Word origins

• HawaiiAn insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
• aaA member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
• wikiA collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it.
• oo(Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega.
• HonoluluA port in Oahu Island; the capital and largest city of Hawaii, United States and the county seat of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Official name: City and County of Honolulu
• ouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea.
• MauiThe second-largest island of Hawaii.
• hahaAn onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
• kiA term indicating intrinsic energy; usually associated with martial art – karate, judo, aikido, etc. – practitioners who consider ki important to performing at the highest level.
• lunaA luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
• leiA garland of flowers in Hawaii.
• KauaiThe oldest and fourth-largest island of Hawaii.
• alohaGood wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
• konasouthwester
• OahuThe third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.
• haikuA Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.
• WaikikiA beachfront neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
• HiloThe largest town on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.
• onogood-tasting, delicious.
• poiThe traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.
• piaThe pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.
• hulaA form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
• HanaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• paudone; over; finished
• noniThe Polynesian fruit tree Morinda citrifolia.
• lanaiA Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• MolokaiThe fifth largest island of Hawaii.
• LahainaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• koaA large tree of species Acacia koa (family Fabaceae) which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.
• awaKava, specifically Piper methysticum.
• luauAn elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
• KiheiA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• KeanuA male given name from Hawaiian.
• ukuleleA small four-stringed guitar.
• LaniAn indigenous people of Puncak, Central Papua and Lanny Jaya, Highland Papua.
• akamaiSmart, clever.
• kahunaA priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.
• WaileaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• PeleThe Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos.
• KahuluiA census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• ohanaAn extended Hawaiian family unit.
• MoanaA unisex given name from Polynesian.
• iwaA great frigatebird (Fregata minor).
• KaanapaliA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• kulaA tower, turret or steeple in Southeastern Europe erected during the period of Ottoman domination on the area.
• LihueA census-designated place, the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii, United States.
• ahiyellowfin tuna
• KamehamehaA male given name from Hawaiian, of historical usage, borne by several kings of Hawaii, most notably Kamehameha I.
• KaneoheA census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii.
• neneThe Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
• maileA flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.
• KapaluaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• meleA chant in Polynesia, especially Hawaii, typically in praise of a leader or to commemorate some significant event.
• uluAn all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women.
• kamalaA small or medium-sized tree (Mallotus philippensis) in the spurge family, found in Asia and Australia.
• WailukuA census-designated place, the county seat of Maui County, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, United States.
• aieaAny of various flowering plants of the genus Nothocestrum.
• punaAn alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.
• maliaA passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
• KilaueaAn active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States.
• KianaA female given name from Hawaiian, of 1970s and later American usage.
• LeilaniA female given name from Hawaiian.
• halaPandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
• KohalaA volcano on Hawaii Island.
• kalotaro (Colocasia esculenta)
• kouA tree of species Cordia subcordata.
• HaleakalaA large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.
• imuA traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.
• OwyheeA census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
• PaiaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• KalamaA surname from Hawaiian.
• MakawaoA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• koloaThe Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana.
• mahalothank you
• WaianaeA census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States.
• makaiseaward, towards the sea.
• hakuA three-ply braid incorporating additional materials, used in making lei.
• ipuA percussion instrument made from hollowed gourds, often used to provide a beat for hula dancing.
• makaeye
• KalaniA unisex given name from Hawaiian.
• HaleiwaOne of the largest towns in the North Shore area of Honolulu County, Hawaii.
• HunaA New Age theory of metaphysics introduced by Max Freedom Long (1890–1971), who linked it to ancient Hawaiian kahunas.
• dalaThe currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898, equal to the United States dollar.
• keikichild or offspring.
• hapaA person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially half East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander and half White.
• alaihiThe Hawaiian squirrelfish, Sargocentron xantherythrum.
• kukuiAleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree.
• MenehuneA member of a hidden race in Hawaiian mythology, often described as very small and having magical powers.
• pukaA small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces.
• KaunakakaiA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• ohiain Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
• mohoThe North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
• HualalaiAn active volcano on Hawaii Island.
• pookaA fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
• kanakaA person of Hawaiian descent.
• mamoEither of two extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreepers of the genus Drepanis.
• halawaA census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States.
• MaunaloaA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• honuA green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas.
• maukainland, towards the mountains.