“Nowemapa is the time of year when Hawai?i is typically graced with nourishing rains. It always feels like nature¡¯s way of renewing the ʻ¨¡ina (land)”.
—Moanikeʻala Nabarro, Office of Communications, Ke Kulanui o Âé¶¹´«Ã½ ma Mānoa (University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at Mānoa)
For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo .