HAWAIIAN NAMES AND THEIR
MEANINGS FOR THE STREETS IN HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK
|
Beach
Road |
Ala
Hele o Puna (Ah-lah-heh-leh o Poona) - Pathway
(road) (of) to Puna |
|
1st
Ave |
'Akala (Ah-kah-lah) - pink, raspberry or thimbleberry |
|
2nd
Ave |
'Aloe
(Ah-low-eh) - a plant used medicinally |
|
3rd
Ave |
'Awa
(Ah-vah) - a small plant used for medicine, drinks |
|
4th
Ave |
'Awapuhi (Ah-vah-poo-hee) -- ginger flower or
plant |
|
5th
Ave |
'Ekaha (Eh-kah-hah) bird's
nest fern |
|
6th
Ave |
Hialoa (Hee-ah-low-ah)
a small weed with yellow flowers, used medicinally (same as 'Uhaloa) |
|
7th
Ave |
Hinahina (Hee-nah-hee-nah) Spanish moss |
|
8th
Ave |
Kahili (Kah-hee-lee) a standard, a kind of ginger |
|
9th
Ave |
Kalaunu (Kah-lah-oo-new) crown, crown
flower |
|
10th
Ave |
Kiele (Kee-eh-leh) -- gardenia |
|
11th
Ave |
Kika (Kee-kah)
cigar flower, a small smooth shrub with flowers |
|
12th
Ave |
Koali (Koh-ah-lee)
morning glory |
|
13th
Ave |
Kukui (Koo-koo-ee) candlenut, seed can be eaten, medicinal |
|
14th
Ave |
La'amia (Lah-ah-mee-ah) calabash tree |
|
15th
Ave |
La'i (Lah-ee)
Ti leaf |
|
16th
Ave |
La'au Paina (Lah-aoo-Pah-ee-nah) pine tree, any kind |
|
17th
Ave |
Lokelani (Loh-kay-lah-nee) a rose
(heavenly rose); Maui's flower |
|
18th
Ave |
Mai'a (Mah-ee-ah) -- banana |
|
19th
Ave |
Manako (Mah-nah-koh) -- mango |
|
20th
Ave |
Melia (Meh-lee-ah) --
plumeria |
|
21st
Ave |
Mikana (mee-kah-nah) -- papaya |
|
22nd
Ave |
Naniali'I (Nah-nee-ah-lee-ee)
-- alamanda |
|
23rd
Ave |
Naupaka (Naow-pah-kah)
a shrub with half flowers |
|
24th
Ave |
'Ohe (Oh-hay) -- bamboo |
|
25th
Ave |
'Okika (Oh-kee-kah) -- orchid |
|
26th
Ave |
'Olena (Oh-len-ah) a
medicinal shrub |
|
27th
Ave |
Palapalai (Pah-lah-pah-lah-ee)
a fern |
|
28th
Ave |
Poha (Poh-hah) --
gooseberry |
|
29th
Ave |
Poni Mo'i (Poh-nee-Moh-ee)
-- carnation |
|
30th
Ave |
Puakalo (Poo-ah-kah-loh) taro flower |
|
31st
Ave |
'Uala (Oo-ah-lah)
sweet potato |
|
32nd
Ave |
'Uhaloa (Oo-hah-loh-ah) -- a small weed with yellow flowers, used
medicinally (same as Hialoa) |
|
33rd
Ave |
'Uluhe (Oo-loo-hay)
false staghorn |
|
Road
A |
'Ama'u (Ah-mah-oo) a fern |
|
Road
B |
Kiawe (Kee-ah-veh) -- algaroba |
|
Road
C |
Kilika (Kee-lee-kah) silky, like silver oak, a blackberry tree |
|
Road
D |
Kukane (Koo-kah-nay)
a rough-skinned lemon too bitter or sour to eat |
|
Road
E |
Kupaoa (Koo-pah-oh-ah)
strong permeating scent of jasmine |
|
Road
F |
Lemiwai ( Leh-mee-vah-ee)
water lemon, yellow, larger and sweeter than lilikoi |
|
Road
G |
Liliko'i (Lee-lee-koy)
purple water lemon or purple granadilla, passionfruit |
|
Road
H |
Loke (Loh-kay)
rose, different from Lokelani |
|
Road
I |
Manioka (Mah-nee-oh-kah) -- tapioca |
|
Road
J |
Noni (Noh-nee) Indian Mulberry, used
medicinally, famine food |
|
Road
K |
Pilikai (Pee-lee-kah-ee) close to the sea |
|
Road L |
Paradise Ala Kai (Ah-lah-Kah-ee)
road by the sea |
|
Railroad |
Ka'aahi (Kah-ah-ah-hee) train or engine, (fire car) |
|
Heiau Place |
Wahi Heiau (Wah-hee-Heh-ee-ow) temple place |
|
Heiau Road |
Ala
Heiau (Ah-lah-Heh-ee-ow)
temple road |
|
Pohaku Circle |
(Poh-hah-koo) -- stoney circle or circle of stones |
|
Maku'u Drive |
(Mah-koo-oo) neck cut on the
stern end of a canoe hull hewn in the mountains to which a rope was fastened
to drag the canoe to the sea. |
|
Kaloli
Drive |
(Kah-loh-lee) the turn or
the change |
|
Paradise
Drive |
remains
Paradise Drive |
|
O'O
Road |
(Oh-oh)
a bird, a crowbar, to pierce, to poke |
|
Shower
Drive |
Ua Kilihune (Oo-ah
Kee-lee-hoo-nay) to
shower lightly, misty rain, wind-blown spray |