Mauna—Mountain; Lei—Festive wreath or garland of flowers or orange colored paper. Like-pu—The same. Lu-au—Native feast, picnic. Ma-halo—"Thank you.” Mahina—The moon. Ma-ho-pe—By and by; She. a1 while. Mai—Come; ‘“‘Hele Mai’ (Come, Here. ) Maikai—Good, fine. Makai—Toward the sea. Ma-ke—Dead. Makiki—Soft stone; a Honolulu suburb. Ma-li-hi-ni—Newcomer, tenderfoot, stran- ger, tourist. Ma-lo-lo—Flying fish; name of new Matson liner, ready in summer of 1927. Ma-noa—Broad; thick; name of a Hono- lulu valley. Mau-i—Name _ of and hero. Mauka—Toward Polynesian demi-god | the mountains. (White Hawaiian Words tain). Me-le—To chant or sing, alone or in chorus; to sing.and dance. Okole- hao—Native distilled liquor, resembling gin. Olo-kele—To rub in mud; a beautiful canyon on Kauai Island. Pali—Cliff, precipice. Papaya—Native Hawaiian tree melon, excellent for digestion; very peptonic. Pau—Done, finished, ended, ‘‘through with.”’ Pa-i-—Old time Hawaiian riding skirt. Pehea—How, why, what? £ Their Pronunciation Ra gs Tena ae -and Meaning Pehea oe—How are you?:. “Hello,” Pi-li-kia—T rouble. | Poi—Native food paste, made from boiled RR. room in Hawaii. Kea Ry ER Keikikane—Boy, male child. Ki-lau- ea—Volcano in Hawaii National Park; means ‘‘Rising Smoke Cloud.” Ko Susan, Cane. Ko-kua—To help, assist or agree with. Ko-pe—Coffee. ) La—The sun; daylighte. | La-nai—Porch, veranda, open-air living Mauna Mauna Loa (Long Moun- taro roots. Polo-lei—Correct, straight, accurate. Pua—Flower; blossom. Pu-a- -a— Hog: swine. Punahou—New spring; suburb of Pieno lili. Uku- lele—Jumping flea; a Hawaiian four- Here and there through the Hawaiian islands are petroglyphs, or rock writings, the key to which has never been found. These are of prehistoric origin. The two upper. designs represent human figures; the lower is.a symbol found on house posts, bowls, wardlubs and tapa through_ out Polynesia. There was no Hawaiian alphabet and:no - written language before the American missionaries came to Hawaii in 1820. an Ka-wai-a-hao—The water of Hao; historic Hawaiian church, Honolulu. Mountain); snes meals. “In this sense kau-kau is said to be a corruption of a Chinese word. It is used by foreigners 1n conversation with natives, and vice-versa.” —Prof. J.$. Emerson, Honolulu. stringed instrument. © Wa-hine—Woman; female. nen Kau-kau—Food, Wa-hine-ka-ne-ma-ke—Widow. Wai—Water. Wai-ki-ki—Spurting water; Hawaii's a | mous beach. Wai-lele—Waterfall. W aimea—Reddish water; a celebrated can- yon on Kauai Island. Wela-ka-hao—‘‘Hot Dog!” or words to that effect. ‘Literally, ' ‘Hot iron! or ‘Strike while:the iron: is hot.’’ Wiki- “wiki Hurry up, make it snappy, right away. . Soot. SK-11 -26-13M Matson — Oceanic Lines HAWAII + SOUTH SEAS + AUSTRALIA San Francisco: (Main Office) 215 Market Street Seattle: 814 Second Avenue Los Angeles: 510 W. 6th Street Chicago: 140 So. Dearborn Street New York: 50 E. 42nd Street