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‘Kaua`i’
Ke ‘ala o ka maile: The scent of maile with Mālie Organic’s Koke‘e line
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Posted in 'Ike Hawai'i, Ma Hawaiʻi Nei / In Hawaiʻi, Mea ho'onaninani / Beauty
“Onaona ke ‘ala o ka maile i ka līhau ‘ia e ka ua noe”
Fragrant is the scent the maile, kept fresh and moist by the misty rain.
“Ku‘u pua ponimō‘ī”
One of our absolute favorite fragrances is maile, the twisting, native vine so familiar at local weddings and graduations. But maile is much more than just a [...]
Hawaiian Word of the Day: Hīhīmanu
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Posted in Ka Mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Culture, ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Language
Today’s Hawaiian word is hīhīmanu. I particularly like it because it may refer to the ocean, the land, or aestheics. The Hawaiian Dictionary tells us that hīhīmanu can translate into English as three distinctive things:
sting rays or eagle rays
elegant, lavish, magnificent
a peak on the island of Kaua‘i
The linguistic example that Pukui and Elbert provide is: [...]
