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1. nvi. Mourning, wailing, lamentation; to wail, lament, weep for joy.

  • Examples:
    • Nona kēia makena e uwē ʻia mai nei (For. 4.47), this wailing that is being sobbed forth here is for him.
  • References:
    • PPN matenga.

2. n. Calm, of sea, atmosphere.

  • References:

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mākena

/ mā.kena / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs. Many, numerous; often, much.

  • Examples:
    • Mākena wale ua moa, lots of chickens.
    • Mākena kā hoʻi koʻu hilahila iāʻoe, how you humiliated me; you made me ashamed of you.

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v. Make and ana, a dying. To mourn, that is, to make the sound of mourning; to mourn; to wail, as for the dead; to mourn, as at the death of a relative or friends; to mourn in any manner.

2. To float in the air, as the sound of mourning. NOTE.—Mourning among Hawaiians was expressed by audible lugubrious tones of the voice.

s. A wailing; a mourning or lamentation for the dead; the sound of mourning or wailing. Kanl. 26:14. See KUMAKENA.

2. Sorrow or suffering from habits of intoxication; pau ka makena ana o ka poe ona rama, the sorrows of those drinking rum were ended.

3. Sorrow; disappointment. Laieik. 66.

adj. Mourning; lamenting the death of a friend; wawa makena, a noise of lamentation for the dead; kapa makena, mourning garments. Kin. 38:14.

Makena (mā'-kē'-na), adj.

/ mā'-kē'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Mourning; lamenting the death of a friend; wawa makena, a noise of lamentation for the dead; kapa makena, mourning garments.

2. Many, numerous.

Makena (mā'-kē'-na), adv.

/ mā'-kē'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Often; much; to a great degree. Makena no hoi ua hilahila ia oe e ke hoa. Laieik. p. 66.

Makena (mā'-kē'-na), n.

/ mā'-kē'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A walling; a mourning or lamentation for the dead; the sound of mourning or wailing. Syn: Kumakena.

2. Sorrow or suffering from habits of intoxication: Pau ka makena ana o ka poe ona rama, The sorrows of those drinking rum were ended.

3. Sorrow; disappointment.

Makena (mā'-kē'-na), v.

/ mā'-kē'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Make and ana, a dying.]

1. To mourn, that is, to make the sound of mourning; to mourn; to wail, as for the dead; to mourn, as at the death of a relative or friend; to mourn in any manner.

2. To float in the air, as the sound of mourning. (Mourning among Hawaiias was expressed by audible lugubrious tones of the voice.)

Makena (mā-ke'nă):

/ mā-ke'nă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

mourning for the dead. Land section, Puna, Hawaii.

Mākena

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),
  • Land section, Kalapana qd., Hawaiʻi.
  • Village, bay, landing, school, and quadrangle, East Maui.

Literally, abundance.

Nā LepiliTags: Hawaiʻi Maui

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  • 1. Bay, Mākena, Maui. Wide bay with several beaches east of Wailea and the site of Mākena Landing.
  • 2. Beach, state park (164.4 acres), Mākena, Maui. Long calcareous sand beach adjoining Puʻu ʻOlaʻi at the east end of Mākena Bay. The park is undeveloped except for paved parking. Also: known as Big Beach, Long Sands, Oneloa.

Literally, abundance.

Nā LepiliTags: Maui

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mourning; lamentations; many, often, much.

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