On the island of
Oahu in
Honolulu,
Hawai'i, the terms east, west, north and south in directions are not used. Roughly speaking if in the vicinity of
Honolulu then;
"
North" =
mauka = towards mountains
"South" = makai = towards beach
"West" = Ewa prounouced with a short 'e' as in "eh-wa"
"East" = Diamond, (Head)