HAWAIIAN NAMES AND THEIR MEANINGS FOR THE STREETS IN HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK

 Beach Road  Ala Hele o Puna (Ah-lah-heh-leh o Poona) - Pathway (road) (of) to Puna
 1st Ave  'Akala (Ah-kah-lah) - pink, raspberry or thimbleberry
 2nd Ave  'Aloe (Ah-low-eh) - a plant used medicinally
 3rd Ave  'Awa (Ah-vah) - a small plant used for medicine, drinks
 4th Ave  'Awapuhi (Ah-vah-poo-hee) -- ginger flower or plant
 5th Ave  'Ekaha (Eh-kah-hah) ­ bird's nest fern
 6th Ave  Hialoa (Hee-ah-low-ah) ­ a small weed with yellow flowers, used medicinally (same as 'Uhaloa)
 7th Ave  Hinahina (Hee-nah-hee-nah) ­ Spanish moss
 8th Ave  Kahili (Kah-hee-lee) ­ a standard, a kind of ginger
 9th Ave  Kalaunu (Kah-lah-oo-new) ­ crown, crown flower
 10th Ave  Kiele (Kee-eh-leh) -- gardenia
 11th Ave  Kika (Kee-kah) ­ cigar flower, a small smooth shrub with flowers
 12th Ave  Koali (Koh-ah-lee) ­ morning glory
 13th Ave  Kukui (Koo-koo-ee) ­ candlenut, seed can be eaten, medicinal
 14th Ave  La'amia (Lah-ah-mee-ah) ­ calabash tree
 15th Ave  La'i (Lah-ee) ­ Ti leaf
 16th Ave  La'au Paina (Lah-aoo-Pah-ee-nah) ­ pine tree, any kind
 17th Ave  Lokelani (Loh-kay-lah-nee) ­ a rose (heavenly rose); Maui's flower
 18th Ave  Mai'a (Mah-ee-ah) -- banana
 19th Ave  Manako (Mah-nah-koh) -- mango
 20th Ave  Melia (Meh-lee-ah) -- plumeria
 21st Ave  Mikana (mee-kah-nah) -- papaya
 22nd Ave  Naniali'I (Nah-nee-ah-lee-ee) -- alamanda
 23rd Ave  Naupaka (Naow-pah-kah) ­ a shrub with half flowers
 24th Ave  'Ohe (Oh-hay) -- bamboo
 25th Ave  'Okika (Oh-kee-kah) -- orchid
 26th Ave  'Olena (Oh-len-ah) ­ a medicinal shrub
 27th Ave  Palapalai (Pah-lah-pah-lah-ee) ­ a fern
 28th Ave  Poha (Poh-hah) -- gooseberry
 29th Ave  Poni Mo'i (Poh-nee-Moh-ee) -- carnation
 30th Ave Puakalo (Poo-ah-kah-loh) ­ taro flower
 31st Ave  'Uala (Oo-ah-lah) ­ sweet potato
 32nd Ave 'Uhaloa (Oo-hah-loh-ah) -- a small weed with yellow flowers, used medicinally (same as Hialoa)
 33rd Ave  'Uluhe (Oo-loo-hay) ­ false staghorn
 Road A  'Ama'u (Ah-mah-oo) ­ a fern
 Road B  Kiawe (Kee-ah-veh) -- algaroba
 Road C  Kilika (Kee-lee-kah) ­ silky, like silver oak, a blackberry tree
 Road D  Kukane (Koo-kah-nay) ­ a rough-skinned lemon too bitter or sour to eat
 Road E  Kupaoa (Koo-pah-oh-ah) ­ strong permeating scent of jasmine
 Road F  Lemiwai ( Leh-mee-vah-ee) ­ water lemon, yellow, larger and sweeter than lilikoi
 Road G  Liliko'i (Lee-lee-koy) ­ purple water lemon or purple granadilla, passionfruit
 Road H  Loke (Loh-kay) ­ rose, different from Lokelani
 Road I  Manioka (Mah-nee-oh-kah) -- tapioca
 Road J  Noni (Noh-nee) ­ Indian Mulberry, used medicinally, famine food
 Road K  Pilikai (Pee-lee-kah-ee) ­ close to the sea
 Railroad  Ka'aahi (Kah-ah-ah-hee) ­ train or engine, (fire car)
 Heiau Place  Wahi Heiau (Wah-hee-Heh-ee-ow) ­ temple place
 Heiau Road  Ala Heiau (Ah-lah-Heh-ee-ow) ­ temple road
 Pohaku Circle  (Poh-hah-koo) -- stoney circle or circle of stones
 Maku'u Drive  (Mah-koo-oo) ­ neck cut on the stern end of a canoe hull hewn in the mountains to which a rope was fastened to drag the canoe to the sea.
 Kaloli Drive (Kah-loh-lee) ­ the turn or the change
 Paradise Drive remains Paradise Drive
 O'O Road  (Oh-oh) ­ a bird, a crowbar, to pierce, to poke
 Shower Drive Ua Kilihune (Oo-ah Kee-lee-hoo-nay) ­ to shower lightly, misty rain, wind-blown spray
 Paradise Ala Kai  (Ah-lah-Kah-ee) ­ road by the sea


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