Pa-u (pa-ú)—a skirt; a garment worn by women reaching from the waist to about the knees ([p. 50]). The dress of the hula performer ([p. 49]), Oli Pa-ú ([p. 51]).
Pele (Pé-le)—the goddess of the volcano and of volcanoes generally, who held court at the crater of Kilauea, on Hawaii; a variety of the hula ([p. 186]).
Pikai (pi-kái)—to asperse with seawater mixed, perhaps, with turmeric, etc., as in ceremonial cleansing ([p. 31]).
Poo-puaa (po’o-pu-a’a)—Boar’s head; the one selected by the pupils in a school of the hula to be their agent and mouthpiece ([p. 29]).
Pua’a (pu-a’a)—a pig; the name of a hula ([p. 228]).
Puka (pú-ka)—a hole, a doorway, to pass through.
Pule (pú-le)—a prayer; an incantation; to pray.
Pulou (pu-lo’u)—to muffle; to cover the head and face ([p. 31]).
Puniu (pu-ní-u)—a coconut shell; a small drum made from the coconut shell ([p. 141]); a derisive epithet for the human headpiece.
Ti, or ki—a plant (Dracæna terminalis) that has large smooth green leaves used for wrapping food and in decoration. Its fleshy root becomes syrupy when cooked ([p. 44]).