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Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary for Browsers
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Language Name
Hawaiian.
Alternate Language Names
'Ōlelo Hawai'i.
Region
Hawaii, United States.
Who
Stephen (Kepano) Trussel (website producer).
This dictionary is a compilation of works by: Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert (Hawaiian Dictionary, 1986), Kōmike Huaʻōlelo & Hale Kuamoʻo & ʻAha Pūnana Leo (Māmaka Kaiao, 2003 + 2010), Lorrin Andrews (A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language, 1865), and Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert & Esther T. Mookini (Place Names of Hawaiʻi, 1974).
Others Involved
There is no information included in this resource about others involved.
Publishing Information
This is a digital dictionary that doesn't display any information on launch dates. However, the English-Hawaiian section was last updated February 2nd, 2020, and the Hawaiian-English section was last updated on June 6th, 2020.
There is a note on the website’s homepage indicating that there are no plans to continue updating the website after 2020.
How People are Cited
People are cited on the introduction and references pages of the website.
How Information is Cited
The source of information for each entry in this dictionary is cited using abbreviations. For example, Elbert & Pukui's Hawaiian Grammar is cited as "Gram." in green parenthesis at the end of an entry. Cited sources include a hyperlink that redirects the user to Ulukau's dictionary data base, or to the concordance page, when proverbs or poetical sayings are cited.
Each page specifies the date it was last updated at the top right, above the search engines.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from previous resources. Each referenced material is specifically cited under references, but the most frequently cited non-Biblical sources are the following:
In Gardens of Hawaii (Marie C. Neal, 1948), Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore (Abraham Fornander, 1917-1920), Hawaiian Grammar (Elbert & Pukui, 1979), Selections from Fornander's Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore (Samuel H. Elbert, 1959), Hawaiian Antiquities (Moolelo Hawaii) (David Malo, 1951), “Kepelino's Traditions of Hawaii.” (Martha W. Beckwith, 1932), Hawaiian Planter, His Plants, Methods and Areas of Cultivation (Craighill E. S. Handy, 1940), A Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language (Lorring Andrews, 1865), Ka Poʻe Kahiko, the People of Old (Samuel M. Kamaku, 1964), The Hawaiian Kingdom. Vol. 1, 1778–1854 (Ralph S. Kuykendall, 1947), The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant (Martha W. Beckwith, 1951), Dictionary of the Hawaiian Language (Andrews & Parker, 1922), Pele and Hiiaka, a Myth of Hawaii (Nathaniel B. Emerson, 1915), The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai (Martha W. Beckwith, 1919), Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula (Nathaniel B. Emerson, 1909), Moolelo Hawaii o Pakaa a me Ku-a-Pakaa [Hawaiian account of Pakaʻa and Kua-pakaʻa] (Moses K. Nakuina, probably early 1900s), Hawaiian Mythology (Martha W. Beckwith, 1940), and The Legend of Kawelo and other Hawaiian Folk Tales (Laura C. S. Green & Mary Kawena Pukui, 1936).
Tools and Framework used
This is an online dictionary website with search capabilities in English and Hawaiian.
Access
This dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Hawaiian to English, English to Hawaiian.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically in the Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian, index, reverse index, and concordance sections. Entires are also organized topically in the topical section. Entries can be browsed in all of these sections, and can be searched in Hawaiian or English using the search bar on the top right corner of the page.
Entries include the headword, translation, source information, and grammatical information.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | In the introduction |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
Similarly to Ulukau, this dictionary is a compilation of other dictionaries and more of a database than a traditional dictionary. Many hyperlinks are embedded within cited resources that redirect the user to a Ulukau link, more information about the resource and its authors, or the references page were they can check details of the source and its abbreviation. There is a note about these hyperlinks in a section titled Links under the introduction.
The dictionary also includes a page titled Kauakūkalahale, which "is a weekly Hawaiian language newspaper column, published in Honolulu newspapers since October 27, 2002". This page is a compilation of all the columns, organized alphabetically.
External Links
Combined Hawaiian Dictionary (CHD): https://www.trussel2.com/HAW/intro.htm