Save Gender Feminine Usage Hawaiian (Rare) Meaning & History From ka-wena-ʻula-o-ka-lani-a-hiʻiaka-i-ka-poli-o-pele, which means "the red glow of the heavens of Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele" in Hawaiian. This was a name given to Hawaiian scholar and dancer, Mary Kawena Pukui, known as Kawena.