The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-28

he has attached a meaning excepting Hawai-.
and that in very sathoritaiive ana aot-teOe-
Questioned sort of style. We have hooked ter
some uote soue exrresSion Of ssltdisparagemens.
or some faint hint that some Of the eiymOlOgies
might possibly Be mistaken. Net bit Of il
Every definition Is moSi undoubtedly The right
oue. Of course. al Havailans know the meaning
of every proper name lo- are supposed 10 know.
and are always ready 20 communicate thereupon,
II not, perhaps Others Who bare scattering Of
ihc targusVe nav b better Judges on the subject.
Uufortunaisly however. il takes wiser mea
ihsn noW inhaoit this eouutryto ferret oai all the
genealogical significance Of even Hswaiian proper
names Why noi. as Of English names, Can Mr..
B,ishan iufo-n Is, pray. OF the etynolosy Of the
word Boston that Is Al short notice. II he can
a. al !; viii be - osr gratitude and ed6caiiOn.
80 there are many proper names even il this
onee oSroarous and. Of whose siyui6canee and
derivation 20 one. We think. can be sare,
There are nevertheless large proportion Of
Hawaiian proper names that 90 have i definite
and oiiso-times very beAutiful and poetic ETY.
noiogy Il Is therefore the mere to De regretted
If tins Is mistaken. We may. therefore. draw
attention % some in the Index above referred
70 meanwhile thanking The author that be has
doue tire sane
NssGaa-Eveu steps 70 ascend steep Plsoe,
oar aatho- has IL. This familiar and to many Of
rs beloved nau,e probably ueans The cold
eleit.- o. mountain psss.-referrirs to the cool
winds that draw through At the PaG-
Lodi ~-Dismond Head does no, rsan
wreath Of Ere We are sory 70 say. (sud when it
ras q wreath Of Ere who VS. there TO Sc itsl
BAT IS derived frog. the resemblance Of the prom
oatory to the form Of the eres, snd suout Ct the
ssh aiT;- word pronounced differently. by
the v4y from lii~ 6re-
For the uane El5se,s,x- il Is iiFcult 10 End
an e1act equivalent; bet probsbly Mr.. Brigham
has 10 this frs-uce eoue nearer 70 the true idea
than in us1y Others lie gives S. \ calm spot on
tie lee of an island Sheltered Dale would
give more Of the force ard sentiment o. the name;
though the wOrd 6os9~ seems 10 refer 10 long
parallel or couve-gios slopes Of lan3- Ride over
70 Mo41alas- fsw miles % the northwest Of
town. snd look back. ard one viii see precisely
wbs, Hoooiulu- means,
The mssuiugs of the usmes Of the priscipal
Islands are Probsbly barred 10 Obseari;y. ~6Gvli'
certainly does %, nean 10 81 ioot before
o1s-- -.K1zi sad -HI-1,i are both Of them
sFi3sntly vs-y ancient oanez
@Pu'0raial~ or o. ,s.srril,l.- W, PurchbowI
Hill. Is either Lil Of oEs-i1g. .--t-1faar being
50 a1-isu, contraction @, -,-gif1 aza. Or bin
os bitterness. in either case rsI=rTiug 70 buusn
sscri6css carried gp ard placed ,bersupon.
- To5dy blossom see iriex-is a sh0ckiugly
l4i j9ks. 10 ssy the least. Ualgig~ IS the
- beat O. carved. G. e winding valley = not
va-q1rshsy7
W1q5zs4- Is the same as JTlli rzef1Hsssa,-
o- lonely flr-oE. -sacred waters = no, the
aissrabis wet thiug~ that the prosaic Indsx
uiH have IT, New Zsala-d geography yeuIizhteusd
Is on tbs poiat.
An5. llst bat uot east IL Is rot withogt some
tuir-ss q conscience. versus 70 fco1oela>m that
se vsaturs TO explode rot on,y B-ighan-s. bz;
The Pop1lar iisa as 20 the meaning q EE1yrl71ll
It Is 1dt the house Of The s1u. nor ever TIE
- hesse that the SUI bail. = bzt-snd : il not
j-sf a. Vcs,ic-Jhs snare Of the sans raTs- Ia
, p-s.,y Ettls Hawaiian legend these were e.
tangled s1i dezyed o. this uo1Htaiu- ard hsrce
the lo-g 6sys Of sumner We ku0z cur Mani
frisuts uil be down q Is for tbs. b, the nsxt
iius they visit the western peak Of the crater
ri-l. ,Lsy EiI see 90 the eastern SIDE The true
b. Ha'askaa- pax. ard the i7ug lines Of morning
s1nl-bt athuart is sides. Suggesting the name i
shove rer5srsd-
What bss been ssii above Eil Iead many. We
t5ps to regret tl4t 50 ttIs is doue 20 pat IL per
-srszt form aa1y Interesting things pertaining 10
The lalglags and therefore TO .bs history u oar
psoPls- N5 0ae seems 70 possess At the sane
tire tie acq1zi1tancs Si,h the gs1ius Of the Ian
zua-e. the taste ald the Isizors shich : req-f-
ste Much more has been doos flr the South
Ssa isl11ts thar f5r oz-selvss- great racs. 20
speak the ,rgtb hls inhabited the relics Of great
Paciic coutirs1t tor probably Jh5gsan.i< of years
TIE problem Of Isla8i relationships the ziymo-
l1Eicai history. the ancisut traditions. and nv
thoI0ziss- Eud poems al present a EEe ssI5 Of
-sssa-ch 10 az earnest and truly erqu5-ug mind
Lst us adj ! rsEs-sut Mind f5r al that i both
aueisHt and buuau demands reverence Whstif
ta=y usre thea i60lsrnrs tbst i Hos oar busf
usSs 10 natter Of this soFt- b1t 10 p5sservs ere
It oe too lals.so traces Of history that forms
/. part of the great history of the kunan raee- ia
s1eh form thai is shall add to the san total Of
f1rure hluan knouisdgs-
We rsPsat- re Do uot blanc Mr. Brigham ue
admit hiz -z=iiaftf ard szegestive1szs- As =
Ha=ziiau gsoi5gi=t- h : . s1ceess A. Ha-
=zaa styuoiogist b : >lieb-.y fai-ars