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Ewa District, Hawaii

Ewa District, Hawaii

ʻEwa was one of the original districts known as moku, of the island of Oʻahu in Ancient Hawaii history.

The word ʻewa means "crooked" or "ill-fitting" in Hawaiian.[1] The name comes from the myth that the gods Kāne and Kanaloa threw a stone to determine the boundaries, but it was lost and later found at Pili o Kahe.[2]

Ewa
District
Etymology: "Crooked"
CountryUnited States
StateHawaii

See also

  • Ewa Villages, Hawaii

  • ʻEwa Gentry, Hawaii

  • ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgPukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. University of Hawaii Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0.
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[2]
Citation Linkwehewehe.org"Place Names of Hawaiʻi: ʻEwa".
Sep 21, 2019, 8:07 AM
[3]
Citation Linkwehewehe.org"Place Names of Hawaiʻi: ʻEwa"
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[4]
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