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Prince William Pitt Leleiohoku II (1854–1877), was a poet and composer of many Hawaiian mele (songs), [1] mostly love songs. He was the youngest of the Na Lani ʻEhā ("Royal Four"), which included his sisters Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) and Princess Miriam Likelike (1851–1887) and his brother King David Kalākaua (1836–1891).
Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō [a] (born 13 January 1997) is the Māori Queen since 2024, [3] [4] being elected to succeed her father Tūheitia. [5] The youngest child and only daughter of Tūheitia, she is a direct descendant of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero , who was installed in 1858.
ngā wai o Waiapu Whiti atu koe hine, marino ana e. Refrain E hine e, hoki mai ra. Ka mate ahau I te aroha e. Tuhituhi taku reta, tuku atu taku rīngi, Kia kite tō iwi raru raru ana e. Refrain Whati whati taku pene ka pau aku pepa Ko taku aroha mau tonu ana e. Refrain E kore te aroha e maroke i te rā Mākūkū tonu i aku roimata e. Refrain
Te Rauparaha composed "Ka Mate" circa 1820 as a celebration of life over death after his lucky escape from pursuing Ngāti Maniapoto and Waikato enemies. [1] [2] He had hidden from them, on Motuopihi Island in Lake Rotoaira, in a kūmara storage pit while a woman (wāhine) by the name of Rangikoaea straddled the pit to hide and protect him. [3]
Ko Wai Island has an irregular shape and is 3 km long and 1 km wide at the widest point. The east part of the island is encircled by coral reef and has sand beaches while the west part is more rugged and hilly, and serves as a nesting ground for birds. The interior is covered by forest jungle.
Te Waiohua or Te Wai-o-Hua is a Māori iwi (tribe) confederation that thrived in the early 17th century. The rohe (tribal area) was primarily the central Tāmaki Makaurau area (the Auckland isthmus) and they had pā (fortified settlements) at Te Tātua a Riukiuta (Three Kings), Puketāpapa (Mt Roskill), Te Ahi-kā-a-Rakataura (Mt Albert), Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill), Maungawhau (Mt Eden ...
ko‘u hoaaloha "my friend" vs. ko‘u mau hoaaloha "my friends" Most nouns do not change when pluralized; however, some nouns referring to people exhibit a lengthened vowel in the third syllable from the end in the plural: he wahine "a woman" vs. he mau wāhine "women" ka ‘elemakule "the old man" vs. nā ‘elemākule "the old men"
Ko Kurahaupo te Waka. Ko Taikorea, Paaraekaretu me Ruapehu Ngaa Maunga Ko Whangaehu, Turakina, Rangitikei Me Oroua Ngaa Awa Ko Apa Hapaitaketake Te Tangata Tuuturu Apa Wetewete I Te Takiritanga O Te Ata (Apa The Destroyer who rises before dawn) Ngāti Apa take their name from the ancestor Apa-hāpai-taketake, who was the son of Ruatea. [3]