Nâ Kino o ka Lani:
Ka Lâ, Ka Mahina, a me Nâ Hôkû
Nâ kumu - Sources:
lâ |
sun, sun heat; sunny, solar; also, means day, date. |
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sunrise
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Lit., to have lost the red glow of dawn. |
Ua kahikole ka lâ. The sun is up and has lost the glow of dawn. |
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Lit., to rise higher, of the sun, to a stage between |
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Lit., (the sun) rests on the brains. |
Kau i ka lolo : believed to be a time with great mana as a person's aka (shadow, image) was no longer visible and thought to have the person's sacred head (lolo = brains). |
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napo`o ana o ka lâ
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Sunset. |
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Lit., road + flaming. |
Ke alaula a Kâne. The flaming road of Kâne. Fig., the eastern sky. |
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Ka wehe `na o ke aluala, `oia ka paoa. The opening of the flaming pathway is the dawn. |
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Lit., shadow + red. |
Aka`ula was looked upon a sign that rain will clear, akin to "red at night, sailor's delight." |
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"mai ka lâ hiki â ka lâ ka lâ kau " |
"from sunrise to sunset". |
ho`olâ
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to sun
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lua kâlai lani |
circle (orbit) around the sun |
pôhaka lâ mâlamalama o ka lâ pâ`ana a ka lâ |
sunbeam. sunlight. sunshine |
pâ kuhikuhi manawa |
sundial. |
pua nânâ lâ |
sunflower. |
pouli ka lâ |
sun eclipse. |
Lâpule
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Sunday
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Na mea no ka lâ
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Sun accessories:
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Nâ Hua `Ôlelo Hou o ka Lâ |
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lâ |
solar |
kâ`ei kau lâ |
solar constant |
lapa ahi lâ / kiko lâ |
solar flare / sunspot |
`ale ahi lâ |
solar granule, gigantic waves of gas which roll across the surface of the sun. |
puapua`i lâ |
prominences, i.e., puffs of gas which gently drift above the surface of the sun. |
`ûomo ikehu lâ |
solar panel |
manehu lâ |
solar power |
pâhawewe lâ |
solar radiation |
poe lâ |
solar system |
Pronunciation Guide
mahina |
moon, month; moonlight. |
Mahina Kauakahi |
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mahina hou mahina hapalua mahina piha, mahina poepoe |
new moon. half moon. full moon. |
Hoku Palemo Hoku Ili |
moon which sets before daylight moon which sets after daylight |
Hoku : Night of the full moon. When this moon set before daylight it was called Hoku Palemo, Hoku that slips away. When it set after daylight, it was called Hoku Ili, grounded Hoku. Ka mahina o Hoku is the full moon of the night. |
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Mâhealani : sixteenth day of the lunar month, night of the full moon. |
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luahoana |
halo or rainbow around the moon or sun. |
pô mahina |
moonlight night. |
mahina hapalua mua mahina hapalua hope |
waxing moon. waning moon. |
Hina-i-ka-malama |
Goddess of the moon. |
mâlamalama o ka mahina
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Moonlight.
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Nâ mea o ka mahina:
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Moon-related things:
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Click here to check on the present moon phase. |
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Click here to refer to the Hawaiian Lunar Calendar. |
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Pronunciation Guide
ka hôkû |
the star |
huihui ulu hôkû |
Constellation Lit., gathering, cluster, collection.
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Nâ hôkû o ka lani a me nâ huihui ona. The stars of the heavens and their constellations. |
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hôkû `ae`a (also: hôkûala, hôkûlewa) |
planet. |
hôkû `ai `âina |
probably same as alanui o nâ hôkû ho`okele.Lit., stars ruling the land. |
hôkûlele |
meteor, shooting star, any moving star. Meteors are not actual stars, but pieces of rock or metal that burn up as they shoot through the air. |
hôkûli`ili`i |
small star, asteroid. |
hôkûpuhi paka |
comet. |
hôkû ukali |
satellite star. |
hôkû welowelo |
shooting star, comet. |
kilo hôkû, kilo, kilo lani |
stargazer |
Nâ Hôkû a me Nâ Huihui |
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Humu, Ho`ohumu |
Altair, a main sequence (ordinary in size) star in Aquila constellation, said to have been used for navigation from Hawai`i to Tahiti; #12 in brightness.Lit., to stitch, to bind together. |
Kao, Hôkû`ula, Melemele, Auhaele, Welehu |
Antares, a supergiant star; #16 in brightness. Kao = dart. |
Hôkûle`a |
Arcturus (probably), a navigational star; a zenith star above Hawai`i; a low temperature (with an orange-red glow) giant star; #4 in brightness.Lit., star + clear/happy, "star of gladness". |
`Aua, Kaulua-koko, Koko |
Betelgeuse, a supergiant star which shines with a low temperature red color; #9 in brightness. Koko : Lit., blood |
Nâ Hiku |
Big Dipper constellation. Also known as Ki`aha ( a modern term) for tumbler, mug, "dipper". |
Ke-ali`i-o-Kona-i-ka-lewa |
Canopus, a supergiant star; #2 in brightness. |
`Iwakeli`i |
Cassiopeia constellation. |
Nânâmua |
Castor. |
Hôkû-kau-ahiahi, Hôkûkau`ôpae |
Evening Star (Venus) |
Ke-ho`oea, Keoe (probably) |
Lyra, a constellation which includes the star, Vega. |
Hôkû`ula |
(perhaps) Mars.Lit., star + red. |
Hôkûnohoaupuni |
Milky Way, a galaxy (star group) with more than 100 billion stars, including the sun. |
Hôkûao, Hôkûloa, Hôkûali`i, Hôkûkomohana |
Morning Star (Venus when seen in the morning) |
North Star (Polaris) |
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`Oliona
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Orion constellation.
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Makali`i |
Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, a loose cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. Lit., tiny, very small, fine, wee, small-meshed. |
Nânâhope |
Pollux, a giant star with a yellow-red glow, #17 in brightness. |
Puana-kau |
Rigel, tutelary (guardian) star of West Maui;a giant star which sparkles with a blue light (high temperature); #7 in brightness. |
Hôkûho`okelewa`a / (possibly) Kauanomeha |
Sirius, a main sequence (ordinary in size) star with a blue-white gleam; #1 in brightness, i.e., next to the sun, the brightest star. This star was used by navigators and fishermen. Lit., star + to guide canoe / placed in holy stillness. |
Hôkûke`a |
Southern Cross. |
Keoe (probably) |
Vega, a main sequence (ordinary in size) star that appears white; #5 in brightness. Lit., a sweet potato. |
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Pronunciation Guide
Ôlelo No`eau: Nâ Kino o ka Lani:Ka Lâ, ka Mahina, a me nâ Hôkû
Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings:The Sun, the Moon, & the Stars
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