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archipelago |
a group or chain of islands |
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Papahānaumokuākea |
a chain of small island and atolls that lie north west of the main Hawaiian Islands; formerly known as the No |
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Wākea |
Native Hawaiian diety; sky father; father of many of the Hawaiian Islands |
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World Heritage Site |
UNESCO designation identifying significant Papahānaumokuākea as an asset to the world |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
a federal agency focused on the condition of oceans and the atmosphere; co-trustee of Papahānaumokuākea |
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U.S. National Fish and Wildlife |
a federal bureau within the Department of Interior that works to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats |
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kāhela |
ka waiho ākea, e laʻa hoʻi me ke kai ākea |
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kāʻei |
he wahi kikoʻī i kaupalena ʻia no kekahi kumu |
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lāhulu |
he hui i loko o ke ʻanona, ʻoi aku ka like o nā lālā ma mua o nā lālā o ke ʻanona |
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loea moʻomeheu |
ka mākaukau loa i ka moʻomeheu |
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moku kuaʻau |
he mokupuni ʻāpapa |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
he keʻena e mālama nei i ke kūlana o nā kai a me ka lewapuni; ʻo ia kekahi kahu o Papahānaumokuākea |
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pae ʻāina |
he huina mokupuni |
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Papahānaumokuākea |
he pae mokupuni a moku kuaʻau paha ma ke komohana ʻākau o nā mokupuni nui ʻewalu o Hawaiʻi |
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wahi pana |
he wahi i manaʻo ʻia he koʻikoʻi ma ka mōʻaukala a moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi |
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World Heritage Site |
ke kūlana a UNESCO i koho ai no Papahānaumokuākea no ka hōʻike i ka waiwai o ia pae i ka honua nei a puni |