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Tiana Edwards & Mina Alessio
October 2019
Natural landmarks showing a division between ahupua'a. Commonly used landmarks include rivers, mountain ridges, or natural divides. These separations between the villages helped control and maintain a healthy ecosystem/environment.
Hawaiian Phrase -
Hilo Mai Mawae a ka pali o Maulua.
English Translation -
Hilo, from Mawae to the cliff of Maulua.
Deeper meaning -
The extent of Hilo district is from Mawae on the puna
side to Maulua on the Hāmākua side.
Over hundreds of years culture and geography has slightly changed, "just like telephone."
Hawaiian Phrase -
Inu wai kōliʻuliʻu o Hilo
English Translation -
Drink the waters of the distant sky in Hilo
Deeper meaning -
The rain of Hilo is a chief source of drinking water
Hawaiian Phrase -
Lei Hanakahi i ke ʻala me ke onaona o Panaʻewa
English Translation -
Hanakahi is adorned with the fragrance and perfume of Panaʻewa.
Deeper meaning -
The forest of Panaʻewa was famous for its maile vines
and hala and lehua blossoms, well liked for making lei,
so Hilo was said to be wreathed with fragrance.
Hawaiian Phrase -
Pau ke aho i ke kahawai lau o Hilo
English Translation - Ones strength is exhausted in crossing the
many streams of Hilo
Deeper meaning -
Said of or by one who is weary with effort. First uttered by
Hi'iaka in a chant when she found herself weary after a battle
with the lizard god Panaʻewa.
Homo Sapiens (people) that use natural resources to sustain themselves, usually trying new ideas to benefit or boost their spirits.
Hawaiian Phrase -
Ka ua heʻe nehu o Hilo
English Translation -
The nehu producing rain of Hilo
Deeper meaning -
The people know the season when the schools of
nehu fish followed the rain
Hawaiian Phrase -
Hilo ʻai lūʻau
English Translation -
Hilo, eater of taro greens
Deeper meaning -
The people of Hilo were said to be fond of cooked taro greens
Usually this includes storms, earthquakes, or other a-biotic forms.
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Hawaiian Phrase -
Hilo pa’ele ku.
English Translation -
Hilo is dark all over
Deeper meaning -
The rain, mist, and mud make Hilo dark
Hawaiian Phrase - Hala ka Pu'ulena aia i Hilo ua 'imi aku la ia Papalauahi
English Translation - The Pu'ulena breeze is gone to Hilo in search of Papalauahi
Deeper Meaning - Said of one who has gone away or of one who finds himself too late to do anything.
Image used in Geography - https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/frs/reserves/hawaii-island/hilo
Background Image - https://imgur.com/gallery/MyxsY
Natural Elements - https://www.khon2.com/local-news/storm-surge-heavy-rain-reach-hawaii-island-as-madeline-passes/amp/