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‘Āina Hau. place name. Iceland. Literally "ice (hau) land (‘āina)." The Straight Dope answers the question "Shouldn't Greenland be known as Iceland and vice versa?" According to Wikipedia's "List of islands by area", Iceland is ranked the 20th biggest island in the world (39.3 thousand sq. miles) and Hawaii's biggest island, the Island of Hawai‘i is ranked as the 76th biggest island (4.029 thousand sq. miles). Iceland is just a little less than 10 times bigger than the the Island of Hawai‘i.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Āina Hau.

 
‘Āina ‘Ōma‘oma‘o. place name. Greenland. Literally "green (‘ōma‘oma‘o) land (‘āina)." The Straight Dope answers the question "Shouldn't Greenland be known as Iceland and vice versa?" Greenland is the largest island in the world, but the size of Greenland is often exaggerated on maps. The map above is a Mercator projection map, so Greenland and Africa are shown at about the same size on the map, but actually Africa (11.73 million sq. miles) is more than 14 times bigger than Greenland (.822 million sq. miles). South America is shown as being smaller than Greenland, but South America (6.89 million sq. miles) is more than 8 times bigger than Greenland.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Āina ‘Ōma‘oma‘o.

 
‘Āina Pilipino. place name. Philippines. Literally "Filipino (Pilipino) land (‘āina)."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Āina Pilipino.

 
‘Amelika. place name, stative verb. America; American. Transliterated from the English "America."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Amelika.

 
‘Amelika Hui Pū‘ia. place name, stative verb. United States of America, American. Literally "America united together." Also see ‘Amelika, hui, pū.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Amelika Hui Pū‘ia.

 
‘Eulopa. place name, stative verb. Europe, European. Transliterated from the English "Europe."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see ‘Eulopa.

 
Hikina. place name Orient. The word Hikina is used for the Orient, because another meaning of the word hikina is east and the Orient is considered the East.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see hikina.

 
Kahiki. place name. Tahiti.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kahiki.

 
Kaikū‘ono o Mekiko. place name. Gulf of Mexico. Literally "gulf (Kaikū‘ono) of (o) Mexico (Mekiko)."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Kaikū‘ono o Mekiko.

Kaleponi. place name. California. Transliterated from the English "California." California is the most populous state in the United States of America. According to the US Census Bureau, on May 2010, the whole USA had a population of about 309 million people and California had a population of just about 37 million people. Twelve percent (12%) of the population of the USA lives in California. Almost one of every eight Americans lives in California.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Kaleponi.

 
Kanaka. place name, stative verb. Canada; Canadian. Transliterated from the English "Canada."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kanaka.

 
Kapalakiko. place name. San Francisco. Transliterated from the English "San Francisco." A bay and a city in the State of California (Kaleponi).
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Kapalakiko.

 
Kōlea. place name, stative verb. Korea; Korean. Tranliterated from the English "Korea." The picture above shows Kim jong-il, the crazy old lady that is the "Dear Leader" of North Korea. The term for North Korea is Kōlea ‘Ākau and South Korea is Kōlea Hema.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kōlea.

 
Kupa. place name. Cuba. Transliterated from the English "Cuba."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see kupa.

 
Mauna Pōhaku. place name. Rocky Mountains. Literally "rocky (pōhaku) mountain (moana)."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Mauna Pōhaku.

Mauna Pōhaku. place name. Utah (a poetic name for Utah).
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Mauna Pōhaku.

 
Mekiko. place name. Mexico. Transliterated from the English "Mexico." Mexico, that magical country south of the border, where you can go to relax and forget the Alamo, especially if you enjoy chimichangas, unusual donkey shows and the thrill of cheating death by visiting a lawless narco-state.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Mekiko.

 
Moana Pākīpika. place name. Pacific Ocean. Literally "Pacific (Pākīpika) ocean (moana)."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Moana Pākīpika.

 
Nuioka. place name. New York. Transliterated from the English "New York."

How to pronounce Nuioka: NOO–[w]ee–[Y]OH–kuh
The word Nuioka cleverly uses a w-glide and a y-glide to recreate the sound of the letter w and the letter y in the place name New York. The first syllable is stressed and rhymes with the word you. The two capitalized syllables shown in the pronunciation above are stressed.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Nuioka.

Nukilani. place name. New Zealand. Transliterated from the English "New Zealand." The PE dictionary shows no kahakō in the Hawaiian to English section, but the English to Hawaiian section has a kahakō (Nukīlani). Māmaka Kaiao shows no kahakō in either section. I'm going with the no kahakō spelling. I wondered about the name of New Zealand, what and where was the original Zealand? This explaination comes from Wikipedia: "In Norse mythology, the island [Zealand] was created by the goddess Gefjun after she tricked Gylfi, the king of Sweden, as told in the story of Gylfaginning. She removed a piece of land and transported it to Denmark, and it became the island of Zealand. The vacant area was filled with water and became Mälaren. However, since modern maps show a similarity between Zealand and the Swedish lake Vänern, it is sometimes identified as the hole left by Gefjun."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Nukilani.

 
Pākē. place name, stative verb. China, Chinese. The picture above shows a statue of the Chinese philosopher Confucius.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Pākē.

 
Pākīpika. place name, stative verb. Pacific. Transliterated from the English "Pacific."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Pākīpika.

 
Palani. place name, noun, stative verb. France, Frenchman; French. Transliterated from English.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see palani.

 
Pelekania. place name, stative verb. Britain, Britannia, British. Transliterated from the English "Britannia." The image above is of a poster by artist James Montgomery Flagg. James Montgomery Flagg's most famous work is of Uncle Sam in the "I Want You" poster of 1917 to encourage recruitment in the United States Army for World War I. The poster above shows Uncle Sam arm-in-arm with Britannia, accompanied by a eagle and an lion. It is a dramatic reminder of the long alliance between the United States and Great Britain. The poster is titled "Side by side - Britannia! Britain's Day Dec. 7th 1918". It was created in 1918 by the American Lithographic Co. N.Y.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Pelekania.

 
Pokukala. place name. Portugal. Transliterated from the English "Portugal." For Portuguese, see Pukikī.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Pokukala.

Polenekia. place name, stative verb. Polynesia, Polynesian. Transliterated from the English "Polynesia." Polynesia is from Greek meaning "many islands."
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Polenekia.

 
Wakinekona. place name. Washington. Transliterated from the English "Washington." The picture above shows the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C.
   For the glossary entry and more information, see Wakinekona.

English to Hawaiian Directory

America. See ‘Amelika.
Britain. See Pelekania.
California. See Kaleponi.
Canada. See Kanaka.
China. See Pākē.
Cuba. See Kupa.
Europe. See ‘Eulopa.
France. See Palani.
Greenland. See ‘Āina ‘Ōma‘oma‘o.
Gulf of Mexico. See Kaikū‘ono o Mekiko.
Iceland. See ‘Āina Hau.
Korea. See Koleā.
Mexico. See Mekiko.
New York. See Nuioka.
New Zealand. See Nukilani.
North Korea. See Kōlea ‘Ākau under Kōlea.
Orient. See Hikina.
Pacific. See Pākīpika.
Pacific Ocean. See Moana Pākīpika.
Philippines. See ‘Āina Pilipino.
Polynesian. See Polenekia.
Portugal. See Pokukala.
Rocky Mountains. See Mauna Pōhaku.
San Francisico. See Kapalakiko.
South Korea. See Kōlea Hema under Kōlea.
Tahiti. See Kahiki.
United States of America. See ‘Amelika Huipū.
Utah. See Mauna Pōhaku.
Washington. See Wakinekona.

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