Hawaiian Society:

Chiefly Class

Ali‘i

Warriors

Koa

Priests, Experts

Kahuna

Commoners

Maka‘ainana

Outcasts, Slaves

Kauwa

Men

Kane

Women

Wahine

Grandparent

Kupuna

Also used for elders generally

Parent

Makua

Child

Keiki

Eldest Sibing

Ka Hiapo

Siblings

Kaikua‘ana;
Kaikaina;
Kaikunane
Kaikuahine

Older sibling of same sex;
Younger sibling of same sex;
Brother, to the sister
Sister, to the brother.

Grandchild

Mo‘opuna

Genealogy

Ku‘auhau,
Mo‘o Ku‘auhau

Domestic Geography:

Place (locality)

Wahi; kahi; Kaha; Kauwahi;Kulana

House

Hale

General term for a structure

Home

Kauhale

The group of structures that comprise a Hawaiian home.

Yard (enclosure)

Pa

Road

Ala Nui

Bark Cloth

Kapa

Other Terms Used:

Cave

Ana, lua;
Lua pao

General terms;
Burial Cave

Life

Ola

Way of Life

Nohona

Rightness

Pono

Order; "as things should be"; morality