KA MOKU ʻO KOHALA District of Kohala HWST 100
 
KOHALA North Kohala = Kohala Nui Hāwī Kapa`au Hālawa South Kohala = Kohala Iki Waikoloa Kawaihae Waimea
NĀ PALENA: BOUNDARIES Kohala, mai Honoke`ā a Keahualono Kohala, from Honoke`ā to Keahualono. The extent of Kohala.
KA MAKANI: Wind KA UA: Rain Wind: `Āpa`apa`a Inuwai Mumuku/Kaumuku Kuehu`ale Rain: Kīpu`upu`u Nāulu
`ŌLELO NO`EAU Kohala, ihu hakahaka. Kohala of the gaping nose. Kohala is full of hills, and the people there are said to breathe hard from so much climbing.
`ŌLELO NO`EAU Lē`ī `o Kohala i ka nuku nā kānaka Covered is Kohala with men to the very point of land.
`ŌLELO NO`EAU `A`ohe u`i hele wale o Kohala. No youth of Kohala goes empty-handed
`ŌLELO NO`EAU I `ike `ia nō `o Kohala i ka pae kō, a `o ka pae kō ia kole ai ka waha. One can recognize Kohala by her rows of sugar can which can make the mouth raw when chewed.
`ŌLELO NO`EAU Kāhilipulu Kohala na ka makani. Kohala is swept, mulch and all, by the wind Kohala is a windy place. Lele `o Kohala me he lupe lā Kohala soars as a kite An expression of admiration for Kohala, a district that has often been a leader in doing good works.
 

Kohala

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    KA MOKU ʻOKOHALA District of Kohala HWST 100
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    KOHALA North Kohala= Kohala Nui Hāwī Kapa`au Hālawa South Kohala = Kohala Iki Waikoloa Kawaihae Waimea
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    NĀ PALENA: BOUNDARIESKohala, mai Honoke`ā a Keahualono Kohala, from Honoke`ā to Keahualono. The extent of Kohala.
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    KA MAKANI: WindKA UA: Rain Wind: `Āpa`apa`a Inuwai Mumuku/Kaumuku Kuehu`ale Rain: Kīpu`upu`u Nāulu
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    `ŌLELO NO`EAU Kohala,ihu hakahaka. Kohala of the gaping nose. Kohala is full of hills, and the people there are said to breathe hard from so much climbing.
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    `ŌLELO NO`EAU Lē`ī`o Kohala i ka nuku nā kānaka Covered is Kohala with men to the very point of land.
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    `ŌLELO NO`EAU `A`oheu`i hele wale o Kohala. No youth of Kohala goes empty-handed
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    `ŌLELO NO`EAU I`ike `ia nō `o Kohala i ka pae kō, a `o ka pae kō ia kole ai ka waha. One can recognize Kohala by her rows of sugar can which can make the mouth raw when chewed.
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    `ŌLELO NO`EAU KāhilipuluKohala na ka makani. Kohala is swept, mulch and all, by the wind Kohala is a windy place. Lele `o Kohala me he lupe lā Kohala soars as a kite An expression of admiration for Kohala, a district that has often been a leader in doing good works.
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 The area was named after the dominating geological feature Kohala Mountain,[2] the oldest of Hawaiʻi Island's five major volcanic mountains.
  • #8 A great population has Kohala to. Kauhiakama once traveled to spy for his father, the ruling chief of Maui. While there, he did not see may people for they were all tending their farms upland. He returned home to report that there were hardly any men in Kohala. But when the invaders from Maui came, they found a great number of men, all ready to defend their homeland.
  • #9 Said in praise of people who do not go anywhere without a gift or a helping hand. The saying originated in Honomaka`u in Kohala. The young people of that locality, when on a journey, often went as far as Kapu`a before resting. Here, they made lei to adorn themselves and carry along with them. Another version is that no Kohala person goes unprepared for any emergency.
  • #10 When one wanted to fight a Kohala warrior, he would have to be a very good warrior to succeed. Kohala men were vigorous, brave, and strong.