Amusements And Games

Question 1

Alaia

Answer 1

A small thin surfboard made of breadfruit or koa wood (also called omo)

Question 2

‘Au

Answer 2

To swim, float on surface of the water

Question 3

‘Au’au

Answer 3

To swim, bathe in water as a person

Question 4

‘Auwa’alakī

Answer 4

Little ships made by kids from cane and kī leaves

Question 5

E pehi i ka ‘ulu

Answer 5

To roll the ‘ulu maika stone in the bowling game

Question 6

Ha’e nalu

Answer 6

To ride a surfboard; literally, riding wave

Question 7

Hākōkō; Hāko’oko’o

Answer 7

To wrestle in sport and cause an opponent to fall

Question 8

Hanohano

Answer 8

To triumph, honor, excel

Question 9

Hau

Answer 9

Lascivious dance accompanied by singing

Question 10

Hauka!

Answer 10

Out! Word used by winner in gambling. It is a phonetic version of “out”

Question 11

Haupe’epe’e

Answer 11

To play hide and seek

Question 12

Hei

Answer 12

Cat’s cradle, a game played largely by adults

Question 13

Helu ‘ai

Answer 13

Scorekeeper; office of a person engaged in play or in games

Question 14

Hiu

Answer 14

Pebbles or small stones, polished and flat, used as counters in playing kōnane and other games m. Also called ‘ili’ili

Question 15

Ho’oleilei

Answer 15

To swing, scatter, juggle, juggling

Question 16

Ho’olele lupe

Answer 16

Kite flying

Question 17

Hukihuki

Answer 17

Tug of war

Question 18

‘Io

Answer 18

A game of running and racing; a Hawaiian tag

Question 19

Kāhinu

Answer 19

To grease the runners of the papa hōlua

Question 20

Kahua le’a

Answer 20

A place where people gathered for play, games, and other pastimes

Question 21

Kahua mokomoko

Answer 21

Place of boxing/wrestling/hand-to-hand fighting

Question 22

Kākaiāpola

Answer 22

Tail of a kite

Question 23

Kānekupua

Answer 23

Mock battle fought with spears, staged in anticipation of the arrival of a chief

Question 24

Ka’ōka’a

Answer 24

Game of spinning small gourds like tops

Question 25

Ke’a

Answer 25

Children throwing darts of sugarcane stalks

Question 26

Ke’a pua

Answer 26

Throwing darts made of sugar cane tassels; shooting arrows as from a pana

Question 27

Kini pōpō

Answer 27

To play ball; a general terms for all games of ball-playing

Question 28

Kio

Answer 28

Practicing martial arts games; chiefs indulged in mock war games

Question 29

Kīpapa

Answer 29

To turn sideways on a surfboard; balance on top of the surfboard

Question 30

Kōheoheo

Answer 30

A kind of play among children, such as swinging a rope to be jumped over

Question 31

Kōhikōhi

Answer 31

Throwing dirt; the object is to make one’s playmate and one’s self dirty

Question 32

Kōhilōhi ku palalā

Answer 32

Guessing game for an object hidden in the earth or sand

Question 33

Kōieie

Answer 33

Toy or plaything thrown into a rapid current which either the current or tide may return

Question 34

Kuala

Answer 34

To somersault; somersault

Question 35

Kūamuamu

Answer 35

Lascivious dance or play