City laws require that street names on Oahu must be Hawaiian, but have you ever wondered what your street name means? There's a book out by Rich Budnick called "Hawaiian Street Names: The Complete Guide to O'ahu Street Names Updated" (Aloha Press, $12.95) that gives translations for 5,000 Hawaiian street names. Fun.
I'd have to think twice about living in a house on Hepa St. in Waipahu (translation: "idiot, moron"). I'd be grateful to live on Lakimau St. ("always lucky") in Diamond Head. And you'd only catch me living on Kalapu St. in 'Ewa Beach ("ghosts") if I wasn't afraid to go out at night!
Miulang
I'd have to think twice about living in a house on Hepa St. in Waipahu (translation: "idiot, moron"). I'd be grateful to live on Lakimau St. ("always lucky") in Diamond Head. And you'd only catch me living on Kalapu St. in 'Ewa Beach ("ghosts") if I wasn't afraid to go out at night!
Miulang
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