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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.​

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