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HHK Chapter 7
History of the Hawaiian Kingdom Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vocational | work-related |
| ali'i | chiefs |
| maka'ainana | common people |
| genealogists | people who study family histories |
| pi'apa | alphabet |
| primers | elementary textbooks for teaching children to read |
| proclamations | official public announcements |
| job printing | small printing projects such as flyers and cards |
| seminary | a school, usually for training ministers |
| palapala | printed matter |
| exhibition | show |
| procession | a group moving in an orderly, formal manner |
| konohiki | head of an ahupua'a |
| kihei | cape made of kapa (bark cloth), worn over one shoulder and tied in a knot |
| pa'u | kapa (bark cloth) skirt |
| genealogies | family trees, showing the descent of families from their ancestors; family histories |
| toiled | worked hard |
| rudiments | basic skills |
| missionaries | preachers and teachers who try to convert others to their religion |