; a waterfall in Hilo (p. 61, verse
13).

_Ao_ (a-o)--dawn; daytime; the world; a cloud (p. 196, verse 7).

_Aumakua_ (au-ma-ku-a)--an ancestral god (p. 23).

_Awa_ (a-va)--bitter; sour; the soporific root of the Piper methysticum
(p. 130).

_Ekaha_ (e-kaha)--the nidus fern, by the Hawaiians sometimes called _ka
hoe a Mawi_, Mawi's paddle, from the shape of its leaves (p. 19).

_Haena_ (Ha-e-na)--a village on the windward coast of Kauai, the home of
Lohiau, for whom Pele conceived a passion in her dreams (p. 186).

_Hala_ (ha-la)--a sin; a variety of the "screw-pine" (Pandanus
odoratissimus, Hillebrand). Its drupe was used in decoration, its leaves
were braided into mats, hats, bags, etc.

_Halapepe_ (ha-la-pe-pe)--a tree used in decorating the kuahu (Dracaena
aurea, Hillebrand) (p. 24).

_Halau_ (ha-lau--made of leaves)--a canoe-shed; a hall consecrated to
the hula; a sort of school of manual arts or the art of combat (p. 14).

_Hale_ (ha-le)--a house.

_Hanai-kuahu_ (ha-nai-ku-a-hu--altarfeeder)--the daily renewal of the
offerings laid on the kuahu; the officer who performed this work (p.
29).

_Hanohano_ (ha-no-ha-no)--having dignity and wealth.

_Hau_ (how)--a tree whose light, tough wood, strong fibrous bark, and
mucilaginous flowers have many uses (Hibiscus tiliaceus).

_Haumea_ (Hau-me-a)--a mythological character, the same as Papa (note c,
p. 126).

_Heiau_ (hei-au)--a temple.

_Hiiaka_, (Hi'i-a-ka)--the youngest sister of Pele (p. 186).

_Hilo_ (Hi-lo)--to twist as in making string; the first day in the month
when the new moon appears; a town and district in Hawaii (pp. 60, 61).

_Holoku_ (ho-lo-ku)--a loose gown resembling a "Mother Hubbard," much
worn by the women of Hawaii.

_Hoonoa_ (ho'o-no-a)--to remove a tabu; to make ceremonially free (p.
126).

_Hooulu_ (ho'o-u-lu)--to cause to grow; to inspire. (Verse 3, Pule
Kuahu, p. 20, and verse 1, Pule Kuahu, p. 21.)

_Hoopaa_ (ho'o-pa'a)--the members of a hula company who, as
instrumentalists, remained stationary, not moving in the dance (p. 28).

_Huikala_ (hu-i-ka-la)--to cleanse ceremonially; to pardon (p. 15).

_Hula_, (hu-la), or int. _hulahula_--to dance, to make sport, to the
accompaniment of music and song.

_I'a_ (i'a)--fish; a general term for animal food or whatever relish
serves for the time in its place.

_Ieie_ (i-e-i-e)--a tall woody climber found in the wild woods, much
used in decoration (Freycinetia arnotti, p. 19