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Aloha
- how we greet and treat each other
Beach
- this one should be obvious!
Coconuts
- the tree of life in the Pacific
David
- King Kalakaua, the last King of Hawaii
Emma
- Queen, married to Kamehameha IV
Flower
- pua in Hawaiian, found everywhere!
Guava
- tropical fruit
Hawaii
- also obvious?
Ilima
- the official flower of the island of Oahu
Jellyfish
- an ocean critter you don't want to tangle!
Kona
- a place name meaning leeward; also the coffee
Lilikoi
- tropical fruit; passion fruit in English
Mango
- another tropical fruit!
Nuuanu
- lovely valley "behind" Honolulu; means cool
height
Ohana
- family and extended family; belonging; inclusive
Palace
- Iolani Palace is the only one in the U.S.
Queen
- Liliuokalani, Hawaii's last Queen was the one we had
in mind, though there were others
Rainbow
- magical or scientific, we see many of these
Surfing
- sport of kings, Hawaii is its birthplace
Taro
- also Kalo; major staple of the ancient Hawaiian diet
Ukulele
- "jumping flea"; brought to Hawaii by Portuguese
immigrants in 1879
View
- far too many to pick just one!
Waikiki
- the world famous beach and area second in density only
to Manhattan (in the U.S.)
Xerox - the Hawaiian word for Xerox (or photocopy) is
pepa kope, an excellent example of transliteration
Year
- the Hawaiian word for year is makahiki
Zoo
- Honolulu has one, and a great Web site, too!
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