Aloha mai......in John Clark's "Beaches of O`ahu" (1977: 130), he writes: "The small island just offshore was called Kuka`imanini, 'manini fish procession.'" There is a macron, or kahako, over the u in Kuka`imanini. He got that information from Emma Blanchard, a well-known Kahuku kupuna who was born and raised in the Marconi area.
ke aloha no, na Regina
e-mail me at any time if you'd like other info about Kahuku area toponyms (place names): kananakahilo@gmail.com
Hui!
ReplyDeleteAloha mai......in John Clark's "Beaches of O`ahu" (1977: 130), he writes: "The small island just offshore was called Kuka`imanini, 'manini fish procession.'" There is a macron, or kahako, over the u in Kuka`imanini. He got that information from Emma Blanchard, a well-known Kahuku kupuna who was born and raised in the Marconi area.
ke aloha no,
na Regina
e-mail me at any time if you'd like other info about Kahuku area toponyms (place names):
kananakahilo@gmail.com