Inoa | Name(s)
Kona (Oʻahu)
Hiʻona ʻāina | Land characteristic: Moku
Hiʻona ʻāina o loko o kēia wahi | Feature(s) located within this place:: Maunalua; Kuliʻouʻou; Niu; Wailupe; Waiʻalae Iki; Waiʻalae Nui; Pālolo; Mānoa; Makiki; Pauoa; Huʻuanu, Kapālama; Kalihi; Kahauiki; Moanalua; Waʻahila
Hiʻona ʻāina nona kēia wahi | Feature(s) that contain this place: Oʻahu
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
He moku kēia ma ka ʻaoʻao hema o ka mokupuni o Oʻahu. Aia kēia moku ma waena o Koʻolaupoko, ma ka hikina, a me ʻEwa, ma ke komohana. Ma ke ahupuaʻa o Maunalua aia ʻo Makapuʻu, kahi e puka mai ai ka lā ma Oʻahu. ʻO Honolulu kahi i noho ai ke aupuni mai ka wā o ke aupuni mōʻī a i kēia lā. ʻO Waikīkī kahi punahele o nā aliʻi o ia wā no ka ʻoluʻolu o ka nohona ma laila. ʻO Duke Kahanamoku kekahi kupa o Waikīkī, ʻo ia ka mea keu a ka maikaʻi no ke ʻau ʻana a me ka heʻenalu ʻana, a kaulana ʻO Waikīkī iā ia. Ma Mānoa, ua laha nā loʻi kalo a i kēia lā ʻo ia kahi ponoʻī o ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi. Aia ke kula ʻo Kamehameha i hoʻonoho ʻia e ke aliʻi ʻo Bernice Pauahi Bishop ma Kapālama, a aia ka hale hōʻikeʻike kaulana i kapa ʻia nona ma Kalihi. Aia ma Āliapaʻakai ma Moanalua kahi lua i ʻeli ʻia e Pele i kona huakaʻi ʻimi wahi noho. He wahi kaulana kēia moku no ka nui o nā poʻe e hui ana ma laila.
Description
Southern most district on Oʻahu. Where Honolulu is located, which is the location of the seat of the government during the kingdom era at ʻIolani Palace and current capital city of the State of Hawaiʻi Honolulu. Waikīkī is also located in Kona which was a favored dwelling place of the aliʻi during the kingdom era. Famed waterman Duke Kahanamoku, olympic gold-winning swimmer, was a Waikīkī beach boy and his surfing at Waikīkī beach became so renowned that he is credited for introducing the sport to the world. The area of Mānoa was once an area of kalo cultivation
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi: E koho iā “Kona (Oʻahu)” no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka mokupuni ʻo Oʻahu. No nā wahi ʻē aʻe i kapa ʻia ʻo Kona ma nā mokupuni ʻē aʻe, e ʻimi i ka huaʻōlelo pili i kēlā mokupuni.
Instructions
Use for the moku of Kona on the island of Oʻahu. For the moku of Kona on other islands, use the specific term for that district and island.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Akua | Deity: Hiʻiakaikapoliopele
Kanaka | Person: Kalākaua; Liliʻuokalani; Duke Kahanamoku; Haunani-Kay Trask
Hana | Practice: Mahiʻai; Lawaiʻa; Noho aupuni; Holo kai; Heʻe nalu
Kūmole | Source(s)
“Duke Kahanamoku biography and life timeline,” American Masters, PBS (website).
Sterling, Elspeth P., and Catherine C. Summers. Sites of Oahu. [Rev. ed.]. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1993.
“Traditions of Oʻahu: Kona” Asia-Pacific Digital Library, Kapiʻolani Community College Libguides.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: 2014 Hawaiian lunar calendar : moku o Kona, mokupuni o Oʻahu, Cultural resources overview of the Kealakīpapa area, Maunalua, Kona, Oʻahu, Celebrating our 20th anniversary
Mea haku | Created by: Na ka hui ʻimi naʻauao o Ka Wai Hāpai