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Old Hawaiians coined a new name for each child, with careful thought of its meaning. Names might be revealed in dreams or visions. Children could be named after relatives, but names were not copied from other families. Hawaii was a hierarchical society, and the name had to be suitable to one's social class and family gods.
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina .
Kamaʻāina (Hawaiian: kamaʻāina, lit. 'child or person of the land' [1]) is a word describing Hawaii residents regardless of their racial background who were born in Hawaii, as opposed to kanaka which means a person of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
Here are the top 55 Hawaiian baby names, including Kai and Koa for baby boys, and Leilani and Kaia for baby girls. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
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When Hawaiian culture expert Winona Beamer spoke about the issue of hānai and its relevance to admission at Kamehameha Schools, she had first-hand knowledge of the practice in her immediate family. The linguist Kaliko Beamer-Trapp was born in England , but emigrated to the United States with his biological mother and later moved to Hawaii.
Considering a Hawaiian baby name? Here are the top 55 Hawaiian baby names, including Kai and Koa for baby boys, and Leilani and Kaia for baby girls.
In one Hawaiian legend, Laka is the daughter of the Ali'i nui Wahieloa and Hoʻolaukahili, grandson of Kahaʻinuiahema. He plans to sail to Hawaii to avenge the murder of his father, but his canoe-building is thwarted by the little gods of the forest. Because of his offerings to the great gods, however, they give him two outriggers that binds ...