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Hilo (first moon) can describe- a faint streak of light; threadlike; braid. Key concept- “ilo” to germinate/sprout.

Hoaka (second moon) can describe- shining, glittering; spark. Can imply a crescent shape. Key concepts- “hō‘ā” to ignite, spark; “aka” shadow.

Kūkahi
Kū can describe- standing upright, rising, taking shape, manifesting. As both an aspect of nature and an Akua, Kū (masculine) is paired with Hina (feminine).

Kūlua • Kūkolu
Kū can describe- standing upright, rising, taking shape, manifesting. As both an aspect of nature and an Akua, Kū (masculine) is paired with Hina (feminine).

Kūpau
Kū can describe- standing upright, rising, taking shape, manifesting. As both an aspect of nature and an Akua, Kū (masculine) is paired with Hina (feminine).

ʻOlekūkahi
Seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, peeling back or removing.

ʻOlekūlua
Seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, peeling back or removing.

ʻOlekūkolu
Seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, peeling back or removing.

ʻOlepau
Seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, peeling back or removing.

Huna
Eleventh moon. Huna generally describes something that is hidden or secret.

Mōhalu
Twelfth moon. Mōhalu can describe unfolding, opening (as petals of a flower).

Hua
Thirteenth moon. Often describes fruit, seed, ovum, testes; aspects of reproduction and fertilization.

Akua
Fourteenth moon. Literally, God or Goddess. One of the piha (full) moons.

Hoku
Fifteenth moon. A form of the word hōkū, star. Usually, the “fullest” of the piha moons. When Mahina is Hoku, she travels through night, from beginning to end (as do the stars).

Māhealani
Sixteenth moon. One of the piha (full moons). Key concept- “hea” as a description of the hazy, misty, and soft nature of the light of Mahina.

Kulu
Seventeenth moon. Usually the first moon to rise in the dark of night. Kulu implies that the light of Mahina is dripping, seeping, leaking, or sagging.

Lāʻaukūkahi
Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth moons. Lā‘au often describes trees, plants, and medicine.

Lāʻaukūlua
Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth moons. Lā‘au often describes trees, plants, and medicine.

Lāʻaupau
Eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth moons. Lā‘au often describes trees, plants, and medicine.

ʻOlekūkahi
Twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-third moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, or removing.

ʻOlekūlua
Twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-third moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, or removing.

ʻOlepau
Twenty-first, twenty-second, and twenty-third moons. ‘Ole can describe- pausing, ceasing, or removing.

Kāloakūkahi
Twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth moons. Kāloa is a form of the word Kanaloa, an Akua deeply associated with the ocean.

Kāloakūlua
Twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth moons. Kāloa is a form of the word Kanaloa, an Akua deeply associated with the ocean.

Kāloapau
Twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth moons. Kāloa is a form of the word Kanaloa, an Akua deeply associated with the ocean.

Kāne
Twenty-seventh moon. A time of great reverence for life. Kāne is seen as the Akua of creation.

Lono
Twenty-eigth moon. The second of three Kāne moons. Lono, as an Akua, is often associated with rain, health, and healing.

Mauli
Twenty-ninth moon. The third of three Kāne moons. Mauli implies breath or spirit.