KANE‘OHEWhere I Live

by Julie Stewart Williamsillustrated by Robin Yoko Racoma

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLSExtension Education Division

Hawaiian Studies Institute

Honolulu, Hawai‘i2002

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS

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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.

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My sisters and brothers.My aunties and uncles.My cousins and others.All my ‘ohana, ‘ohana, ‘ohana.

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But where is Kane‘ohe?Is it North?Is it South?Is it East?Is it West?

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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.

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Nu‘uanu Pali, cool cliffs steep and high.Kamehameha’s warriors brave and strong.

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Kane‘ohe! Kane‘ohe!My ahupua‘a. My ahupua‘a.

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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.

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