UKA
Vocabulary
KULA
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KAI
100

This is the upper most part of the Ahupua'a system

What is the UKA

100

An ancient land division that extends from mountains to ocean

What is Ahupua'a

100

Main crop people would grow in the KULA. Also has cultural significance

What is KALO

100

Chief who controlled land divisions

What is an Ali'i

100

This is the lowest part of the Ahupua'a system 

What is the KAI

200

Forested uplands provide this material

What is WOOD for building

200

What is the Hawaiian word for pig

Pua'a

200

This part of the Ahupua'a was used for growing crops and raising animals

What is the KULA

200

This is where most people lived and worked

What is the KULA

200

Main resource that comes from this section  

Fish

300

What resource comes from the UKA but runs through the entire Ahupua'a 

What is fresh water (wai)

300

The fresh water ponds used to raise fish

What is Loko i'a. (fishpond)

300

the main crop grown in a Lo'i

What is Kalo

300

This was shared amongst the Ahupua'a to ensure everyone was provided for 

What are resources. 

300

Fish were raised in ponds called this

Loko i'a (fishponds)

400

What animal lives in the UKA and is collected for lei, clothes making

What are native birds

400

The Hawaiian word for land. 

What is 'Aina

400

Groves of these trees grow in the kula, and the nut is used for cording, tools and many other things

What is coconut

400

Ahupua'a helped people live together as this

Community

400

Voyagers used these to travel across the ocean to find new land. 

What is a Wa'a - canoe

500

Why is the UKA considered the most sacred area of the Ahupua'a

Because it is closest to AKUA

500

Word for house in hawaiian

Hale

500

Hawaiian word for sweet potato

'Uala

500

Water flows from the mountains through this

What is stream

500

The kai is made from what kind of water

What is salt water

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