aloha, ancestry, ancient, appeal, art, attraction, authentic
background, beauty, beliefs, blossom, bungalow
canyon, Captain J. Cook, ceremony, chant, chart, cliffs, climate, coast, coconut, colony, colorful, coral, crater, culture, customs
dance, delight, descent, design, destination, discovery
earth, education, elders, entertainment, eruption, extinct
festive, fishing, flock, flow, flowers, fruit
game fish, genuine, ginger, goddess, gods, grass skirts, greeting, guests
haupia, Hawaiian, heavenly, heritage, hibiscus, hiking, honeymoon, honor, hotels, hula
informality, intone, islander, islands, islet, isthmus
joy
kalua pig, King Kamehameha, koa canoe, kupunas. lagoon
lauhala weaving, lava, lei, leprosy, life, luau, luxury
mainland, marine, mesmerize, military, missionaries, moonscape, music, musical, muumuu
nationality, native, navigation, noticeable
ocean, oceanfront, orchid, origin, outrigger
Pacific, pageantry, palms, paradise, Pearl Harbor, petroglyph, pineapple, plantation, playground, plumeria, poi, point of interest, Polynesia, profusion
quality, quantity, questions
races, rain, rainbow, refresh, relaxation, relief, resort, respect, respect, restful, revere, reverence, rhythm, ritual
sailing, sanctity, sand, Sandwich Islands, scenery, sea, seaport, shells, ships, shipwreck, shore, society, souvenir, statehood, steel guitar, storytelling, sugar cane, sunbather, sunshine, surf, surfing, sway, swimmer, symbol
taro leaf, territory, thatched, timeless, tourists, traditional, travel, tropical
ukulele, unique, unison
vacation, view, village, visitor, vista, volcanic
waterfalls, waves, welcome, wisdom, worship, wreath
Hawaii Interesting facts
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters! Words and syllables end in a vowel. Two consonants always have a vowel between them
Hawaii is made up of a chain of 132 islands. There are eight main islands, seven are the most populated. The major islands include: Hawaii (the Big Island), Kahoolawe, Kauai (the Garden Island), Lanai (the Pineapple Island), Maui (the Valley Island), Molokai (the Friendly Island), Niihau (the Forbidden Island) and Oahu (the Gathering Place)
Honolulu, Waikiki Beach = Oahu
Dec. 7, 1941
Some frequently heard Hawaiian words include:
aloha = farewell, hello, love, welcome
haole = foreigner, usually Caucasians
haupia = coconut pudding
hukilau = community fishing party
hula = dance
kapu = forbidden
kupunas = elders
lei = garland, neck-piece, wreath
luau = feast, party often with dancing and singing
mahalo = thank you, thanks
malihini = newcomer
mauna = mountain
poi = starchy food made from the taro plant
wahine = lady, woman
wikiwiki = hurry, quick
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