VOCAB GROUP: ALAHELE text

1. accommodate

   to make room for

2. ala hele

   trail or path

3. ascent

   climb; an upward slope or path

4. kamaʻāina

   familiar with

5. Māmalahoa (or Māmalahoe) Kānāwai

   often called the Law of the Splintered Paddle, this kānāwai was to protect people from murder

6. maintenance

   upkeep; repairs

7. oʻioʻina

   resting spot for travelers, like the shade of a tree or a nice, large rock

8. pali

   cliff

9. puka

   hole

10. steep

    rising or falling sharply

11. treacherous

    dangerous

12. vertical

    straight up and down