A

ali'i - Hawaiian chief or royalty.

ancestress - a woman from whom one is descended, such as a grandmother.

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D

demigod - a minor god, or one that is half-god, half-human.

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H

hau - a native Hawaiian softwood tree.

I

imu - an earthen pit oven, used in traditional Polynesian cooking methods.

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K

kalo - a plant also known as taro, the corm of which is used to make poi, a starchy paste that was a staple of the ancient Hawaiian diet.

kapa - traditional Polynesian bark cloth made from pounding the bark of the mulberry tree.

L

lava - molton rock that is extruded from a volcano.

M

mortal - refering to man as a being who must die.

mud hen - common name for the Hawaiian Gallinule, Gsllinula chloropus sandvicensis , also known as a moorehen.

N

O

Ohi'a lehua -Metrosideros polymorpha , a tree native to the Hawaiian Islands.

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Q

R

S

snare - a trap with a noose or loop used to catch small animals.

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