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Kawelo
Kawelo (meaning "''the waving of the flag''" in Hawaiian) is the name of line and or family of the Kauaian kings: * Kawelomahamahaia (born c. 1630), chief of Kauai * Kawelolauhuki, relative and probably daughter of Kawelomahamahaia, and Queen Consort of Oahu * Kawelomakualua (born c. 1655), chief of Kauai * Kaweloaikanaka (born c. 1680), chief of Kauai * Kaweloamaihunalii (fl. c. 1700), chief of Kauai, and the most regarded warrior king in the legends * Kawelookalani (died c. March 1823), half-brother of Kamehameha I Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea; – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. T ... {{SIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaiian Language
Hawaiian (', ) is a Polynesian language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the US state of Hawaii. King Kamehameha III established the first Hawaiian-language constitution in 1839 and 1840. For various reasons, including territorial legislation establishing English as the official language in schools, the number of native speakers of Hawaiian gradually decreased during the period from the 1830s to the 1950s. Hawaiian was essentially displaced by English on six of seven inhabited islands. In 2001, native speakers of Hawaiian amounted to less than 0.1% of the statewide population. Linguists were unsure if Hawaiian and other endangered languages would survive. Nevertheless, from around 1949 to the present day, there has been a gradual increase in attention to and promotion of the language. Public Hawaiian-langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moi Of Kauai
Moi or MOI may refer to: People * Moi (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Moisés Delgado (born 1994), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi * Moisés Rodríguez (born 1997), Spanish footballer commonly known as simply Moi Places Kenya * Moi Air Base, a military airport east of Nairobi, Kenya * Moi International Airport, Mombasa, Kenya * Moi International Sports Centre, a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya * Moi Stadium, a multi-purpose facility in Kisumu, Kenya * Moi University, a public university in Eldoret, western Kenya Norway * Moi, Norway, the administrative centre of Lund municipality * Moi, Agder, a small village Other places * Moi, a village in Bâlteni Commune, Gorj County, Romania * McLeod Glacier (South Orkney Islands) * Moi Center, a complex of buildings in Shenyang, China Acronyms Arts and entertainment * The Mothers of Invention, a 1960s band led by Frank Zappa * ''Master of Illusion'' (video game), a 2007 Nintendo DS g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
