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As of today, there are mats for 105 maka laehano (honored beloved) and plenty more room in the hall.
ANDRYS ONSMAN:
KO‘I‘ULALALO-MŌLĪKĪKAHA
(< *Tokikurararo Mōrītītafa)
kīkaha (glide, soar)
ko‘i‘ula (rainbow-hued mist)
lalo (leeward, lee, southern)
mōlī (albatross)ANTERO HELASVUO:
LANI-‘ĀLOHILOHI-Ā-KE‘O
(< *Rangi-Kārofirofi-ā-Teko)
ā (and)
‘ālohilohi (blue)
ke‘o (white)
lani (sky)
[< Taivas on sininen ja valkoinen]AREND VICTORIE:
KUKU‘I-WANA‘AO
(< *Tutuki-Wangakao)
"Telling stories all night long"
kuku‘i (relate)
wana‘ao (till dawn)ARTHUR JONES:
MELEKEIKAI‘ĀKAU
(< *Meletehitaikātau)
‘ākau (north)
kai (shore, coastal lowlands)
kei (to glory in, to take pride in, dignified, proud, glorious)
mele (poem, song)
Nickname: ‘ALOPEKE‘ĀPIKI-‘ŌLELOPAHE‘E
(< *Karopetekāpiti-Kōreropafeke)
‘alopeke (fox)
āpiki (crafty, mischievious, naughty, rascal)
pahe‘e (smooth, slippery)
ōlelo (speech, talk, language, utterance)
ōlelo pahe‘e (fluent talk, glib and cunning tongue)BEN BLOOMGREN:
‘IO-LANI
(< *Kio-Rangi)
‘io (hawk)
lani (chief, supreme, most favored)BRYAN E. SCHULZ:
NIAO-HĪHĪMANU-MALUNA-KO‘A-HĀLELO
(< *Nihao-fīfī-manu-marunga-toka-fārero)
hālelo (jagged, rough, rocky, rocks)
hīhīmanu ((sting) ray; excellence, excellent)
ko‘a (coral)
maluna (above)
niau (move smoothly, swiftly and silently)CRÍOSTÓIR O CIARDHA:
LĀ‘AUKUPUNA
(< *Rākautupuna)
kupuna (ancestor)
lā‘au (war club)DAN PROHASKA:
PU‘UKANI-HUAPUA
(< *Pukutangi-Fuapua)
hua (word)
pua (flower)
pu‘ukani (singer)DAVID BARROW:
PALI KU‘I O KA-LIU-WA‘A
(< *Pari Tuki O Ta-Riu-Waka)
Ka-liu-wa‘a ([legendary figure] "The One Whose
Canoe Sprang a Leak")
ku‘i (steep, sheer, precipitous)
o (of)
pali (cliff, skerry)
"The one of the sheer cliff"
"Sheer cliff of Ka-liu-wa‘a"
(chant sung by the porcine demi-god Kama-Pua‘a
"Pig’s Child," "Piglet")DAVID CLARKE:
MOANIMO‘O
(< *Moangimoko)
moani (wafted fragrance)
mo‘o (history)DAVID B. Frank:
‘ALALĀ-MA-MĀLA-KĪ‘OHU‘OHU
(< *Kararā-ma-Māra-Tīkofukofu)
‘alalā (crow, rook)
kī‘ohu‘ohu (misty)
ma (on, on)
māla (cultivated field)DAVID SINGLETON:
MELE-HŌKIOKIO-‘ĀINAAKA‘ĀKAU
(< *Taratarai-Fōtiotio-Kāingahatakātau)
aka (shadow)
‘ākau (north)
‘āina (land)
hōkiokio: (musical pipes)
mele (song, vocal music)DENIS DUJARDIN:
AHONUIKOA
(< *Hafonuitoa)
ahonui (patience)
koa (brave, bold, fearless, valiant)DIEDERIK MASURE:
MANANĪELE
(< *Mananīhere)
mana ((supernatural) power)
nīele (curiosity)ED ALEXANDER:
HIHIO-MAI-KULA
(< *Fifio-mai-Tura)
hihio (wind gust)
kula (wide open space, prairie)
mai (from)
Nickname: HUA HĀ‘ULE‘ULE NA KIULELA
(< *Fua Fākurekure nga (squirrel))
hā‘ule‘ule (to let fall, to drop)
hua (small round object, seed, testicle)
kiulela (< squirrel)
na (by)ELSIE ZINSSER:
MANUMELE-LUNA-‘ĀINAKULA
(< *Manumere-runga-Kāinga(gold))
‘āina (land)
kula (< gold)
luna (above)
manu (bird)
mele (song, poem)
manu mele (songbird)FELIX HÜLSEY:
HAU‘OLINĀMAKA-‘A‘EHIWAI
(< *Faukorināmata-Kakefiwai)
‘a‘ehi (to cross)
hau‘oli (happy)
hau‘oli nā maka (happy-eyed)
maka (eye(s))
nā [plural definite article]
wai (water)GABRIELE KAHN:
‘Ō‘IO‘IO-LOKO-ULULĀ‘AU
(< *Kōkiokio-roto-Hururākau)
lā‘au (wood, timber, tree, plant)
loko (inside)
‘ō‘io‘io (chirp, chirping, chitchat)
ulu (assemblage, flock, grove; possessed by divinity)
ulu lā‘au (grove, forest, thicket)
Nickname: MŌ‘ĪLĀNAIPĪNAKI
(< *Mōkīrāi(+peanut))
lānai (balcony, gallery)
mō‘ī (monarch)
pīnaki (peanut)GARY TAYLOR:
‘U‘INA-IĀ-MULIWAI
(< *Kukina-hiā-Muriwai)
iā (at, to, from)
muliwai (estuary)
‘u‘ina (sudden sharp sound, to crack, snap,
crackle, creak, glottal stop)GLEN SHANNON:
LEO-‘OHEKANI
(< *Reo-Kofetangi)
kani (sound)
leo (voice)
‘ohe (bamboo, reed)
‘ohe kani (flute)GLENN SIMPSON:
LEO‘ĀINAAKA‘ĀKAU
(< *Reokāingahatakātau)
aka (shadow)
‘ākau (north)
‘āina (land)
leo (voice)GUSTAAF VAN MOORSEL:
HAKAHŌKŪ-AOULIKOMOHANA
(< *Fatafōtū-Hahouritomofana)
aouli (firmament)
haka (gaze)
hōkū (star(s))
komohana ("enterer (of the sea)" = west, occident)HANNELORE HINZ:
LEI-MELE-HŌ‘OLU‘OLU‘ANA-HANE
(< *Rei-Mere-Fōkorukorukanga-Fane)
hane (give life and spirit)
hō‘olu‘olu‘ana (consolation, comfort)
lei (garland)
mele (song, music)HEATHER RENDALL:
PUALALOKUPUKUPU
(< *Puararotuputupu)
lalo (beneath)
kupukupu (fern)
pua (flower)HEIKO EVERMANN:
KĀ‘E‘A‘E‘A-‘A‘A-HĀPAPA
(< *Tākekakeka-Kaka-Fāpapa)
‘a‘a (dare, challenge, brave)
hāpapa (shoal, coral flat, shallows)
kā‘e‘a‘e‘a (expert, hero, fighter)
Nickname: HAIKŌ
(< *Faitō)
hai (offering, sacrifice, to offer, to follow)
kō (to fulfill, to succeed, to do)HEINRICH BECKER:
KAUPAUPONO
(< *Tafupaupongo)
kahu (guardian)
pau (finished)
pau pono (thorough, thoroughness)
pono (upright, correct, proper, propriety)HELGE TIETZ:
HĀNAU-I-HONUAWAENA
(< *Fānau-i-Fonuawaenga)
hānau (born, birth, native)
honua (land)
i (in, at, on)
waena (middle, between)HENNO BRANDSMA:
LOA‘APUNA-LALO-KĀKAHIKO
(< Roakapuna-raro-Tātahito)
kā (groundcover, vine)
kahiko (ancient)
lalo (beneath)
loa‘a (find)
puna (water) spring)HENRY BARON:
HO‘OLA‘A‘ANAMAU
(< *Fokorakakangamau)
ho‘ola‘a‘ana (dedication)
mau (always, lasting, enduring)HENRY PIJFFERS:
HO‘OKELE-‘OI-‘ŌLULO
(< *Fokotere-koi-Kōruro)
ho‘okele (navigator)
‘oi (during)
‘ōlulo (storm on the high seas)HOLGER WEIGELT:
KAUHUAHOU
(< *Taufuafou)
hou (new)
hua (letter, character)
kau (to place, to set)
kauhua (spelling)HUGO ZWEEP:
‘OLUWAHINOHOLALOLIPO
(< *Koruwafinoforaroripo)
lalo: beneath
lipo: southern star, southern sky
noho: dwell, reside
‘olu: contented, happy, satisfied
wahi: place
wahinoho: place of residence
Nickname: ‘EKEDĀLĀ-KA‘APEHA
(< *Kete(+dollar)-Takapefa)
dālā: dollar, cash, money
‘eke: sack, pocket, bag, basket; bag-shaped fish
net; scrotum
‘ekedālā: money bag
‘eke‘eke: small sack/bag, purse; scrotum
‘eke‘ekedālā: wallet
ka‘apeha: impressively largeINGMAR ROERDINKHOLDER:
KAULANAKEKĀNE
(< *Taurangatetāne)
("famed is Tāne (the Polynesian main deity),"
also meaning ‘(male) sweetheart‘)
Kāne (Tāne)
kaulana (famed)
ke (the)ISAAC DAVIS:
‘AKAKŌ‘ELEIĀLANI
(< *Katatōkereihārangi)
‘aka (laughter)
‘eleiālani (west [poetic], also a shaman’s name])
kō (wind-borne)ÍVISON DOS PASSOS MARTINS
KAIKAINA NĪELE
(< *Taitaina nīhere)
kaikaina (younger brother)
nīele (inquisitive)JACQUELINE J. BUNGENBERG De JONG:
‘UKI‘UKIKEHAMOKU
(< *Kutikutitefamotu)
keha (pride, dignity, lofty)
moku (island)
‘uki‘uki (Hawaiian lily, Dianella sandwicensis)JAKOB LIEK:
KĀKĀ‘ŌLELO
(< *Tātākōrero)
kākā‘ōlelo (orator, storyteller)
kākā (emit)
‘ōlelo (language, speech)JAMES WARD:
KIA‘I-MA-PALI-KI‘EKI‘E
(< *Tiaki-ma-Pali-Tiketike)
kia‘i (guard, watchman, caretaker)
ki‘eki‘e (high, tall, lofty)
ma (in, on, at)
pali (cliff, precipice)JAN STRUNK:
LEIHUA-MŌKILAHĀKEI
(< *Reihua-Mōtirahākei)
hākei (proud(ly), glory, glorious(ly))
hua (word)
lei (lei, garland, necklace)
mōkila (to string)JEAN-LUC DETILLEUX:
AULIKENO‘ONO‘ONO-PAPAPAU
(< *Hauritekonokono-Papapau)
aulike (treat kindly)
no‘ono‘ono (considerate)
papapau (everyone)JENNY KOOL:
PĪKAKE-PĀ-LUAKINI-KAHIKO
(< *Pītate-Pā-Ruatingi-Tafito)
kahiko (ancient)
luakini (church)
pīkake (jasmine)
pā (wall)JIM KRAUSE:
‘AHAKALAKUPUA
(< *Kafataratupua)
‘aha (musical string)
kalakupua (magic, magical, enchanted)JOACHIM KREIMER-de FRIES:
MELEMAKUA
(< *Merematua)
makua (parent, parents’ generation)
mele (song)JOHN DUCKWORTH:
HA‘AMAMĀLAMALA
(< *Fakamamāramara)
ha‘a (dance (ritually))
ma (in)
mālamalama (light of knowledge)JOHN HOWLAND:
MĀLIENALU
(< *Māriengaru)
mālie (calm, silent)
nalu (ponder, think, reflect; wave, surf)JONNY MEIBOHM:
HEHĒ-A‘E-NUKU
(< *Hehē-Hake-Ngutu)
a‘e (sideways, nearby, across)
hehē (burst of laughter)
nuku (beak, snout, mouth of a river,
harbor entrance)
Nickname: PĀPA‘I-IWI-PŪPŪ
(< *Pāpaki-Hiwi-Pūpū)
“hermit crab”
iwi (bone, carcass, shell)
pāpa‘i (crab)
pūpū (snail shell)JORGE POTTER:
KAINA POKOLIKO
(< *Taina (Puerto Rico))
kaina (kin, brother)
Pokoliko (Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican)JOYCE VERHOEVEN:
MELE-HOLOKAHIKI
(< *Mere-Forotafiti)
mele (song, vocal music)
holokahiki (sail to foreign parts)KARL-HEINZ LORENZ:
UAKOKOAKAI-MA-KUALONO
(< *Huatotohatai-ma-Tuarongo)
a kai (of the shore)
kualono (region near the mountain top)
ma (at)
uakoko (earth-clinging rainbow)KARL REINHARDT:
HĀLĀWAI‘ALOHI
(< *Fārāwaikarofi)
‘alohi (bright, shining)
hālāwai (meeting, horizon)KENNETH ROHDE CHRISTIANSEN:
LALAWELAUA‘E
(< *Rarawe-RauhaKe)
lalawe (mist, poetic love)
laua‘e (sweet-natured)KEVIN CALDWELL:
LUAWAIANU-NIHINIHI
(< *Ruawaihanu-Nifinifi)
anu (cold)
luawai (wellspring)
nihi (gentle, soft, careful)
nihinihi (very gentle, very careful, great care,
careful observance, finicky)LARRY GRANBERG:
HELEIHO-MAI-KUAOLA
(< *Ferehifo-mai-Tuahora)
hele (go, come)
iho (down)
kuaola (verdant mountains)
mai (from)LEE (LEYBL) GOLDBERG:
KŪPUNAMINO‘AKA
(< *Tūpunamingokata)
kūpuna (ancestors)
mino‘aka (smile)LESLIE DECKER:
LEIPUNIMOANA
(< *Leipunimoana)
lei (garland)
moana (ocean)
puni (surround, around)LONE OLESEN:
MOANI-LIKE-KOLOKOLOHAI
(< *Matangi-rite-Torotorofai)
like (like, alike)
moani (wafted fragrance)
kolokolohai (humble, kind, thoughtful, considerate)LUC HELLINCKX:
MĀLAMALAMAMAMAHA
(< *Māramaramamamafa)
ma (at, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of)
maha (wings of flying fish)
mālamalama (radiance, light of knowledge,
enlightenment)LUC VANBRABANT:
PUA‘Ā-O-KAI
(< *Puakā-ho-Tai)
pua (flower)
‘ā (fire)
o kai (of the lowland)LUCAS ANNEAR:
ULI-MA-LEO-OPA‘IPA‘I
(< *Uri-ma-Reo-Opakipaki)
leo (voice, speech, language)
ma (at, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of)
opa‘ipa‘i (gull)
uli (navigate a canoe)MARCEL BAS:
MAKE‘EKUAPAPA
(< *Mateketuapapa)
kuapapa (ancient times)
make‘e (have affection for)MARCUS BUCK:
HŪMAKANIKOEKOE‘AHA
(< *Fumatangitoetoekafa)
‘aha: string (of an instrument)
hū: hum, humming
koekoe: strum
luke: lute
makani: breezeMARK BROOKS:
HAWANA‘ALU‘ALU
(< *Hawangakarukaru)
‘al‘alu: brook, stream
hawana: whisper(ing)
("whispering brook," "a/the brook whispers"
or "whisper of a/the brook")MARK DREYER:
KUAWAHIE-NO-PILIMUA
(< *Tuawafie-no-Pirimua)
kua (chop)
mua (ahead, in front)
no (for)
pili (close relationship)
pili mua (elder relative)
wahie (firewood)MARLOU LESSING:
HONIAOLEPO
(< *Fongiaorepo)
ao (cloud)
honi (kiss, touch lightly)
lepo (earth, ground)MARK WILLIAMSON:
HELEMUAPOLOLEI
(< *Foromuapororei)
hele (go, come)
hele mua (older sibling)
mua (ahead, in front)
pololei (upright, upstanding)MARSHA WILSON:
MAU‘U‘ALA
(< *Maukukara)
‘ala (sweet-smelling)
mau‘u (grass, herbage)MATHIEU VAN WOERKOM:
PALA‘ĪLOLIKI‘I
(< *Parakīroritiki)
ki‘i (work of art)
pala‘īloli (assume a soft color)MIKE CHERILLO:
‘ŌLELOMELELIKE
(< *‘Ōreromererite)
like (like, alike)
mele (song, vocal music)
‘ōlelo (language)MIKE SZELOG:
1: KŪPINA‘ILEONUI
(< *Tūpingakireonui)
kūpina‘i (echo, reverberation)
leo (voice)
nui (great, many, countless)
2: MEALOA‘AMAKAMAE
(< *Mearoakamatamae)
loa‘a (obtain, procure, discover, locate)
makamae (precious, treasure)
mea (doer, person [that does/is])MIKE MORGAN:
MELEHIKINA‘OLELEO
(< *Merefikinakorereo)
hikina: beginning, advent, east, Orient
leo: voice
mele: song
‘ole: withoutMIKE WINZER:
WĀLOA
(< *Wāroa)
loa (distant, faraway)
wā (roar)NIELS WINTHER:
LAOLAOKAKA‘IKAHI
(< *Raoraotatakitaki)
kaka‘ikahi (seldom, scarce, rare, precious)
laolao (deep, booming sound of the surf)OLAF BORDASCH:
KAHUMEAMAKAMAE
(< *Tafumeamatamae)
kahu (guardian)
makamae (precious)
mea (thing, object)OLE STIG ANDERSEN:
MELEKOMO
(< *Meretomo)
komo (enter, come inside)
mele (song, vocal music)
mele komo (welcoming song)ORVILLE (TOM) CRANE:
KANAKANAKAI
(< *Tangatangatai)
kai (shore, area by the sea)
kanaka (man, person)
na (by)PAT REYNOLDS:
HULIHALEKAHIKIO
(< *Furifaretafitio)
hale (house, building)
huli (search, examine, research, study)
kahikio (ancient)PAUL ANISMAN:
MŌHALAHAKUHI
(< *Tufi-Mōfarafara)
kuhi (gesture, mudra)
mōhalahala (blossoming forth)PAUL FINLOW-BATES:
NO‘ILĀLAHALAHA
(< *Nokilārafarafa)
lālahalaha (swell of the surf)
no‘i (seek(ing) knowledge)PAUL TATUM:
HO‘OPONOPONO‘ŌLELO
(< *Fokopongopongokōrero)
ho‘oponopono (regulate(-ing))
‘ōlelo (speech, language)PEGGY MARENICH:
AWA-ULIULI
(< *Awa-Uriuri)
awa (cove)
uliuli (green, verdant, luxuriant)PETER SNEPVANGERS:
HŌ‘AHA‘AINA‘ONO
(< *Fōkfakainakono)
‘aha‘aina (feast)
hō (give, giver)
‘ono (delicious)PIET BULT:
‘AHA‘ILOHI‘ANO‘AI
(< *Kangakirofikangokai)
‘aha‘ilono (to report, messenger, reporter)
‘ano‘ai (unexpected)RANDY ELZINGA:
ANIKAHAKAIANU
(< *Hangitafataihanu)
ani (beckon, wave, blow softly)
anu (cold)
kahakai (beach, shore)REINHARD “RON” HAHN:
ALAKA‘I-MELE-PO‘IU-PAPĀ
(< *Harataki-Mere-Pokiu-Papā)
alaka‘i (lead(er), conduct(or))
alaka‘i mele (song leader)
mele (song)
papā (blow(ing) (of wind), echo(ing)/reverberate(-ing)
(of sound), shine(-ing) (of light))
po‘iu (afar, aloft, far-reaching, lofty, glorious, sacred)REUBEN EPP:
LUNAMAENAKAHIKO
(< *Lungamaenatafito)
luna (leader)
kahiko (elder)
maena (between, among, amid)RICK DENKERS:
HELE-MOANI-MA-KĒLĀ-KUAWA
(< *Fere-Mohangi-ma-Tērā-Tuhawa)
hele: to go, going
hele ma kēlā: to go to the other side, to cross over
kēlā: side
kuawa: valley (poetically)
ma: in, on, at
moani: fragrant breezeRIKUS KIERS:
WAIPUHIA-LUNA-KOLONAHE
(< *Waipufia-runga-Toronafe)
kolonahe: gentle, pleasant breeze
luna: above
wai puhia: ("upside-down waterfall") rising,
wind-blown spray from a waterfallROBERT HASLACH:
WAIHONA-‘ŌLELO
(< *Waifonga-Kōrero)
‘ōlelo (word, expression, language)
waihona (treasury)ROGER THIJS:
‘IMIMAKAMAE‘IKE
(< *Kimimatamaekite)
‘ike (knowledge)
‘imi (seek, search)
makamae (treasure)ROMAN LARYUSHKIN:
PI‘IPĀ
(< *Pikipā)
pā (wall)
pi‘i (go overland, go inland, climb, pass, experience)ROLAND DESNERCK:
MELELAWAI‘A
(< *Mererawaika)
lawai‘a (fisherman)
mele (song, poem)RUDI VÁRI:
ULUNAAKA
(< *Hurunahata)
aka (bright spirit of the living)
na (by)
ulu (possessed/inspired by a spirit)SANDY FLEMING:
‘AEKO‘ELEHO‘ĀHUMO‘OLELO
(< *Kaetokerefokāfumokorero)
‘ele (black)
ho‘āhu (collect, gather, compile)
‘aeko (eagle)
mo‘olelo (literature)
Honorary Title: HAKUMELENUI
(< *Fatu Mere Nui)
haku (master)
mele (song, poem)
nui (grand, great, important)STAN LEVINSON:
MINO‘AKAMANA‘E
(< *Mingokatamangate)
mana‘e (eastward)
mino‘aka (smile)STEVEN AVEY:
NOHO-MA-HONOKOHOLA
(< *Noho-ma-Fono)
hono- (bay)
kohola (coral reef)
ma (at)
noho (live, dwell)STEVEN HANSON:
PI‘IMAKANIAHEAHE
(< *Pikimatangihafeafe)
aheahe (gentle)
makani (breeze)
pi‘i (go overland, go inland, climb, pass, experience)THEO HOMAN:
HO‘OMINO‘AKA-AKEAKAMAI
(< *Fokominokata-Hatehatamai)
akeakamai (seeker of knowledge, scholar)
ho‘omino‘aka (to cause to smile)
Nickname: MAI MANA`E HONI UAHI
(< *Mai Manake Fongi Huafi)
honi (to smell)
mai (from)
mana‘e (to the east)
uahi (smoke)TOM Mc RAE:
HO‘ŌKUPEIĀIA-LĀ‘AUPĀLAU-HO‘OMĀKE‘AKA
(< *Fokōtupeiāia-Lākaupārau-Fokomātekata)
ho‘ōkupe (stumble, trip)
ho‘omāke‘aka (cause to laugh)
iāia (him)
lā‘au (war club)
pālau (war club; tell (tall) tales)TOMAS O’ CÁRTHAIGH (TOM CARTY):
PU‘UKANIMOKUPUNI
(< *Pukutangimotupungi)
kani (voice, resonate, ring)
moku (land)
mokupuni (island)
pu‘u (throat)
pu‘ukani (sweet-voiced, singer, bard)
puni (surrounded)TYSON TAYLOR:
LAUA‘E-MA-ULUA‘IA‘I
(< *Rauake-ma-Huruhakihaki)
a‘ia‘i (crystal-clear)
laua‘e (fragrant fern, Phymatosorus scolopendria
syn. Microsorium scolopendria)
ma (by, beside)
ulu (growth; pool; possessed by divinity)UTZ H. WOLTMAN:
HAKA-ALOHA-MANA‘E
(< *Fata-Halofa-Mangake)
aloha (love, kindness, loving, kind, gentle)
haka (gaze)
mana‘e (eastward)VLAD LEE:
MAHANA-‘OIAI-‘OHUHAU
(< *Mafana-koihai-Kofufau)
hau (ice)
mahana (warmth)
‘ohu (fog)
‘oiai (although, despite)
Nickname: MEAMĀKIA
(< *Mehamātiha)
mākia (to stake, to nail, to impale)
mea (person who does)WESLEY PARISH:
NĀ‘AU‘OKO‘AKANAKA
(< *Ngākaukotokatangata)
nā‘au (feelings, sentiment, kindness)
‘oko‘a (all, entire, mutual)
kanaka (people)WOLFRAM ANTEPOHL:
PĪWAI-MA-KI‘O
(< *Pīwai-ma-Tiko)
ki‘o (pool, pond)
ma (at, by, in, on)
pīwai (wild duck)YASUJI WAKI:
‘IMI‘IMI‘IKE
(< *Kimikimikite)
‘ike (knowledge)
‘imi (seek, pursue, seeker)
‘imi‘imi (seek persistently, persistent seeker)
Ā hui hou aku! I most sincerely hope your deeds benefiting our community will soon cause you to join your fellow Lowlanders thusly honored.
©2006, R. F. Hahn