Kāne Chapter Vocabulary

1 ) adorn decorate, beautify
2 ) animate cause to live, bring to life
3 ) ʻawa ceremonial drink and offering
4 ) combine merge or mix
5 ) designate choose or name someone for a position
6 ) hoʻomana kahiko traditional Hawaiian religion, before Christianity
7 ) kinolau many bodies, plant and animal forms that gods can appear in or that are signs for particular gods
8 ) moʻolelo stories
9 ) natural phenomena an extraordinary and wondrous occurrence that is not man-made, such as lightning
10 ) query a question; to ask something
11 ) staple food main food of in a people’s diet
12 ) sustain to continue, keep going
13 ) sustenance the food and drink we need to live
14 ) wai fresh water
15 ) pūnohu he ʻano ānuenue haʻahaʻa, pili i ka honua
16 ) ua koko ke ānuenue nui o ka ʻulaʻula
17 ) ui ka nīnau ʻana
18 ) wai hū ka wai e hū mai ana e like hoʻi me ka pūnāwai