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Kealoha is a name and surname of Hawaiian origin. It comes from the Hawaiian word ke, meaning "the," and aloha , meaning "love." Its cognate in the Māori language is Te Aroha , which is also used as a given name.
Ulukau: The Hawaiian Electronic Library is an online, digital library of Native Hawaiian reference material for cultural and Hawaiian language studies. The services are free and are provided and maintained by Kahaka ‘Ula O Ke’elikolani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii at Hilo [1] and Ka Waihona Puke 'Ōiwi Native Hawaiian Library at Alu Like. [2]
Herbert Kawainui Kāne (June 21, 1928 – March 8, 2011) was an American Hawaiian historian and artist. He is considered one of the principal figures in the renaissance of Hawaiian culture in the 1970s. His work focused on the seafaring traditions of the ancestral peoples of Hawaiʻi.
In the Hawaiian language, the word has several meanings. Keawe means southern cross and is said to be the name of an ancient chief [ 1 ] as well as meaning; "the bearer" (ke-a-we). [ 2 ]
Ke Kā o Makaliʻi (lit. ' The Canoe-Bailer of Makali‘i ' ) is a Hawaiian constellation consisting of five stars in a curving formation in the shape of a bailer surrounding the western constellation Orion , although not including any stars from it.
In pre-colonial Hawaiʻi moe aikāne (pronounced [ˈmoe əjˈkaː.ne]) was an intimate relationship between partners of the same gender, known as aikāne.These relationships were particularly cherished by aliʻi nui (chiefs) and the male and female kaukaualiʻi performing a hana lawelawe or expected service with no stigma attached. [1]
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Keʻoloʻewa was a Native Hawaiian and a High Chief of Molokai (a Hawaiian island). Because of his father , Keʻoloʻewa is also known as Keʻoloʻewa-a-Kamauaua , since Keʻoloʻewa's parents were Lord Kamauaua [ 1 ] —the first known ruler of Moloka‘i—and his Chiefess consort, Lady Hinakeha .