Hawaiian Vocabulary and Concepts

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Pilina

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relationship, connections

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'aina

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land which feeds us (mountain to sea)

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'ohana

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family

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kuleana

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responsibility

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kipuka

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a remnant forest, surrounded by lava

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native Hawaiian species

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naturally came to Hawai'i by wind, waves, wings

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native endemic Hawaiian species

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species that naturally came to Hawaii, evolved here, and can only be found in Hawai'i

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makani

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wind

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moana

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waves

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manu

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wings