Parts of a Waʻa

feather lei, flown from the tip of the boom to help tell the direction of the wind

• lei hulu

• lei kukui

• lei pikake

• lei maile

the boom, a long, curved pole that supports the sail

• paepae

• peʻa

• papakiʻi

• kia

the sail, shaped like a crab's claw

• peʻa

• kia

• ʻiako

• ama

upright piece at the front of the waʻa

• manu hope

• manu ihu

• manu poʻo

• manu waena

the hull, the main part of the waʻa providing storage and shelter

• kilo

• kino

• ʻōpū

• naʻau

the outrigger float preventing the waʻa from flipping over

• ama

• ʻiako

• kia

• paepae

the crossbeam that fastens the ama to the kino keeping the waʻa stable

• ʻiako

• ama

• peʻa

• kia

seats that have different names depending where they are located

• nohona

• noho

• lalo

• noho au ma

the steersmanʻs nohona

• papakiʻi

• nohona

• kino

• kia

the long pole that the paepae, peʻa, and rigging are attached to

• kino

• kia

• waʻa

• ama