Inoa | Name(s)
ʻDZ
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
ʻO ka hoʻopāpā he ʻano hoʻokūkū ʻōlelo ma waena o kānaka e hōʻike ai i ko lākou naʻauao a akamai nō paha ma o ka ʻōlelo. ʻIke ʻia ke ʻano o kēia hana, ʻo ka hoʻopāpā, ma nā moʻolelo ʻo “Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi o Kalapana,” a me “Kaʻao no Kaipalaoa: Ke Keiki ʻDZ.”
Description
ʻDZ is a contest of wits between people who are demonstrating their knowledge and cleverness using language. Examples of ho’opāpā is seen in the stories “Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi o Kalapana,” and “Kaʻao no Kaipalaoa: Ke Keiki ʻDZ.”
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nākumuwaiwai pili i ka hana hoʻokūkū ʻōlelo o ka hoʻopāpā.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to hoʻopāpā.
Moʻokūʻauhau | Genealogy
Kanaka | Person: Kalapana; Kaipalaoa
Kūmole | Source(s)
Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to:
Mea haku | Created by:Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai