Word origins

• laulauA Hawaiian dish of pork or fish etc. wrapped in taro leaf.
• leiomanoA paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures.
• lilikoipassionfruit
• limu kohuAn edible red alga of species Asparagopsis taxiformis.
• lokelaniThe damask rose.
• lomilomiA traditional form of Hawaiian massage.
• louluAny of various palms of the genus Pritchardia.
• mahi-mahiA large food and game fish of the family Coryphaenidae which is commonly found in tropical and subtropical waters.
• mahioleA feathered helmet traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite.
• makaloaCyperus laevigatus, a species of sedge.
• malihininewcomer, tourist
• māmakimamaki (Waimea pipturus or Pipturus albidus)
• manienieBermuda grass
• manokitA fictional species of furry (animal-like character with human-like characteristics) creatures with a shark-like tail, fin, digitigrade legs, raptor-like back arch, short arms with digital pads and a canid body and face.
• maoliA species of very tall, dark green-stemmed banana native to Polynesia, having large bunches of long, round fruits with dark-colored flesh.
• Mauna KeaA dormant volcano in Hawaii; the tallest mountain in the world from its base on the sea floor.
• Mauna LoaA volcano in Hawaii, United States; the largest volcano in the world.
• MeilaniA female given name from Hawaiian.
• mo'iA king or high chief.
• naioMyoporum sandwicense, a flowering plant in the figwort family.
• NalaniA female given name from Hawaiian.
• NamakaA moon of Haumea.
• naupakaAny of many species of tropical flowering plants of the genus Scaevola.
• nightmarcherIn Hawaiian folklore, a ghost of an ancient Hawaiian warrior who marches together with other such ghosts on certain sacred nights from their burial sites or the ocean to the sites of ancient battles or sacred places.
• NihoaThe tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
• nuhouNews, gossip.
• nukupuuAny of the birds of the genus Hemignathus.
• oheloA small red or yellow berry growing on the shrub Vaccinium reticulatum of volcanic parts of the Hawaiian islands of Hawaii and Maui, or the shrub itself.
• okoleanus; butt
• okolehaoA distilled beverage made from the ti root, and often containing other ingredients, such as sugar cane and pineapple.
• olomaoMyadestes lanaiensis, a small, dark solitaire endemic to parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
• olonaThe flowering plant Touchardia latifolia, endemic to Hawaii.
• omaoMyadestes obscurus, the Hawaiian thrush.
• ooaaAny member of the extinct species †Moho braccatus of oo birds of Hawaii.
• oopuhueglobefish
• opakapakaPristipomoides filamentosus, the crimson jobfish.
• opihiA limpet of genus Cellana.
• pahuA traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.
• paipoAny prone-ridden surf-craft that is neither an inflatable mat nor a traditional finless soft bodyboard.
• pakaloloCannabis marihuana; dagga; ganja; the flowers of the hemp plant, used as smoking material in cigarettes or pipes.
• palapalaiThe fern Microlepia strigosa.
• palilaLoxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast.
• pamakaniThe flowering plant Tetramolopium capillare.
• pa'uA traditional long, colorful skirt worn by Hawaiian female horseback riders.
• pau hanaThe time after work. It is considered a time for relaxation, informal socializing with friends and family, and enjoyment.
• PauwelaA village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.
• Pearl HarborA sneak attack, often using underhanded measures.
• pilikaiA flowering plant of species Stictocardia tiliifolia.
• pilikiaTrouble; difficulty.
• pohaFlattened rice.
• po'ouliMelamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.
• puaiohiA bird of the species Myadestes palmeri (small Kauai thrush), native to Kauai.
• puluA silky material obtained from the fibres of Cibotium glaucum, a tree fern of Hawaii.
• pu puAn appetizer, in American Chinese or Hawaiian cuisine.
• slack-key(of a string instrument or a manner of playing one) Performed with loosened strings, such that all of the strings play in the same key (most often G major).
• UalapueA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• uhaloaWaltheria indica, a plant in the mallow family.
• WaikapuA census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
• walaʻaugarrulous
• wekiu bugAn insect in either of two species in the family Lygaeidae, Nysius wekiucola (found on Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii) and Nysius wekiucola (found on the neighboring Mauna Loa), notable for living above the snow line at temperatures constantly below freezing, and for feeding on frozen insects (all other species in the family feed on plants).
• wiliwiliA fabaceous flowering tree of species Erythrina sandwicensis, endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.