Columbia River Outrigger Canoe Club (CROCC) Vocabulary:

Common Steers Commands:

• Ho’o Makaukau (Hoh oh MAH cow cow): Are you ready or get ready. There are only two responses to this command:
  • Ae (Ay): Yes
  • A’ole(Ah oh lay): No
• Hoe pahi (Hoa ee pah hee): Paddles Up
• Imua (Ee moo ah): Forward
• Lawa (Lah-vah): Stop
• Une (Oo-Nay): to “lever”. Use paddle to change heading of the wa’a. Normally a poke on the right by seat one
• Kahi (Kah-hee): To “cut”. Holds the paddle still, blade “cutting” in the same line as the canoe. No “action” taken.

Counting out numbers:

• ‘Ekahi (Eh kah hee): One
• ‘Elua (Eh loo ah): Two
• ‘Ekolu (Eh koh loo): Three
• ‘Ehā (eh hāh): Four
• ‘Elima (eh lee mah): Five
• ‘Eono (eh oh noh): Six

Additional Vocabulary:

• Wa’a (Va ah): Canoe
• Hoe (Ho aee): Paddle, to paddle
• Huli (Hoo Lee): capsize, or turn over
• Huki (Hoo Kee): Pull
• Mahalo (Mah hah lo): Thankyou
• Kane (kah neh): Man
• Wahine (wah hee neh): Woman
• Keiki (Kay kee): Child
• Ohana (oh hah nah): Family

Wa’a Vocabulary:

• Ama: Outrigger float
• ‘iako: Outrigger boom
• muku: Outboard portion of ‘iako
• manu/ manu ihu: End piece at bow
• manu/ manu Hope: End piece at stern