ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi — words we use, held with humility

31 terms in use across govOS + the Sage realm · 2026-06-15 13:35 HST

🌺 ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi here is under community review. Every Hawaiian word and concept we use is sent each week to ʻŌiwi resources at Maui County for verification. These are working glosses offered with humility, not authority — if a word is wrong, we will fix it. Offerings tied to the moon are "traditionally a night for…", never directives; the sacred bindings stay kumu-validation-pending.

Term	Kind	Working gloss (review-pending)	Used	Where
aloha	concept	love, compassion, the breath of life shared — for us, Christ-energy in action	526	agenda_explainer, agendas_dubai, agendas_frankfurt, agendas_hawaii, agendas_hongkong, agendas_honolulu
aupuni	concept	nation, government, dominion	388	accountability_record, agenda_explainer, agendas, agendas_dubai, agendas_frankfurt, agendas_hawaii
kilo	practice	to observe closely; a watcher / observer	388	accountability_record, agenda_explainer, agendas, agendas_dubai, agendas_frankfurt, agendas_hawaii
kilo aupuni	concept	watching the nation — the civic-observer engine	319	accountability_record, agenda_explainer, agendas, agendas_dubai, agendas_frankfurt, agendas_hawaii
pono	concept	rightness, balance, things in their proper order	208	agenda_explainer, agendas_dubai, agendas_frankfurt, agendas_hawaii, agendas_hongkong, agendas_honolulu
pō	concept	night; also the deep dark from which life unfolds (Kumulipo)	113	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
kumulipo	source	the Hawaiian cosmogonic genealogy chant of creation	108	ka_leo_honolulu, ka_leo_nys, ka_leo_state, ka_leo_voice, olelo_glossary, parity_check
wā	source	an era / epoch — the Kumulipo unfolds in wā	56	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
mana	concept	spiritual power, life-force	54	accountability_record, agendas, agendas_hawaii, contracts_honolulu, contracts_nyc, contracts_nys
kū	akua	akua of the upright, of standing, of work	49	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
ao	concept	light, day; the world of form and the living	45	accountability_record, archive_dubai, contracts_nys, contracts_state, crosswalk_zurich
muku	moon	the dark-moon night — rest, the close before renewal	30	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
kanaloa	akua	akua of the deep ocean	22	county_dashboard, olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
lono	akua	akua of rain, harvest, peace, Makahiki	21	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
hilo	moon	the first thin-crescent night — beginnings	20	agenda_explainer, crosswalk_hawaii, olelo_glossary
akua	concept	god, deity, elemental source-energy	13	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge, testimony_record
kāne	akua	akua of fresh water, sunlight, life	11	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
hewa	concept	a wrong, an imbalance — a pair that does not answer	8	ka_leo_honolulu, ka_leo_nys, ka_leo_state, ka_leo_voice, olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
kāloa	moon	the Kanaloa (ocean) nights of the waning moon	7	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary
ʻāina	concept	land; that which feeds	6	agenda_explainer, county_dashboard, ka_leo_voice, olelo_glossary
pele	akua	akua of fire and volcano	5	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge, testimony_record
lāʻau	moon	medicine; the medicine nights of the moon	4	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary
makai	place	toward the sea	4	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary
māhealani	moon	the full-moon night — abundance, clarity	4	agenda_explainer, olelo_glossary
ʻōlelo hawaiʻi	concept	the Hawaiian language	3	olelo_glossary
hoku	moon	a near-full night — fullness, peak	2	contracts_honolulu, olelo_glossary
mauka	place	toward the mountain, inland / upland	2	olelo_glossary, sage_bridge
ʻōiwi	people	native, of the bone — Native Hawaiian	2	olelo_glossary
hukilau	practice	communal net-fishing, all hands pulling together	1	olelo_glossary
kapu	concept	sacred, set-apart, restricted	1	olelo_glossary
makahiki	concept	the season sacred to Lono — harvest, peace, no war	1	olelo_glossary