abolish - to put and end to, or do away with.

ali'i - Hawaiian chief or ruler.

aloha - love, hello, good-bye.

'aumakua - family god or guardian spirit, often in the form of an animal such as a shark.

ehu - red.

ehu kai - sea spray.

haka moa - chicken fight.

hakoko - the sport of wrestling.

hala - also known as screwpine, the Hawaiian tree used for weaving.

haupia - a pudding made from the roots of the pia plant and coconut milk.

he'e nalu - to ride a surfboard.

hukilau - a Hawaiian sein net used for fishing.

hula - an ancient form of Hawaiian dance in which dancers tell a story with hand and body movements.

'ili'ili - small smooth stones used as a musical instrument.

imu - an earthen pit oven used by Polynesian cultures for cooking

ipu - a gourd used for a musical instrument.

kalo - also known as taro, the corm or thick stem of the plant is cooked and pounded into poi, an important Hawaiian food.

kalua pork - a whole pig roasted in an earthen pit oven (imu).

kane - man.

kapu - taboo, forbidden, prohibition.

ki - also known as the ti plant, the leaves are used for lei and for wrapping food.

King Kamehameha II - Liholiho, son of King Kamehameha I, ruled from 1819 to 1824, when he died while on a trip to London. He did away with the kapu system of law, and allowed women and men to eat together.

konane - an ancient Hawaiian game with black and white rocks that is played like checkers.

lei - a garland of flowers, shells, seeds, or feathers worn by Hawaiians around their head, neck, wrist, leg, or ankle.

lau hala - the leaf of the hala tree used for weaving mats.

lomi - to massage or knead. lomi salmon - a Hawaiian dish made from chopped salted fish, tomatoes, and onions, served cold.

lu'au - a Hawaiian feast or celebration with music, dancing, food, and games.

mai'a - banana or banana plant

malo - a strip of cloth wound around the waist and through the legs, worn by Hawaiian men.

makahiki - a four-month long season of celebration (October - January) for ancient Hawaiians, at which they competed in sports events, played games, feasted, danced, and played music.

mele - song or chant

menehune - a legendary race of small Hawaiian people who were hard workers.

missionary - American Protestant missionaries arrived in Hawai'i in 1820 to spread the word of their religious beliefs.

mokomoko - Hawaiian boxing.

nene - Hawaiian goose, the Hawaii State bird.

ohana - family

'ohe - bamboo

'ohe ka'eke - pieces of bamboo pounded on the ground and used as a musical instrument.

Pele - goddess of the volcano.

poi - food made from pounded and watered kalo.

pu - large conch shell used as a musical instrument.

pu'ili - bamboo rattle used as a musical instrument.

puniu - small knee drum used as a musical instrument.

'uala - sweet potato, an important food for Hawaiians.

'ukeke - piece of wood with two or three strings used as a musical instrument.

'ulili - musical instrument made from three gourds on a stick and named after the 'ulili bird.

'ulu maika - an ancient Hawaiian game in which a rounded stone is rolled between two upright sticks.

wahine - woman.

wauke - mulberry tree whose bark is used to make kapa cloth.