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Hawaiian Word `A`ohe o kāhi nānā o luna o ka pali.
lama lama.
n. 1. Torch, light, lamp. >> First Hawaiian Newspaper: Ka Lama Hawai`i
(The Hawaiian Luminary) 2.All endemic kinds of ebony (Diospyros
sandwicensis, synonym Maba), hardwood trees with small flowers and
fruits. >> Photograph Lama
wood was used in medicine and placed in hula altars because its name
suggested enlightenment >> Plants of the Hula Altar ; huts were
built of lama wood in a single day during daylight (lama)
hours, and the sick were placed inside them for curing. 3. Also rama.
Rum; any intoxicating drink. Eng. He kanaka inu lama, a person fond of
drinking; a drinker or heavy drinker.
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Derivatives of Lama: Lamakū.
Lama (light) + kū
(stand) Large torch with the light coming from burning kukui nuts
strung on a coconut midrib and wrapped in dried ti leaves and placed at the
tips of bamboo handles; lantern; sparks as of a torch. >> Kū Lama: UH Newsletter Lamakū o ka na`auao. "Fishermen made torches out of kukui nuts wrapped in leaves on top of a pole. The lamakū was a large torch made out of a short piece of the coconut leaf midrib. On the midrib, they would string kukui kernels to make the torch. If the Hawaiians wanted a brighter light they put roasted kukui nuts in a hollow piece of bamboo and lit them. Candles... were made by stringing the kernels on coconut midribs or on slivers of bamboo. The children's job was to keep turning the candle so the next nut would light. Each kernel would burn for two to three minutes. Lamps... gave a light that lasted longer." ~ kukui.com lamakuhikuhi.
Lama
(light) + kuhikuhi (pointing) Beacon, signal light. lamalama.
1.
Torch; to go torch fishing. 2. Fair-complexioned; bright looking; animated;
vivacious; to glow. Lamalama ka `ili The Polynesians call it lamalama ka'ili, enjoying every moment in your life, even those times when you are feeling ill or not too happy with your life. The Polynesians taught that a joyful and healthy life was based on our seventh sense the instinctive drive to what is healthful and pleasurable. ~ about.com Ka i`a lamalama i ka pali. malama. 1. Light, month, moon. 2. Perhaps. Mālama ulu mai ka `ano`ano. mālama.
1. To
take care of, tend, attend, care for, preserve, protect, beware, save,
maintain; to keep or observe, as a taboo; to conduct, as a service; to serve,
honor, as good; care, preservation, support, fidelity, loyalty; custodian,
caretaker, keeper. 2. Pancreas. Mālama pono!
Mālama in Action: >> Mālama Hawai`i
>> Go on a Field Trip and Find the Lama Tree A few yards
down the trail, look for a sign in the medium-sized, black-trunked lama tree
(right). This endemic relative of the Japanese persimmon has small leaves,
tiny clusters of pink flowers and small red fruits. Its hard ebony wood was
used by native Hawaiians for house rafters, and ceremonially in hula hālau. Lama
translates as "enlightenment" and the wood on the altar represented
Laka, goddess of hula. (Abbott 1992) Reference: Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H., HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY. How to get your own copy. |
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