qd, Oʻahu, where Kamapuaʻa
was dragged by Olopanaʻs men; they
desisted from butchering him with
daggers (pāhoa) when Kamapuaʻaʻs
friends said this would damage the body
and make it a poor sacrifice
Waiʻanae
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

10. PLACE NAMES
• Waialua
– Bay, beach, district, Haleʻiwa qd
• Kahiki
– Tahiti
– Often refers to any foreign
country; abroad; foreign. In
other words, any place outside of
Hawaiʻi beyond the horizon
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

11. PLACE NAMES
• Kī lauea
– Active volcano on the flank of
Mauna Loa. Lit., spewing,
much spreading (referring to
volcanic eruptions)
• Akanikōlea
– Land near Kī lauea Crater,
Hawaiʻi, where Kamapuaʻa
taunted Pele. Lit., plover cry
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

12. PLACE NAMES
• Wahinekapu
– A bluff near Kī lauea, Hawaiʻi and taboo residence of the god,
Kamohoaliʻi, Peleʻs brother. Lit., the sacred woman (Pele)
• Malama
– Inland crater, sea area, land section, Kalapana qd, Hawai ʻi. Lit.,
month or moon
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

13. PLACE NAMES
• Pāʻieʻie
– Land near Panaʻewa, Hilo,
Hawaiʻi. Lit., ʻieʻie vine
enclosure.
• Panaʻewa
– Land division, Hilo district,
Hawaiʻi; legendary home of
moʻo destroyed by Hiʻiaka
ʻIeʻie vines covering tree
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

14. PLACE NAMES
• Kī pū
– Land division, Lī huʻe district,
Kauaʻi, visited by Kamapuaʻa. Lit.
hold back
• Kilohana
– Peak and crater, Lī huʻe district,
Kauaʻi. Lit., lookout point or outer
kapa or best, superior
Kīpū
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

15. PLACE NAMES
• Makuaiki
– Ridge, Nāpali coast, Kauaʻi. Lit.,
small parent
• Kahikikolo
– Inland area, Kauaʻi, perhaps
legendary, famous for a trunkless
tree
• Kahoaea
– Land section near the border
between Kōloa and Lī huʻe
districts, Kauaʻi. Lit., coming up
of the companion
Nāpali Coast
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

16. PLACE NAMES
• Kalalau
– Stream, valley, trail, land
section, and beach, northwest
Kauaʻi. Lit., the straying
• Waimalu
– Hill, land section, town, and
stream debouching at Pearl
Harbor. Lit., sheltered water
Kalalau Lookout
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)