Mo’olelo • (mo-o-le-lo) • noun Definition: story, myth, legend, history Origin: Hawaiian Mo’olelo has a meaning that can be easily lost in translation. At face value, it can mean either story, myth, legend, or history; and it is easy to see how collectively some of those definitions could be in conflict. How can history also be a myth or legend? According to a Eurocentric outlook, history is primarily considered to be a written record of events from the past, while myths are fictional tales that may or may not serve as a morality tale. Through a European lens, this word would seem contradictory, but the fact that mo’olelo is not a contradiction tells you everything you need to know.