Ewa District, Hawaii
ʻEwa was one of the original districts, known as moku, of the island of Oʻahu in Ancient Hawaii history.
Ewa | |
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District | |
| Etymology: "Crooked" | |
 Outline of the ʻEwa District from a 19th century Hawaiian map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
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]
ʻEwa is used in Honolulu to indicate the western direction, in opposition to Diamond Head for the eastern direction.
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. University of Hawaii Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8248-0703-0.
- "Place Names of Hawaiʻi: ʻEwa".
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