Pukana 10-Hua'ōlelo Flashcards
bottom part of the poi pounder
ka mole
Monday
ka Poʻakahi
February
Pepeluali
Friday
ka Poʻalima
Summer
ke Kauwela
Christmas
ke Kalikimaka
night
ka pō
July
Iulai
month
ka mahina
May
Mei
September
Kepakemapa
top handle of the poi pounder
ka pōheoheo
calendar
ka ʻalemanaka
year
ka makahiki
Wednesday
ka Poʻakolu
canoe
ka waʻa
Fall
ka Hāʻule Lau
June
Iune
surfboard
ka papa heʻe nalu
April
ʻApelila
to be born / to give birth
ka hānau
Hawaiian month
ka malama
a slapping sound (like the crack of a whip) cause by the pounding of taro with the poi pounder
ke kohā
October
ʻOkakopa
December
Kēkēmapa
cooked from taro corms, or rarely breadfruit, pounded but not thinned.
ka paʻiʻai
to fold/flap over
ke kūlepe
Tuesday
ka Poʻalua
rim
ke kaʻe
Winter
ka Hoʻolio
Sunday
ka Lāpule
August
ʻAukake
January
Ianuali
to crush, to smash the taro
ka hoʻopēpē
birthday
ka lā hānau
November
Nowemapa
the inside of the pounding board
ke kaʻele
poi pounding board
ka papa kuʻi ʻai
new year
ka makahiki hou
rock
ka pōhaku
Spring
ke Kupulau
Saturday
ka Poʻaʻono
poi pounder
ka pōhaku kuʻi ʻai
to scrape; to run the fingers along the side of a poi bowl so as to remove poi clinging to the side.
ke kahi
Thursday
ka Poʻahā
March
Malaki
the handle part of the poi pounder
ke kūʻau
cooked taro corms, or rarely breadfruit, pounded and thinned with water
ka poi