1. Halemano:
Place Names
HWST 104

2. PLACE NAMES
• Lī huʻe
– City and district, Kauaʻi. Former
land division near Schofield
Barracks, Oʻahu. Lit., cold chill
• Waiʻanae
– Quadrangle, mountain range, land
division, town, valley, district,
Oʻahu. Li., mullet water
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

3. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Kaʻau
– Crater near the head of Pālolo
Valley, Honolulu, said to have
been formed when Māuiʻs hook
fell there after dropping
Pōhakuokauaʻi at Kaʻena point.
Lit., forty
• Kapoho
– Land section and cone, Kalapana
and Makuʻu qds, Hawaiʻi. Gulch,
southeast Lānaʻi. Point, Mōkapu
peninsula, Oʻahu. Lit., the
depression
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)
Kapoho

4. PLACE NAMES

5. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Haleolono
– Land section and site of a former village, ʻĪ lio Pt qd,
southwest coast of Molokaʻi. Lit., house of Lono
•
Pālāʻau
– Three land divisions, Airport and Kaunakakai qds,
north central and southwest Molokaʻi. Lit., wooden
fence or enclosure
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

6. PLACE NAMES CONT.
• Hanakaʻieʻie
– Island beyond Nihoa mentioned in old chants. Lit., bay (with) the
rise and fall (of sea)
• Kahikinui
– Land division and forest reserve, Lualaʻilua Hills qd. Maui. Lit.,
great Tahiti
• Honuaʻula
– Land division, Mākena qd, Maui. Lit., red land
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

7. PLACE NAMES
• ʻUmiwai
– Land division, Kohala, Hawaiʻi.
Lit., hold breath (in) water or water
of ʻUmi
• Mahiki
– Land division, Waimea,
Hawaiʻi, named for a horde of
moʻo killed by Hiʻiaka. Lit., leap
Kohala
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

8. PLACE NAMES
• Kaimū
– Land section and village, Kalapana qd,
Hawaiʻi, noted for its surf and black sand
beach. The black sand was formed by steam
explosions that occurred when a lava flow
entered the ocean in about 1750. Lit.,
gathering (at the) sea (to watch for surfing)
• Makuʻu
– Land sections, Hōnaunau, Kalapana,
Makuʻu, and Puna qds; quadrangle, Puna
district, Hawaiʻi. Lit., canoe end-pieces
Kaimū
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

9. PLACE NAMES
• Pōpōkī
– Land section, Makuʻu qd, Hawaiʻi.
Lit., ti-leaf bundle
• Hauʻula
– Land section, village, forest reserve,
stream, Kahana qd., Oʻahu Lit., the
red hau tree
• Koʻolauloa
– District, northern windward Oʻahu.
Lit., long Koʻolau
District of Ko’olauloa
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

10. PLACE NAMES
• ʻUkoʻa
– Fishpond, Waialua, Oʻahu; believed
inhabited by Laniwahine, a moʻo, for
whom offerings were left; she swam to
the sea through a tunnel. Strange fish
were sometimes found here – part mullet
and part weke, or mullet on one side and
kūmū on the other. When the fish were
scaled, the colors were found to be
deeply embedded. Unpredictably the fish
might be fat or thin and hardheaded.
Above: ʻanae (mullet)
Below: weke
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

11. PLACE NAMES
• Ulukou
– Area in Waikī kī , Honolulu. Lit.,
kou tree grove
• Lāʻie Wai
– That part of Lāʻie village, Oʻahu,
toward Honolulu, with the pond
and streams. Lit., wet Lāʻie
Kou flower/tree
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

12. PLACE NAMES
• Kualoa
– Land division, point, and beach
park, Waikāne qd, Oʻahu, an
area anciently considered one of
the most sacred places on the
island. When a chief was here,
all passing canoes lowered their
masts in recognition of his
sacredness. A place of refuge
was here. Lit., long back
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

13. PLACE NAMES
• Kaunakakai
– Principal town on Molokaʻi, also a quadrangle, land division, gulch,
harbor, and beach park. There are several surfing sites with summer
swells on both sides of the harbor. The old name for Kaunakakai is
Kaunakahakai. Lit., beach landing
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

14. PLACE NAMES
• Lele
– Old name for the Lahaina
district, Maui, so called
because of the short stay of
chiefs there. Lit., altar or flight
• Kaupō
– Quadrangle, village, old
district, east Maui. Lit.,
landing (of canoes) at night
Lahaina, formerly known as Lele
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

15. PLACE NAMES
• Kula
– Land area, forest reserve, and
former district, Kilohana qd,
Maui. Lit., plain
• ʻUlupalakua
– Settlement and ranch,
Mākena qd, Maui. Lit.,
breadfruit ripening (on)
back (of carriers)
Kula, Maui
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

16. PLACE NAMES
• Hilo Hanakahi
– Three sections of Hilo
town are: Hilo One (sand
Hilo), near the sea; Hilo
Hanakahi, an inland
section toward Keaukaha,
named for a chief; and
Hilo Palikū, east of the
Wailuku River.
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

17. PLACE NAMES
• Kukuipahu
– Land section, Kohala qd, Hawaiʻi. Lit., the pierced candlenut
• Maliu
– Point, Keāhole qd, Hawaiʻi, once famous for surfing. Lit., look upon
• Kēwā
– Land section near Wailua, Kauaʻi. Stream, Kāneʻohe, O ʻahu. Lit.,
anticipation
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

18. PLACE NAMES
• Puʻuonale
– Land section, Kohala qd,
Hawaiʻi
• Leleiwi
– Cape, beach park, and point,
Hilo qd, Hawaiʻi. Heiau at
Laʻaloa, Kona, Hawaiʻi. Area,
Hanalei district, Kauaʻi. Pali and
overlook, Haleakalā Crater,
Maui. Lit, bone altar (poetically,
a symbol of disaster or anger)
Leleiwi
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

19. PLACE NAMES
• Piʻikea
– Gulch, Puna, Hawaiʻi; village,
Waipahu qd, Oʻahu. Lit., to become
light (as the day)
• Wailuku
– River and state recreation area, Hilo,
Hawaiʻi. Lit., water of destruction
Wailuku RIver
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

20. PLACE NAMES
• Kalena
– Land section and peak near
Schofield Barracks, Oʻahu.
Lit., the lazy one
• Haleʻauʻau
– Gulch, Waialua, Oʻahu.
Lit., bathhouse
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

21. PLACE NAMES
• Waʻahila
– Former land section, Mānoa; ride separating Mānoa and P ālolo valleys. Also the
name of a beneficent Mānoa rain, and of a chiefess who excelled in a dance
named for her.
• Pōkaʻī
– Land section, bay, beach park, and surfing place, Wai ʻanae qd, O ʻahu. Once the
site of a heiau and famous coconut grove. Lit., night (of) the supreme one
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

22. PLACE NAMES
• Honouliuli
– Land division, village, forest
reserve, and gulch, Waipahu qd,
Oʻahu. Lit., dark bay
• Kaʻena
– Point and land section, Puna qd,
Hawaiʻi, Lānaʻi, and Oʻahu. Lit.,
the heat
Honouliuli, aerial shot
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

23. PLACE NAMES
• Kākela
– Place, lower Mānoa, Honolulu. Lit.,
Castle
• Waiolama
– Stream and beach, Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
Lit., water of torch
• Piʻihonua
– Land sections, Hilo, Honomū,
Humuʻula, and Mauna Kea qds;
village, upland area, and ancient
surfing place, Hilo qd. Lit., land
incline
Piʻihonua
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

24. PLACE NAMES
• Laʻa
– Old name for ʻŌlaʻa, Hawaiʻi, a
legendary area for collecting bird
feathers. Lit., dedicated
• Kumukahi
– Easternmost cape, Hawaiʻi. Lit., first
beginning
• Mokulau
– Islet, stream, land area, landing and
ancient surfing place, Kaupō qd, Maui.
Lit, many islets (numerous rock islets
are in the sea nearby)
Cape Kumukahi
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

25. PLACE NAMES
• Kekaʻa
– Black rock and area, site of Sheraton Maui Hotel,
Kāʻanapali. A man, Moemoe, insulted the demigod
Māui; after lassoing the sun, Māui chased and killed
Moemoe, who turned into this rock. Lit., the rumble
(such sounds are said to be heard during storms)
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

26. PLACE NAMES
• Kāʻanapali
– Landing, village, district, Lahaina qd,
Maui. Lit. Kāʻana cliff
• Waikolu
– Valley, land division, and stream,
Kamalō qd, Molokaʻi. Lit., 3 waters
• Kalaupapa
– Village, peninsula, and land division,
Molokaʻi; site of the leper settlement
on the Kalaupapa peninsula. Lit., the
flat plain
Kalaupapa
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

27. PLACE NAMES
• Kaluaʻaha
– Land division, gulch, and place
of refuge, Kamalō qd, south
Molokaʻi. Lit., the gathering pit
• Kaluakoʻi
– Land division and gulch, Airport
qd, Molokaʻi. Lit., the adze pit.
(There are adze quarries on
Mauna Loa extending over an
area of 30 acres and also in the
area just west of Moʻomomi)
Kaluakoʻi
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

28. PLACE NAMES
• Mālaekahana
– Land division and stream,
Oʻahu, the name of the
mother of Lāʻieikawai, and
also the name of tan image
that enraptured Kumukahi,
the rascal child in the
Halemano legend
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)

29. PLACE NAMES
• Hālawa
– Land section, village,
gulch, North Kohala,
Hawaiʻi. Land section,
peak, village, beach park,
bay, point, stream, cape,
and quadrangle, east
Molokaʻi. Land section,
district park, town, and
stream, Waipahu, Oʻahu.
Lit., curve
As taken from Place Names of Hawaiʻi (Pūkuʻi, Elbert & Moʻokini)