Manoa Neighbors

WHAT'S THE MEANING OF YOUR MANOA STREET NAME?

SOURCES:

Kekumano, Monsignor Charles, "Manoa's Rich Cultural Heritage Reflected in its Street Names," a talk given to St. Pius X Church members, exerpts of which were in St. Pius X Church Newsletters. Honolulu. ca 1985. (Unpublished) (HM)

Pukui, Mary, Elbert, Samuel, and Mookini, Esther. Place Names of Hawaii.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1974. (HPN)

Pukui, Mary, and Elbert, Samuel. Hawaii-English Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1957. (Pukui & Elbert)

Author's interpretation: (GA)

THANKS:

I would like to recognize the efforts of Mrs. Julia C. Chung who shared the St. Pius X Church Newsletters with Malama o Manoa. To Beatrice H. Krauss (1903-1998) and Lela Goodell (LG.) who adapted and enlarged that information with additions from the notes of Edward H. Bryan, Jr. (1898-1985) which are housed in the Archives of the Bishop Museum.

Thanks to Mary M. Cooke, Founding President of Malama o Manoa, Carl Lindquist, and Frank Olmsted Hay and J.Thomas Heinrich, Chair, Manoa Neighborhood board. Again, my thanks to Lela Goodell for her indexing suggestions. Any errors of fact, omission, or interpretation, if any, are mine.

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF STREETS IN MANOA

Aalii No data

'Aihualama Stream tributary to Manoa Stream, and the area near Pu'u-pueo. Where Ha-uhi killed Ka-halo-o-Puna, whom he suspected of having an affair with Ki'i-helei. (Westervelt, 1946b; 129; for another version, see Poha-kea: see also Awaawa-Ki'ihelei.) An owl 'aumakua saw the murder, dug up the girl's body, and resuscitated her. (HPN)

Akaka Projecting spur of the mountain range at the head of Manoa Valley: A street near the Chinese cemetery. Named for the mountain that is said to be the grandparent of the Manoa princess, Ka-hala-o-Puna. Lit. clearness. (HPN)

Alamihi 2 places: one on each side of Manoa Valley. On the death of a Manoa native, a rainbow spanned the valley from one Ala-mihi to the other. Lit. path [of] regret. (HPN)

Alani Perhaps named for the native tree (Pelea sandwicensis). (HPN)

Alaula Light of the early dawn. (Pukui & Elbert) Officially named in 1931. It had formerly been known as Jones Street, (Probably for P.C. Jones) and before that as Bishop Street. Notice that it had been Bishop Street and Jones Street, but when it was renamed Aluala, it became a Way.
This is an exception to the rule that when alleys were taken over by the city they became Ways. The "light or reddish glow of early dawn, likens the morning red-pink color of the early dawn to the flaming path of the god Kane as he arrived. Miss Laura Green was responsible for the name change. Her contention was that the rising sun cast it reddish rays down the length of the street. (HM)

'Ale'o Lit. Tower. However, Aleo Place was once "Adolph Street," name for Adolph Schnack. The name was changed during WWII probably because of Adolph Hitler. As of 1950, Bryan was indicating it might be the Hawaiian way to pronounce Adolph. (HM)

Alekoki Place No data

Alexander William Patterson Alexander (1805-84) who came to Hawaii in 1832. (HPN)

Anela If, 'anela, then the Hawaiianization of "Angel." (Pukui & Elbert). The street was formerly Amana for a prayer ending (amen). The name was changed in 1953. (HM)

Anoai If, 'ano'ai, then " Greeting, to greet, news." (Pukui & Elbert)

Anuenue Rainbow. (Pukui & Elbert)

Aolani No data


Armstrong Named for the Rev. Richard Armstrong (1805-60). Temporarily replaced Bingham at Kawaiahao Church (1840-43). Died in a horseback riding accident. Fort Armstrong, built in 1907, was named for his son: Brigadier General Samuel C. Armstrong (1839-1893).
Armstrong Hall, on Punahou campus was named after General Armstrong. (HPN)

Artesian Named for the artesian well dug in 1880 in that area. Probably on the property of Dr. A. Marques. (HPN)

Atherton Named for J. Ballard Atherton (1837-1903). Arrived in 1858, married Juliette M. Cooke. Became president of Castle and Cooke. (HPN)

Awaawa-Ki'ihelei Ridge and gulch on the eastern side of upper Manoa. Lit. Gulch of Image-with-drawn-down-eyelids. (Ke'ihelei boasted of having an affair with Ka-hala-o-Puna. As punishment, gods turned him into the ridge and gulch. See 'Ai-hua-lama.) (HPN)

'Awapuhi Lit. Ginger. Named around 1924-24. (HPN)

Beaumont Woods No data

Beckwith Named for the Rev. Edward G. Beckwith, Principal of Royal School 1852-54. President of Punahou 1854-59. Pastor of Central Union Church 1887-94. (HPN)

Brown Perhaps named after Mrs. Marie D. Brown who lived on this street and was Principal of Manoa School (1898-1928) She was a descendant of the Beckley and Montano families. (HPN)

Chamberlain Named after Levi Chamberlain (1792-1849). Came to Hawaii in 1823 as a lay missionary. One of the founders of Punahou school. Chamberlain field and Drive at Puna-hou named for his grandson, William W. Chamberlain, a financier and former trustee of the school. (HPN)

Clement Named for Father Clement Evrard, a Belgian, who in 1881 was in charge of St. Louis College. (HPN)

Cooper Named for Henry E. Cooper, member of the Provisional Government Advisory Council, Secretary of the Republic of Hawaii and circuit court judge. He built a stone house on Manoa Road. Near by he built the first golf course. It was only nine holes. (Today on the premises of the Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church) Cooper Road was officially named after him in 1917, (HM)

Damon Named for Rev. S.C. Damon (1815-85) for 42 years, the pastor of the Seamen's Bethel and founder of the church newspaper, The Friend. (HPN)

Dole Named for Stanford B. Dole, son of missionary Rev. Daniel Dole. Jurist, president of Provisional Government 1893-94. Pres. of the Republic. First Governor of Territory. (HPN)

Doris Named for Mrs. Doris Owen, wife of C.G. Owen, superintendent of the Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co. It was named by Robert Booth who owned and sub-divided the property in 1915. (HPN) & (MH)

Emekona Upper Manoa. Lit.Emerson. Named for Nathaniel B. Emerson (1839-1915) who wrote "Unwritten Literature of Hawaii and Pele and Hiiaka. He was the son of the Rev. John S. Emerson, a missionary who arrived in 1832 (HPN).

Evelyn No data

Ferdinand Named in 1898 for Ferdinand Schnack, son of the subdivider of the area, John H. Schnack. (HPN)

Gore Way Outlines a small triangle similar to a dress gore. No date given. (HM)

Haawale If ha'awale, then "flatfish." (Pukui & Elbert). Alternatively, it could mean the sap of a particular banana; ha'a, short banana tree, wale, the sap. Developed in 1962. (HM)

Ha'ena Red-hot, burning, red." (Pukui & Elbert)

Halelani Lit. Chiefs' house. (HPN)

Halele'a Lit. Joyful house. (HPN)

Halelena Lit. Yellow house. (HPN)

Halula Lit. Stillness. (HPN)

Halulu To roar, thunder; roar, explosion, loud noise, (Pukui & Elbert)

Hanupaoa Hanu, to breath (Pukui & Elbert) Meaning of the rest of the word unclear. GA

Haukulu Site of the Harold L. Lyon (1879-1957) Arboretum. Lit. Dripping dew. (HPN)

Hiehie To beautify, make distinctive, beautiful. (Pukui & Elbert)

Hillside Ave. No data.

Hipawai A nearby heiau had this name. It is said that here, human sacrifices were offered. Lit. Water foolishness. (PNH). Alternatively, a mis-spelling of hepawai (shaking water) Officially named in 1952. (HM)

Hokulani Lit. Heavenly star. (HPN)

Ho'omaha Lit. To rest. (HPN)

Ho'onanea Lit. To relax. (HPN)

Hopena Result, conclusion, ending. (Pukui & Elbert)

Huapala If hua pala, then, orange trumpet or sweetheart vine (Bignonia venusta) Lit. Ripe fruit, or lover, pretty, handsome (Pukui & Elbert)

Huelani Lit. Royal gourd (referring to the well for Ka'ahumanu's home). See Pu-'ahu-'ula, Puka-'oma'o. (PNH) Huelani recalls the ancient name of a well on the property of Queen Kaahumanu. The Hawaiians referred to her home as Puka O ma'o, green openings. This is because her home had green shutters. (HPN)

Hulu Feather, esteemed, choice, precious. (Pukui & Elbert) or the Hawai'ianization of "Wool" in reference to Woolsey who had a nearby residence. (HM)

Hunnewell Capt. James Hunnewell set up a trading company in 1817. He was a founder of C. Brewer and Company and Advisor to Kamehameha III (HPN)

Hyde Named for Rev. Charles McEwen Hyde (1832-99). The Principal of North Pacific Missionary Institute, secretary of the board of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, and trustee of 5 educational institutions. (HPN)

Judd Hillside Perhaps for Dr. Gerrit Parmele Judd (1803-73). A missionary doctor who arrived in 1837. An important adviser to Kamehameha III, or after Charles S. Judd, Territorial Forester (1915-1939) who planted many groves and created many trails. (HPN)

Ka'aipu Named for a stone under which lived a supernatural woman. Lit. The eating together. (HPN)

Kaala No data

Kaamalio Drive, was begun and named in 1941, after the rope made from the fiber threads (kaa) which were twisted or curled (milo). (HM)

Kaha-loa Ka-u'i-o-Manoa, a sister of the rat demigod Pikoi-a-ka-'alala. Lived here with her husband, Pa-wa'a, a Manoa Chief. Lit. long place. (HPN) or a long strip on land or a set of tapa. K. Drive named in 1923. K. Place in 1953. (HM)

Kahawai Stream, river, ravine whether wet or dry; valley. (Pukui & Elbert)

Kahiwa If Ka hiwa, then " chosen one (perhaps the name of a person) (Pukui & Elbert.) Alternatively, a variety of coconut that was used ceremonially as well as medicinally. (HM)

Kakela Named for George P. Castle (1851-1932). Son of Samuel Northrup Castle, who lived there. Lit. castle. Also consider "to perform well" (Pukui & Elbert)

Kakela iki Iki is small, little, slightly, Hence, small star. (Pukui & Elbert)

Kalawao Lit.Announce mountain area. (HPN) Opened in 1947. (HM)

Kalehua The flower of the 'ohi'a tree (Metrosideros macropus,
M. collina). (Pukui & Elbert) It is also a name used in referring to a beloved person. A very special relative or friend was sometimes called kaleua, since the flower was the symbol of a delicate or unusual beauty. (P&E)+(MH)

Kalei Lit. The garland. (P&E)

Kalele Lit. The flight or the altar. (Pukui & Elbert)
(Usually elevated. GA)

Kaloa Probably named for the 24th, 25th, and 26th days of the Hawaiian month. (PNH)

Ka-loa-lu-iki Probably named for the god of taro patches. (PNH)

Ka-manele Name of the chiefess, Ka-'ua'u-moku-o-ka-manele, the daughter of Kua-kini, Governor of Hawaii. She died in 1834 at 20 years of age. Lit. The sedan chair. (PNH)

Kami Way No data

Kamehameha Lit. The lonely one. (Pukui &Elbert)

Kanewai Lit. Water [of] Kane. (PNH)

Kanu Begun and named in 1941. Kanu means to plant. A reference to the ancient and modern agricultural history of Manoa Valley. (HM)

Kaonawai If kaona, then, " Hidden meaning" in Hawaiian poetry, i.e. concealed references. Therefore; perhaps, "water with hidden meaning." (From Pukui & Elbert)+(GA)

Kauwahi-pouli Gulch at he head of Manoa Valley. Lit., dark place. (The first area darkened by the setting sun). (HPN)

Keahi Lit. The fire. (HPN)

Keama Lit. The outrigger float. (HPN)

Keoni Hawaiianization of "John". (HPN)

Kinohou Beginning, first. Lit. New body. (Pukui & Elbert)

Koalii No data

Koaniani To waft, as a soft cooling a fan, cooled by a breeze.
(Pukui & Elbert). The old Manoa Street, eliminated in 1927 and then in 1963, a new street was given its name. (HM)

Kolomona Hawaiianization of "Solomon." (PNH) Named in 1947. (HM)

Kolowalu Name of an ancient Hawaiian law that safeguarded the rights of commoners. (Pukui & Elbert) Officially named in 1945. (HM)

Komai'a Perhaps, dragging bananas. (HPN)

Kuahine Named for a Manoa rain brought by a "sister." Lit. sister of a male. (HPN)

Kumu Many meanings e.g. bottom, base, teacher, guide, source, reason, cause, price, herd, socket, (Pukui & Elbert)

Kumukoa If "kumuko'a, then the name of a star. (Pukui & Elbert) Developed in 1959. It can be also mean source of the Koa tree. (HM)

Kumulani The base of the sky, horizon. (Pukui & Elbert). Developed in 1959. (HM)

Kumuone Sandbank, sandstone, used for maika stones.
Lit. Sand base. (Pukui & Elbert) Developed in 1959. (HM)

Kumuwai If kumu wai, then "source of a stream, or spring."
(Pukui & Elbert). Developed in 1959. (HM)

Lanihuli The name of an ancient mo'o god of La'ie. Lit. turning royal chief. (HPN)

Lanikaula If Lani kaula, then the name of a noted prophet of Molokai. Lit. Priest aristocrat. (Pukui & Elbert)

Lawa Place. Enough, sufficient, ample, wise, strong, to bind. (Pukui & Elbert) Came into existence in 1948 (HM)

Lelehune A fine wind-blown rain spray, dust. To fall as fine rain. (Pukui & Elbert)

Liloa Father of 'Umi-a-Liloa of Hawaii. (HPN)

Linohau Dressed to perfection, beautifully decorated, ornamented, standing majestic in the mist, beautifully attired in the calm. (Pukui & Elbert)

Lipioma Lit. Small adz. (HPN)

Lo'i Lit. Patch (as of taro or rice). (HPN)

Lolowalu Ridges on the East Side of upper Manoa. A trail along the ridge begins near the summit of St. Louis Heights and descends into Woodlawn. Another branch leads to Mt. Olympus. Lit. Eight creeping. (HPN)

Lono The Hawaiian God Lono. (HPN)

Loomis Named for Edward Backus Loomis, assistant C & C engineer and assistant Territorial surveyor with the Bishop Estate beginning in 1912. (HPN)

Loulu Native fan palm. (Pritchardia s.) (PNH) Earlier the street was known as Puahala. Very likely, in the 1920s some Hawaiians suggested that the name puahala (hala fruit) be changed since hala can also mean failure. In 1929, Puahala was changed to Loulu.
Strangely enough, about the same time, on the other side of the valley a street was named "Puhala," the hala tree. (HM)

Lowrey Opened in the 1920's. Named for Fred Lowrey, a former president of Lewers and Cooke. He was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives in 1920. (MH)



Lua'alaea Stream and land area. Lit. Pit (of) red earth. (HPN)

Maile Way Probably named after the native twining shrub with fragrant leaves. (Alyxia olivaeformis) (GA)

Malama To take care of, preserve. (Pukui & Elbert)

Manamana To impart an supernatural power. (Pukui & Elbert) or a name of a variety of sweet potato. Named in 1953. (HM)

Mamane A native tree. (Sophora chrysophylia) (HPN)

Manoa-ali'i A land division of the West side of Manoa Valley (west of a line from PU-U-LUAHINE to Rocky Hill). Lit. Royal Manoa (chiefs lived here). (HPN)

Manoa-kanaka A land division opposite Manoa-ali'i. Lit. commoners' Manoa (commoners lived here). (HPN)

Marques August Jean Baptiste Marques (1841-1929), a French physician who arrived in 1878, edited the Portuguese Newspaper O luso Hawaiiano, taught French at Puna-hou. Member Hawaii Legislature, Consul of France, Russia, Panama, and Belgium. He championed the introduction of Portuguese laborers. (HPN)

McKinley Named after US Pres. McKinley. Annexation was consummated during his administration. (HPN)

Melemele The color yellow. If capitalized, then, name of a star. (Pukui & Elbert)

Metcalf Theophilus Metcalf, an Englishman. First Marshall of the old fort in Honolulu. Was a government surveyor, financier and partner with A.H Fayerweather in the 1830s in milling sugar on the island of Hawai'i. (HPN)

Midkiff The Frank E. Midkiff home was built in 1917 and is now the Honolulu Holiness Church. Midkiff was President of Kamehameha Schools and a former High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (HPN)

Mohala Unfolded, as flower petals, blossoming, appearing clear, as a thought, evolved. (Pukui & Elbert)

Molulo A thief, to steal. Obs., So fat that the flesh shakes when one walks. (Pukui & Elbert)

Momi A pearl, a beloved person, (Pukui & Elbert)

Nakiu Kiu, to spy, observe secretly. Therefore, "The spies." GA. Also the name of a strong, moderately cold northwesterly wind, known as Malualau. Also Jew, Jewish. Eng. (Pukui & Elbert)

Napua'a Pig, swine, banks of fog or clouds, often as gathered over a
mountain summit, a sign of rain. (Pukui & Elbert) Named in 1952 Perhaps because some pig (pua'a) farming in Manoa. (HM)

Nanihale Lit. House beauty. (HPN)

Nanui Lit. The coconuts. (HPN)

Nanui'apo Stream tributary to Manoa Stream. Lit. The grasped coconuts. (HPN)

Nipo To yearn for, to be in love with, to love, to make love, court, drowsy, languid, sleepy. (Pukui & Elbert)

Noelani A Manoa Elementary school. Lit. heaven mist. (HPN)

O'ahu Often quoted as meaning "the gathering place." However, in ancient times, O'ahu was not populous and was distinctly subordinate to Hawai'i and Kaua'i. Alexander (1903) gave no meaning for the name in his article on Hawaiian geographic names.. The meaning "Gathering Place" perhaps suggested first by Thrum as late as 1922. (PNH) Oahu Ave. was in use before 1910. (HM)

Oliver Named for Rev. Oliver P. Emerson (1845-1938). Oliver was the brother of Nathaniel B. and J.S. Emerson. They were the sons of missionary J.S. Emerson. Oliver graduated from Puna-hou in 1865. He was a minister on the mainland and then returned to Hawaii in 1888. (HPN)

Olopua A large native tree (Osmanthus sandwicensis), to 60 feet high, in the olive family. It bears narrow or oblong leaves, yellowish flowers and blue, half-inch-long fruits. The hard wood, dark-brown, with black streaks, was used for spears, adze handles, and digging sticks, Also lovelorn, heartbroken Obs. (Pukui & Elbert)

One Sand, sandy, silt, poetic name for land. (Pukui & Elbert)

Ono Most likely 'ono, Delicious, tasty, savory
(Pukui & Elbert) Perhaps after the large mackerel: (Acanthocybium solandri). (GA)

Pakanu Probably pa kanu, Garden, cultivated field. Lit. Planting enclosure. (Pukui & Elbert). Developed in 1960. (HM)

Palm Drive No data

Pamakani If pa makani, then, "a native hibiscus (Hibiscus arnottianus) or a native violet (Viola chamissoniana)." (Pukui & Elbert). Developed in 1960. (HM). If pu makai, then in reference to the wind and or sound from the shell being blown. (GA)

Pamoa Near the site of St. Francis Convent. Lit. Chicken enclosure. (HPN)

Papala A tree belonging to the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) (PNH) Or a document of any kind. (Pukui & Elbert)

Parker Rev. Henry H. Parker (1834-1927). Pastor of
Kawaiaha'o Church for 54 years. (PNH) A few people who lived on the street gave their address as Bishop Street into which Parker street ran. (HM)

Paty Officially named for two brothers; R. William and Captain John Paty in 1931.They had settled in Hawaii in 1840 and lived in the area. For a short while, Paty Drive had been know as Dillingham Drive after B.F. Dillingham who owned Woodlawn Dairy. (PNH)+(HM)

Pawaina If pa waina, then Vineyard. (Pukui & Elbert). Pawaina is a Hawaiianized word: Pa meaning an enclosure and waina is a place with water. It may also the Hawaiian effort to say "wine" or "grapes from which we get wine" and so pawaina could be interpreted as vineyard. Developed in 1960. (HM)

Pawale Lit. Easy to touch or a native plant (Rumex giganteus). (HPN)

Pauma Several meanings. It is an old game of thumb wrestling in which opponents stood facing each other and tried to force the other's right hand against his chest. It can mean curved, or to turn into the wind: i.e. face the wind. Developed in 1960. (HM).

Paumaka The name of a star which, when it appears, presumably brings good luck to the ali'i. Developed in 1960. (HM).

Peneku No data

Pinao A dragonfly. Developed in 1960. (HM)

Pinoula A red dragonfly. Developed in 1962. (HM)

Pipa No data

Piper's Pali Punahou campus. It was named after Leo F. Piper, a maintenance engineer. (HPN)

Plumeria The fragrant flower. (Plumeria s.) (GA)

Pope Road Probably named for Willis T. Pope, Dean of the College of O'ahu (1908-1909). Pope was a professor botany and horticulture. (PNH)

Poelua Either fighting people or (po elua) or two nights. The area was developed in 1960. (HM)

Poki Probably named for Boki Ka-ma-ule'ule (the one who faints), Governor of O'ahu and husband of Liliha. Lost at sea. Boki may have been named for Kamehameha I's pet dog. Poki (from English "boss"). At the time of Boki's birth, many dogs were named Poki, including dog [spirit] guardians (PHN)

Pololei The word can mean correct, accurate, or straight. It is also the name of a land shell, and probably named for it. Developed in 1960 (HM).

Pua'ena To glow brightly. (Pukui & Elbert)

Pu'ahu'ula Near PU'U-LUAHINE, site of Queen Ka -'ahu'manu's home, Puka-'oma'o (green apertures); also the name of the spring in the area. The queen died here. (PNH)

Puhala Perhaps, pandanus tree, or pandanus hill. (PNH)

Puka'oma'o The name of Ka'ahumanu's home at Pu -'ahu'ula. Lit. Green opening (the queen's house had green shutters). (PNH)

Pulena Perhaps short for Yellow Conch or short for Pu'u lena, yellow hill. (PNH)

Pu'ualii Pu'u is any kind of protuberance from a pimple to a hill, mound, a desire, need. ali'i is royalty. Therefore, hill of royalty. (GA)

Pu'uhonua Site of S.N. Castle home and of an ancient place of refuge. There was such a sanctuary in Manoa and when the home of Mary Tenney Castle (1819-1907) was built for her by her sons it was called, Pu'uhonua. Pu'uhonua Street off Awapuhi Street, more or less follows the old private road to the house. The house was demolished in 1941. Some of the old stone foundations can still be found in the area. (PNH)+(HM)

Pu'unanea Pu'u most likely is hill, nanea is of observing interest, fascinating, enjoyable, repose, leisure, tranquility, relaxed. Therefore; an interesting hill where one can relax. (GA)

Pu'upia Lit. Arrowroot hill. (PNH)

Rocky Hill Behind Punahou campus. The site was formerly known as
Pu'u-o-Manoa. (PNH)

Seaview Used before 1910. Sometimes two words: Sea View. (HM)

Slade Drive No data

Sonoma. Named in the 1920s after the steamer Sonoma, sister ship to the Sierra. (PNH). Sonoma was originally known as Manoa Heights Road. (MH)

Terrace Place No Data

Uluwehi Lush, beautiful, a place where beautiful plants thrive, festively adorned. Lit. decorative growth. (PNH). Officially named in 1941-42. (HM)

Ventura For the steamer Ventura. Sister ship of the Sierra, operated by the Oceanic Steamship Company. (PNH)

Vista No data

Wa'ahila. Name of a beneficent Manoa rain and of a chiefess who excelled in a dance named for her. (PNH)NOTE: "A rain in Nu'u-anu and Manoa valleys. [Ola ke kai a Kou i ka Ua-Wa'ahila (saying), the land of Kou {now Honolulu} lives by the Wa'ahila rain." Pukui-Elbert

Wa'akaua War canoe, or an army formation. (Pukui & Elbert)

Wa'aloa Ravine and stream. Lit. Long canoe. See Pu-'ahu'ula. (PNH)

Wai-a-ke-akua Lit. Water [used] by the god. (Kane and Kanaloa, after making Punahou spring, came to this pool. A goddess, Kameha'ikana (alternate name for Haumea) flirted with them. Her servant tried to stop her and was turned to stone. Kane left his footprint on the stone at the edge of the pool.) (PNH)

Wai-hi Steam, originating behind Manoa Valley, and debouching near or at Manoa Falls. Lit. trickling water. (PNH)

Waipuna Lit. Spring water. (PNH) Named in 1938 or 39. (HM)

Walu Lit. To scratch or eight. (PNH)

Wist Place For Benjamin Wist. The first Dean of the College of Education at the University of Hawaii. Then known as Teacher's College. (LG)

Whitney (Data under review)

Woodlawn The Woodlawn Dairy and Stock Company, which had a dairy there in the early 1900s (PNH). Operated by Benjamin Franklin Dillingham (1844-1918) (MH)

Woolsey Named for the Woolsey family who lived on land granted by their ancestors by Ka-meha-meha II and deeded them in 1853, after the Great Mahele. (HPN) Named in 1949 (HM).

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Sources:

Kekumano, Monsignor Charles, "Manoa's Rich Cultural Heritage Reflected in its Street Names," a talk given to St. Pius X Church members, exerpts of which were in St. Pius X Church Newsletters. Honolulu. ca 1985. (Unpublished) (HM)

Pukui, Mary, Elbert, Samuel, and Mookini, Esther. Place Names of Hawaii.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1974. (HPN)

Pukui, Mary, and Elbert, Samuel. Hawaii-English Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1957. (Pukui & Elbert)

Author's interpretation: (GA)


I would like to recognize the efforts of Mrs. Julia C. Chung who shared the St. Pius X Church Newsletters with Malama o Manoa. To Beatrice H. Krauss (1903-1998) and Lela Goodell (LG.) who adapted and enlarged that information with additions from the notes of Edward H. Bryan, Jr. (1898-1985) which are housed in the Archives of the Bishop Museum.

Thanks to Mary M. Cooke, Founding President of Malama o Manoa, Carl Lindquist, and Frank Olmsted Hay and J.Thomas Heinrich, Chair, Manoa Neighborhood board. Again, my thanks to Lela Goodell for her indexing suggestions. Any errors of fact, omission, or interpretation, if any, are mine.




The reader will note that some street names do not presently have a translation. If anything is known about the street, please contact me. If you have found any errors of interpretation or alternate meanings of a street name, I would be grateful if you brought it to my attention.

I apologize for the lack of formal diacritical indication. The macron (kahako) is not available on this computer, and the glottal stop ('okina) is represented by the single quote mark. The hyphenation of names has been minimized in the interest of consistency and ease of future data retrieval protocols.

Thank you,

Gary Andersen, Chair
Committee on Historic and Cultural Resources
Manoa Neighborhood Board (1999-2002)

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