General
Big Island = Hawaiʻi Island
Hale = home or house
Hui = the gathering place
Kai = ocean, sea
Lanai = porch, deck, veranda
Lehua = blossom of the ohiʻa tree
Mauka = upcountry
Makai = seaward
Ohiʻa = native majestic tree
Paniolo = cowboy
Poi = a food prepared from the cooked corms of taro that are mashed with water to the consistency of a paste or thick liquid and often allowed to ferment. Can also mean “mix.”
Animals
Lehua = our Lab/Retriever mix
Wally = our black poi pup
Smoke = Palomino Appaloosa that flew with us to Hawaiʻi
Palmer = new dappled bay gelding
Girdie = Nubian goat that flew with us to Hawaiʻi
LeLe = newest Nubian goat
Makai = orange Tabby kitty
Tucker = our first ferrel kitty
Jett = our second ferrel kitty
Tutu = kitty that came with the hale
The Girls = our assorted chickens
