k pronounced askē, for the single letter, as when spelling a word.seepīʻāpā.

k- marker ofk-words (definite articles, possessives, demonstratives), with meaning singular/definite.(Gram. 10.1) PPN *t-.

k abbreviation forkana (ton).

K abbreviation forkoena (difference, remainder).

ka₁ definite singular article replaced byke before words beginning witha,e,o, andk, and before some words beginning with the glottal stop andp (kaʻaka, the laugh,keʻala, the fragrance;kapā, the yard,kepā, the dish). In documents in the State Archives dating from the 1850s,ke was used also before words beginning with other letters.Ka is sometimes used before nouns that are obviously plural and instead of possessives (see ex.,mae).Ka is usually translated ‘the’ except that it is not translated before English mass nouns and status titles, askahanohano, glory, andkeAkua, God.(Gram. 10.2) [PPn *te,definite article singular]

ka₂ the one who, the person in question (usually followed byi, completed aspect, and a verb, a shortening ofkamea).seeke₂, contraction ofka mea e, the one who will, should, or is...(Gram. 10.2) 

kā-₁ inclusiveness, in the first person dual and plural pronounskāua,kākou.PPN *ta, PNP *taa.

kā-₂ non-productive caus/sim. prefix similar tohoʻo-.cf.kāhea,kāhili,kāhinu,kākoʻo,kāmaʻa,kāwili, and many others.(Gram. 6.3.1) PPN *ta(a)-.

kā-₃ a prefix indicating a process.

kā₁ nvt.
  • to hit, strike, throw, smite, hack, thrust, toss, fling, hurl, dash, especially with a quick hard stroke;
  • to bail water, as from a canoe (kā₂);
  • to clean, as weeds or mud from a pond;
  • to fling the arms or swing them while walking;
  • to make net meshes;
  • to tie, as thatch battens;
  • to knit;
  • to fish with a pole;
  • to turn the soil;
  • to turn a rope for children to jump;
  • to remove, as a cataract from the eye with the edge of a blade ofkūkae puaʻa grass;
  • to snare, as birds;
  • to curse (especially if used withʻino; cf.kāmalū, to do evil to another in secret; to forbid, warn in secret...);
  • to murder; murderous; murderer, dead shot.
Forkā i ka waha, seewaha.[(EO) PPn *taa,strike, beat, kill][Ka hana ʻia ʻana o ka makau me ka ʻāpana iwi mai. Hoʻohilikau i ka wāwae a hina i lalo. Ka uhau ʻana iho me ka ikaika i kekahi mea e like me ke kā ʻana i ka hoe i loko o ke kai no ka hoe ʻana, ke kā ʻana i ke kaula lele i lele ʻia e nā kamaliʻi, a me ke kā ʻana i kekahi i ke kēhau o luna o nā meakanu i ke kapa i ke kakahiaka nui i paʻa ka wai i loko o ke kapa a ʻuī ʻia mai i wai inu. Hili ikaika]₃_,₁₂_,₁₄_,₁₉FIS BIR CAN PLA LUA NET TOO

hoʻokāto dash down, shatter, break, strike

ikekāʻanain tying [thatch](For. 5:650)

kāikahoeto pull on a paddle with all one's strength

kāikaʻinoto curse, do evil to

kāikaneleloa.to take away everything, utterly deprive, to be without.

kākēhauto rub tapa on grass or shrubbery to absorb the dew as a means of gathering moisture in arid places such as Kaʻū

kākoʻito make adzes

kālilikoto burn, sear

kāmakauto make a fishhook of bone or other material

kāmakeloato dash to death, hurl down, as a foe in lua fighting; to doom to death

limukākanakaoManuʻakepa.the man-striking moss of Manuʻakepa [name of a famous slippery alga growing on the beach at Hanalei, Kauaʻi].

kā₂ nvt.canoe bailer; to bail.[PPn *tataa,canoe bailer; to bail out water from a canoe]CAN

kā₃ n.beater, knee-drum beater made of driedti leaves or braided fiber.

kā₄ n.cross-stitching.

kā₅ n.v.vine, as of sweet potato; to send out a vine, to vine, to grow into a vine.cf.hīkākā,kāhihi.SWP

Uakānāʻualaakākou.Our sweet potatoes have grown into vines.

kā₆ nvi.root cutting, as of breadfruit; to send forth shoots.

kā₇ n.pelvic bone.[Ka iwi kahi e hui ai ka iwi hilo a me ka iwi kuamoʻo.]₁₁BOD

aʻakinokāiliac vein

aʻapuʻuwaikāiliac artery

hekāmanuthigh of a bird [perhaps a mistranslation; ʻūhā manu in the preceding line is mistranslated leg of a bird](For. 4:287- Lonoikamakahiki)

iwikāhip bone, pelvis

iwikāolaloischium, i.e. the lower portion of the pelvis

iwikāolunailium, i.e. the upper portion of the pelvis

kā₈ n.incoming, of a current (au).

kā₉ n.container, hanger.cf.kā ipu,kā paka,kā ʻumeke.

kā₁₀ interj.of mild disapproval, annoyance, or surprise. Oh! So! Goodness! So that's it! Is that so! (If spoken alone it is frequently pronouncedChā! orSah!)(Gram. 12) 

Ahinakāhoʻimāua.And so we two really fell.(FS 37)

Eiaaʻenōkā!Still here!

ʻOkāmākoukākāumeaimanaʻoai,So ours is what you wanted.(For. 4:297- Lonoikamakahiki)

ʻOkapuaʻakālā!So itʻs the pig there!(FS 217)

ʻOkekuakākoʻuhoaʻōlelo!So the back is my speaking companion!(FS 243)

ʻOʻoekā!So it's you!

ʻOiakā!Is that it!

ʻŌleloakuʻoKamapuaʻamekahuhū,"ʻAʻolenōkāenoʻonoʻoohokouʻōpū?Kamapuaʻa said in anger, "So your stomach doesn't think?"[Haven't you any brains?](Gram. 7.5)

kā₁₁ poss.of, belonging to (a-class), as in the possessiveskā kākou, our (inclusive),kā mākou, our (exclusive);kā ka haumana puke,the student's book.(Gram. 9.6) PNP *taʻa.

kā₁₂ n.czar.Eng.

kā₁₃,tā n.tar, asphalt.Eng.

kā n.tar.alsotā.seekēpau kā.

kaʻa₁ S  vi.
  • to roll, turn, twist, wallow, wind, braid, revolve; rolling, twisting, turning,
  • sloping.
  • to scud or move along, as clouds;
  • to wield, as a club;
 bc[(OC) PPn *taka,revolve, to roll, to go roundabout, wander]WIN

hoʻokaʻato cause a rolling, turning

kaʻaikalepoto wallow in the mud or dirt

Kaʻakalolo.The brain spins; dizziness; perturbation; fig., destitution, poverty.

Kekaʻamailakapōhaku,.The thunder peals.

puʻukaʻasloping, rolling hill

kaʻa₂ n.vehicle, carriage, wagon, automobile, car, cart, coach, buggy.bcVEH

nuinākaʻamany cars, heavy traffic

ukukaʻacarfare, transportation charge

kaʻa n.ground vehicle with wheels or runners.

kaʻa₃ vi.
  • to go past, pass by;
  • gone, absent, past,
  • to be in a state of;
  • reach; to be located at;
  • to take effect, as medicine;
  • turned over, transferred, delivered.
 bc[Lilo.]₁₄ILL

Hemaulāekaʻaaʻe.Several days gone by.

Kaʻaikalawa.It's enough, sufficient.

Kaʻaihonōākaʻaihonōikamaʻi.Sick again and again.

Kaʻakapilikiamahope.The trouble is gone.

Kaʻaloalākouiwaenaokawahaouamoʻonei.They went straight into the middle of the mouth of this lizard.(For. 5:413)

Uakaʻaʻoiaikamaʻi.He is confined with illness.

kaʻa₄ vi.to pay; paid.bc

hoʻokaʻato pay a debt, disburse, avenge(FS 85)

hoʻokaʻahapapartial payment

Uakaʻakuʻuʻaiʻē.My debt is paid.

kaʻa₅ vi.
  • to manage, run, be in charge of;
  • given, as work to a person;
  • well versed, skilled
  • (used very broadly to indicate custom, nature, character, habit).
 .seekaʻa hele,kaʻa kaua,kaʻa lolohi,kaʻa maʻi,kaʻa moena,kaʻa nema,kaʻa nemo.bcProbably PPN *taka.WIN

Kapoʻeikaʻaakukamālamaʻanaināmeaanaua.The people charged with taking care of the rain instruments.

Uakaʻakahanaiāʻoe.The work has passed on to you.

kaʻa₆ n.resin.cf.hūkaʻa, pitch, resin, gum from a tree...,lāʻau kaʻa, cypress, fir tree, terebinth, elm, conifer...,kēpau kaʻa, resin...bc

kaʻa₇ vt.to wipe dry with a cloth, as dishes.Kaʻū.bc

kaʻa₈ n.pulley.bc

kaʻa₉ seehoana kaʻa, grindstone.bc

kaʻa₁₀ n.tale, legend (now replaced bykaʻao).bc

Kaʻa placename.point, northeastLānaʻi. Coastal area,Pāʻia qd.,Maui. Hill and gulch,ʻĪlio Pt. qd.,Molokaʻi.lit.: rolling.

kaʻā nvt.thread, line, as ofolonā fiber; snell of a fishline, snood; ply, twist, strand; to make thread, as ofolonā.cf.kaʻā kolu,kaʻā lua.(Nak. 62)FIS

Kaʻā [Ka-ʻā] placename.large land section, westLānaʻi.lit.: the burningor the rock.

kaʻaahi n.train, railroad, locomotive engine.lit., fire wagon.

kaʻaahikauikalewaelevated train

kaʻaahikauikalewa n.var. spelling ofkaʻaahi kau lewa, elevated train, as the Japan monorail.lit., suspended train.AltSpel

kaʻaahikaulewa,kaʻaahi kau i ka lewa [kaʻa·ahikaulewa] n.elevated train, as the Japan monorail.lit., suspended train.

kaʻa ʻaila n.fuel truck(HE)

kaʻa aku give(EH)

kaʻaʻāpuʻu [kaʻaʻā·puʻu] seekaʻa holo ʻāpuʻupuʻu,any off-road vehicle...

kaʻaʻauhuki [kaʻa·ʻau·huki] n.child's wagon.lit., wagon (with) handle (for) pulling.

Kaʻaʻawa [Ka-ʻaʻawa] placename.land section, village, elementary school, point, and stream,Waikāne andKahana qds.,Oʻahu. The 1.5-acre beach park here was donated by Mrs. F.M. (Julie Judd) Swanzy in 1921.seeKaʻahuʻula, Swanzy.lit.: the wrasse fish.

Kaʻaʻei n.star name.STA

Kaʻaʻēnāaliʻi [Kaʻa-ʻē-nā-aliʻi] n.alua fighting stroke.LUA

kaʻaha n.var. spelling ofkāʻaha, stick...AltSpel TAP

Kaʻaha [Ka-ʻaha] placename.point,Kohala qd.; coastal area,Kaʻū,Hawaiʻi. Peak,Waimea district,Kauaʻi. Street,Mōʻiliʻili,Honolulu, named for John Kaʻaha (died about 1940), principal ofKalihi Kai School; he built a home at Mōʻiliʻili quarry.(TM).lit.: the assembly.

kāʻaha,kaʻaha n.stick, rod, or wand with leaves andtapa at one end, held by the priest while sacrificing in the temple.TAP

kāʻahaʻaha vi.to grow thriftily, of plants.PLA

kaʻa hai n.taxi.cf.hai₃, to hire, employ...(KAN)

Kaʻahakea [Ka-ʻahakea] placename.land division,Hāmākua,Hawaiʻi.lit.: theʻahakea tree.

kaʻa hale n.trailer, house on wheels.

kaʻahalihali [kaʻahali·hali] n.shuttle.lit.,vehicle (for) transporting.

kaʻa halihali ʻōpala garbage truckcf.mea halihali ʻōpala, garbage man...(Wight)

kaʻa halihali ukana n.shopping cart.(HE)

kaʻa hali ʻōhua [kaʻahaliʻō·hua] n.passenger conveyance.lit., vehicle carrying passengers.

kaʻa hali ukana n.freight (ukana) conveyance.

kaʻa hāpai nv.forklift.lit. carrying car.(HE)

UahanakonakaikuaʻanaʻoFreddieilailamakeʻanohekanakakalaiwakaʻahāpai.His brother Freddie worked there as a fork lift driver.(Ibanez)

kaʻa hapaʻumi n.horse-drawn trolley car.lit., five-cent vehicle.

kaʻahau n.snowmobile.

kaʻahē [kaʻa·hē] vs.feeble, near death; to labor for breath.cf.-nākū.

kaʻahea [kaʻa·hea] vi.to languish, pine.(For. 4:27)

hoʻokaʻaheato soothe

kaʻa hehi wāwae [kaʻahehiwā·wae] n.bicycle, tricycle.lit., vehicle press feet.seehehi, to stamp, tread, trample, pedal, step on...

kaʻahele [kaʻa·hele] vi.
  • to make a tour, a tour;
  • travel about;
  • in turns.
 bc[Ka hele wāwae ʻana a i ʻole ka huakaʻi ʻana. Ka hele mākaʻikaʻi, ka huakaʻi hele. Huakaʻi hele mai ʻō a ʻō.]₇_,₁₅_,₁₉

heluhelukaʻaheleto read in turn

kahunapulekaʻaheletraveling preacher

Uakaʻaheleauapunikekaona.I have gone all around the town.

kaʻahemo [kaʻa·hemo] S  n.ceded...seeʻāina kaʻahemo,ceded land...

kāʻahi short forkaʻaahi, train, railroad, locomotive engine...CAR

kaʻahihewa S  vi.over the line, in volleyball.Niʻihau.alsokeʻehi hewa.SPO VLB

kaʻahili [kaʻa·hili] vi.to struggle; to pant, as for breath.

uakaʻahilimauliʻawastruggling, gasping

kaʻahina [kaʻa·hina] vi.to fall down and roll

kaʻahina [kaʻa·hina] vi.Stop, drop, and roll![+]

kaʻahōkai [kaʻa·hō·kai] vt.to mix up, disturb.cf.hōkai.

kaʻaholo [kaʻa·holo] vi.to speed ahead, run.

kaʻaholoʻāpuʻupuʻu [kaʻaholoʻā·puʻu·puʻu] n.any off-road vehicle, e.g., atv, dirt bike, 4x4, etc.lit., vehicle (that) travels (on) rough (terrain). alsokaʻa ʻāpuʻu.cf.mokohuilahā.

kaʻa holo hau n.sled.lit., car riding snow.

kaʻaholomahina n.lunar rover.lit., vehicle (for) traveling (on the) moon.STA

kaʻaholoone n.dune buggy.lit., vehicle (for) traveling (on) sand.

kaʻa hoʻolimalima cab, taxi(EH)

kaʻahoʻomoana [kaʻahoʻo·moana] n.camper; camping vehicle.lit., camping car.

kaʻa hoʻopālaha n.road grader(HE)

kaʻa hope₁ to pass by

makaSabatiihoneiikaʻahopeaʻeon the past Sabbath

kaʻahope [kaʻa·hope] vs.elapsed, as of time.[Hala.]₁₄

holakaʻahopeelapsed time

kaʻa hope₂ arrears in a payment

Kaʻahu [Ka-ʻahu] placename.ancient surfing area,Wailuku qd.,Maui.lit.: the garment.

kaʻahua [kaʻa·hua] n.space, as between words when typing on a computer or typewriter.cf.kāwā,koana.CMP PRF

kahakaʻahuaa pound sign (#) used to indicate·that a space should be inserted, in proofreading; a superscript number written next to the symbol indicates the number of spaces if more than one (#²)

kepihikaʻahuaspace bar

kaʻa huila kahi n.wheelbarrow.

kaʻa huila lua n.any two-wheeled vehicle, as cart or buggy.

kaʻa huki n.handcart.lit., pull vehicle.

kaʻahukipalau n.tractor.lit., vehicle (for) pulling (a) plow.alsokaʻa palau.

Kaʻahukūʻula [Ka-ʻahu-kūʻula] placename.land division,Līhuʻe district,Kauaʻi.lit.: the fish-god garment.

Kaʻahumanu [Ka-ʻahu-manu] QueenKaʻahumanu, [c. 1768 – June 5, 1832], favorite wife of Kamehameha I, laterKuhina Nui, died a Christian.lit.: the bird [feather] cloak..

Kaʻahumanu [Ka-ʻahu-manu] placename.church,Wailuku,Maui. Elementary school, Beretania Street, and Kamehameha Schools gymnasium,Honolulu, named for Queen Kaʻahumanu, favorite wife of Kamehameha I, who was laterkuhina nui (executive officer), and who died a Christian in 1832.see Queen Kaʻahumanu.lit.: the bird [feather] cloak.

Kaʻahumanupōhaku [Kaʻahumanu-pōhaku] placename.a large stone nearʻĀleʻaleʻa platform in theHōnaunau place of refuge,Kona,Hawaiʻi, whereKaʻahumanu hid until her pet dog's barking gave her hiding place away. According to(RC p. 315) she swam to this area fromKeʻei because of her grief when Kamehameha took another wife. In another version, she hid here to escape Kamehameha's jealous wrath, and some say that she first hid under nearby stones calledPōhaku-o-kau (stone of season). Also calledPōhaku-o-Kaʻahumanu.lit.: Kaʻahumanu's stone.

Kaʻahuʻula n.alua fighting stroke.lit., the feather cloak.alsoʻAhuʻula.LUA

Kaʻahuʻula [Ka-ʻahuʻula] placename.spring,Kaʻaʻawa,Oʻahu.lit.: the feather cloak.

kāʻai₁ nvt.sash, belt, girdle of any kind; sennit casket alleged to contain the bones of Līloa and Lonoikamakahiki, in Bishop Museum in 1976; protective cloth wrapped around an object; to bind, tie around, encircle, gird on; to put on, as armor or a mourning garment.Alsokāʻei,kāhei.seeakua kāʻai.[PPn *takai,wrap around]

HoʻiʻoKeawe,kūikekāʻai.Keawe returns, [his remains] bound in the sennit container [formerly said of newly dead]. (saying)

kāʻai₂ vt.to dig food crops, astaro, sweet potatoes.SWP TAR

Kāʻai placename.street,Wailupe,Honolulu.(TM).lit.: belt.

kaʻa i ka lawa to be enough, sufficient(EH)

kaʻaʻike n.var. spelling ofkaʻaʻike, communication.lit., transferred knowledge.AltSpel CMP

kaʻaʻike,kaʻa ʻike [kaʻa·ʻike] n.communication.lit., transferred knowledge.seehoʻokaʻaʻike,kelekaʻaʻike,leakaʻaʻike.CMP

ʻAʻohekaʻaʻikemawaenaokekamepiulaamekamīkinipaʻi.There's no communication between the computer and the printer.

kaʻaʻikehaʻiwahaoral communication

kaʻaʻikepānaʻiintercommunication, two-way communication

kaʻaʻikewahaoral communication

Kaʻaikukui [Ka-ʻai-kukui] placename.gulch,Honouliuli,Oʻahu.lit.: the candlenut food.

Kaʻailana [Ka-ʻailana] placename.valley, southeastNiʻihau.lit.: the buoyancy.

Kaʻaipū [Ka-ʻai-pū] placename.avenue,Mānoa,Honolulu, named for a stone under which lived a supernatural woman. Three land parcels of this name were awarded in the early 1850s. (Indices 318, 319.).lit.: the eating together.

kaʻaka n.fellow, chap, wretch, person.slang. (possibly Tahitian, butseemahumahu,ʻōkole kaʻaka).

-kaʻakaʻa [-kaʻa·kaʻa] PPN *takataka.

hoʻokaʻakaʻato cause to roll repeatedly. Also hoʻokakaʻa

kaʻakaʻa₁ [kaʻa·kaʻa] vt.to open, as the eyes; open, watching.(rare.) bcPCP *takataka.[Ka hemo ʻana o nā maka a hemo loa.]₉

ĒkaHakuē,ikaʻakaʻakoʻumaumaka.Lord, that I might receive sight.(Mar. 10.51)

Enohoʻoeekaʻakaʻaikahale.Stay and watch the house.

hoʻokaʻakaʻacaus/sim

kaʻakaʻa [kaʻa·kaʻa] vs.open, as a frame in a computer program.cf.paʻa.

mōlinakaʻakaʻaopen frame

Kaʻakaʻa₂ [kaʻa·kaʻa] n.name of a star or constellation, said to be on the border of the Milky Way.(KL. line 1865)STA

kaʻakaʻa₃ [kaʻa·kaʻa] rare variant ofkoʻa, coral head, fishing grounds.bcFIS

kaʻakaʻahiki [kaʻa·kaʻa·hiki] vs.actively and gainfully employed, successful; to make progress.(rare.) 

kaʻakaʻalāʻau [kaʻa·kaʻa·lāʻau] same ashiʻu wīwī, anʻahi, a fish.FIS

kaʻakaʻalalo [kaʻa·kaʻa·lalo] redup. ofkaʻalalo.(Kep. 101)

kaʻakaʻalawa [kaʻa·kaʻa·lawa] vs.to have enough, especially of material goods; ample.

Kaʻakaʻalawakapapaepaʻaaikahale.There is ample lumber to complete the house.

kaʻakaʻalina [kaʻa·kaʻa·lina] vs.tough, stringy, as of banana trees; viscid, gluey.BAN

kaʻakaʻana [kaʻa·kaʻana] redup. ofkaʻana.

Kaʻakaʻaniu [Kaʻakaʻa-niu] placename.beach and land section,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi, famous for thelimu kohu seaweed.lit.: rolling coconut.

kaʻakaʻawili [kaʻa·kaʻa·wili] redup. ofkaʻawili, to turn, twist, writhe as in pain...

hoʻokaʻakaʻawiliredup. ofhoʻokaʻawili

Hoʻokaʻakaʻawiliiholaʻoianokonaʻehaʻeha.He writhed much in his pain.

kaʻakālai [kaʻa·kā·lai] n.strategy or approach, as in solving a math problem.MTH

Ekohoʻoeikekaʻakālaikūpononokeiapolopolema.Choose the appropriate strategy for this problem.

kaʻa kalaka truck(EH)

kaʻa ka lolo seekaʻa₁, roll, turn...

kaʻa ka pōhaku thunder(EH)

kaʻa kaua₁ nvi.
  • skilled in warfare;
  • war maneuvers
  • strategist, strategy
 [Hana i nā hana i mākaukau ke kaua ʻana.]₁₄WAR

kaʻa kaua₂ n.war tank; war chariot.(Puk. 14.25)

Kaʻākaukukui [Ka-ʻākau-kukui] placename.filled-in reef,Honolulu Harbor.seeAtlas of Hawaii.lit.: the right (or north) light.

Kaʻākaulua [Ka-ʻākau-lua] placename.gulch,Mākena qd.,Maui.lit.: the double northor double right. An alternate pronunciation isKaʻakaulua (rolling side-by-side).

kaʻa kauō,kaʻa kauwō [kaʻakau·ō] n.trailer, tractor.

kaʻakaupakupelu [kaʻakau·pakupelu] n.convertible, i.e. a car with a top that can be lowered or removed.lit., car (with) folding roof.alsokaʻakaupokupelu,kaʻakaupukupelu.

Kaʻākaupōhaku [Kaʻākau-pōhaku] placename.ancient surfing area,Wailuku qd.,Maui. (Finney, 1950b:345.).lit.: the north (or right-hand) stone.

kaʻa kauwō var. spelling ofkaʻa kauō, trailer...

kaʻakepa₁ [kaʻa·kepa] nvt.
  • diagonal, cut at an angle;
  • to avoid, shy away from,
  • take a short cut
 .see ex.keha.

mākalakaʻakepaʻūhāsartorius muscle crossing the anterior portion of the upper leg

Nolailaekaʻakepanei,ʻeʻenaikapilikēpau.That's the reason for being so shy, fearful of the sticky gum. (hula song)

kaʻakepa₂ [kaʻa·kepa] vi.to warp, as[time or space in sci-fi] in Nintendo games (not as wood).seepihi pīnaʻi,hoʻopiʻi kaʻakepa.SPO

kāʻeikaʻakepawarp zone

kaʻa kewe n.cable car.

kaʻa kinai ahi fire engine,fire truck(KAN).lit., vehicle extinguish fire.

kaʻā kolu vs.three-stranded; threefold.[Ka hilo pū ʻia ʻana o ʻekolu kaula i hoʻokahi kaula ikaika maoli.]₇

kaʻakonelo [kaʻa·konelo] n.subway, the train.lit., tunnel vehicle.VEH

alakaʻakonelosubway, the tunnel

kahuakaʻakonelosubway station

kaʻakoʻo [kaʻa·koʻo] S  vt.to belt.

Eponoekaʻakoʻoikalolemakekinomekekāʻei.The garment should be belted on the body with a belt.

Kaʻakopua [Ka-ʻako-pua] placename.land section, part of which is now occupied by Central Intermediate School,Honolulu. Princess Ruth's home,Keōua Hale, was here.lit.: the flower picking.

kaʻakua [kaʻa·kua] nvi.
  • violent dizziness;
  • to lie down or lean back in pain,
  • to roll over backwards.ILL MUS

Kaʻakuakalani,hoʻīlolikahonua.Heaven leans back in pain, earth is in travail. (chant for Kamāmalu)

kaʻakuene [kaʻa·kuene] vt.to map, as a computer keyboard.cf.ʻōkuene.CMP

kaʻakuenepapapihikeyboard mapping

kaʻakukua [kaʻa·kukua] redup. ofkaʻakua.

kaʻakūmakena nvi.var. spelling ofkaʻakūmākena, period of mourning, especially wailing in grief; to mourn and wail.AltSpel

kaʻakūmākena,kaʻakūmakena [kaʻa·kū·mā·kena] nvi.period of mourning, especially wailing in grief; to mourn and wail.

kaʻakumu [kaʻa·kumu] vs.dull, of tools.TOO

kaʻakupapaʻu [kaʻa·kupa·paʻu] n.hearse.

kaala n.widow, widower.(And.)

Kaʻala placename.mountain (3,938 feet),Waipiʻo qd. (seePuʻukaʻala); land section and stream,Hāmākua andMauna Kea qds.,Hawaiʻi. Gulch and highest mountain (4,020 feet) onOʻahu,Waiʻanae range (PH 100; UL 242); playground and elementary school,Wahiawā. Street, place, and way,Mānoa,Honolulu, probably named for Mt.Kaʻala(TM).

kaʻalā₁ [kaʻa·lā] same asmoʻo ʻalā, a lizard.

kaʻalā₂ [kaʻa·lā] vs.blind (used withmaka).(rare.) 

kāʻala n.anʻopihi, a limpet.FIS

kāʻalā n.v.sling; to hurl stones with a sling.

Henuikapoʻeiaʻoikekāʻalā.Many persons learned to use a sling.

kaʻalaʻa [kaʻa·laʻa] rare var. ofkāʻalaʻala.

Kaʻalaʻala [Ka-ʻalaʻala] placename.land sections and gulch on the southwest slope ofKīlauea, inKīlauea,Mauna Loa, andPāhala qds.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: scrofulous scar.

kāʻalaʻala vs.vigorous, sturdy, healthy, as of an infant or young animal.

Ikekāʻalaʻalaʻanaaʻeokekeiki….Upon the vigorous growth of the child ….(Nak. 6)

kaʻa lāʻau v.to wield a war club; to send a curse by playing with seeming innocence with four or five sticks held in the hand.(Kam. 64:141)

Kaʻalaea [Ka-ʻalaea] placename.land division,Haʻikū qd.,Maui. Coastal area,Hālawa qd.,Molokaʻi. Valley, land division, and stream,Waikāne qd.,Oʻahu.lit.: the ocherous earth.

Kaʻalaenuiahina [Ka-ʻalae-nui-a-Hina] a sorcery god(Malo 82) or goddess(HM 115).lit., the great mudhen ofHina [Hina was the mother ofMāui, who learned the art of fire-making from a mudhen; Emerson(Malo 103) saysHina herself was the mudhen].

Kaʻalāiki [Ka-ʻalā-iki] placename.land section,Honuʻapo qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: small lava rock.

Kaʻalaina placename.gulch,Māʻalaea qd.,Maui.

Kaʻalākei [Ka-ʻalā-kei] placename.valley,Koko Head qd.,Oʻahu.lit.: the proud water-worn stone.

kaʻalalo [kaʻa·lalo] vi.to sail to leeward.fig., full of lies, underhanded, deceitful.cf.kaʻakaʻalalo.CAN

kaʻalani [kaʻa·lani] n.those about a chief; members of the royal court.WIN MUS

HoninākiniikamakaniPaʻalaʻa,hehanunokekaʻalaniē.The multitude smell the Paʻalaʻa breeze, a breath of air for those about the chief. (chant for Kamehameha I)

kaʻalau [kaʻa·lau] same ashukilau, a seine; to fish with the seine...

kaʻalauna seemea kaʻa launa,contact, i.e. a person to whom certain information is communicated...

kaʻa lau niu n.coconut-leaf thatching.CN

ʻOkahanahoʻianāaliʻiwāhineʻokaulanaikaʻalauniuhalenokealiʻi.The work the chiefesses did was to plait coconut thatching for the house of the chief.

Kaʻalāwai [Ka-ʻalā-wai] placename.land division, former fishing right, street, and place, Diamond Head,Honolulu.(RC 135).lit.: the water basalt.

kaʻa lawe maʻi n.ambulance.

kaʻalehia [kaʻa·lehia] n.gymnastics; gymnast.lit., skilled twisting and turning.SPO

kaʻalele [kaʻa·lele] vi.to sway, reel; to fly or soar, as birds.BIR

kaʻalelewa [kaʻa·lelewa] redup. and intensifier ofkaʻalewa₁, to revolve...,kaʻalewa₂, to drift, sail off and on...[Ka lana hele ʻana o nā ao ma ka lewa. Ka lewa ʻana ma ka lani e like me nā ao. Ka lele ʻana o kekahi mea i luna loa o ka lani ma ke puhi ʻia ʻana e ka makani a me ka niniu pū aku.]₆_,₁₀_,₇WIN

nāaokaʻalelewafloating clouds(1-Tes. 4.17, Laie [166])

kaʻaleo [kaʻa·leo] vi.to speak loudly.

kaʻalewa₁ [kaʻa·lewa] vi.to revolve.

kaʻalewa₂ [kaʻa·lewa] vi.to drift, sail off and on.cf.kālewa.[Lilo o ka moku i ke au.]₁₄

Kaʻali [Ka-ʻali] placename.cliff, northeastNiʻihau.lit.: the scar.

kaʻalia [kaʻa·lia] rare pas/imp. ofkaʻa₁, to roll, turn, twist, wallow, wind...,kaʻa₃, to go past, pass by, reach...,kaʻa₄, to pay...,kaʻa₅, to manage, run, be in charge of...

hoʻokaʻaliapas/imp. of hoʻokaʻa

Hoʻokaʻaliamaikealookamokuiaʻunei.Let the front of the island be turned toward me.(Kep. 184)

Kaʻaliʻalinui [Ka-ʻaliʻali-nui] placename.valley, northeastNiʻihau.lit.: the greatly scarred.

kā aliʻi n.v.ceremonial throwing of spears at a high chief returning from a voyage; he dodges or catches the spears to show his courage and skill; to hurl thus.

kaʻalilo [kaʻa·lilo] n.monopoly, i.e. exclusive possession or control of a commodity or service in a market.seepāʻoihana kaʻalilo.

pāʻoihanakaʻaliloa business or company which has a monopoly

kaʻalimo n.limousine.

kaʻalina [kaʻa·lina] vt.to bruise; to pelt, as rain.cf.ʻālina.WIN

kaʻa lio n.horse-drawn vehicle, wagon, carriage.

Kaʻalo [Ka-ʻalo] placename.bend in the coast west of South Point,Hawaiʻi; fishing is good here in calm weather; a pier built here some years ago against the advice of local Hawaiians was soon destroyed by the elements.lit.: the avoidance.

kāʻalo vt.to pass by, go by.cf.māʻalo.

hoʻokāʻaloto pass to and fro, to cause to pass

Kaʻaloa [Kaʻa-loa] placename.street,Mōʻiliʻili,Honolulu, named for Samuel K. Kaʻaloa, a clerk with the law firm Marx, Prosser, Frear and Anderson for 40 years. He died in 1945.(TM).lit.: much traveled.

kāʻaloʻalo redup. ofkāʻalo, to pass by, go by...

kaʻalohi [kaʻa·lohi] same askaʻalolohi, slow-moving, slow to anger...

kaʻalokuloku [kaʻa·loku·loku] nvs.intrepid, fearless, as of one unafraid to brave the elements; bravery.cf.loku.(FS 239)

kaʻalola n.roller coaster.lit., roller vehicle.

Kaʻalolo [Kaʻa-lolo] n.name of a star, said to be the tutelary star ofNiʻihau.STA

kaʻalolohi [kaʻa·lolohi] vs.slow-moving, slow to anger.MUS

Kūikaʻenaokalanineialiʻi,ʻokalanikaʻalolohi,kaʻakalani.This chief is filled with regal fury, the chief usually slow to anger, the way of a chief. (chant for Kamehameha I)

kaʻā lua vs.two-ply, two-stranded.

Kaʻaluʻalu [Ka-ʻaluʻalu] placename.bay and point east ofKa Lae,Hawaiʻi, a surfing area with tradewind and summer south swell. (For a saying, see Appendix 8.1.).lit.: the wrinkle (seen from out at sea, the fissures in the rock suggest wrinkles).

kaʻaluna [kaʻa·luna] vi.to sail or turn against the wind.fig., to dominate; overbearing.cf.kaʻalalo.CAN

kāʻamaʻai [kā·ʻama·ʻai] n.photosynthesis.

kaʻamahaehunaola [kaʻa·mahaehuna·ola] vi.meiosis, i.e. a cellular process resulting in the formation of gamete cells.cf.kaʻamāhana puʻukonu.[+]SCI

Paukekaʻamahaehunaola,loaʻamailaʻehāhunaolanonanāaweōewehehapaluaokahelunamaʻamauiloko.When meiosis is complete, four cells are formed, all of which contain half of the usual amount of chromosomes.

kaʻamāhana [kaʻa·mā·hana] vi.to replicate, as in any of the various phases in cell mitosis.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanahaku [kaʻa·mā·hanahaku] vi.prophase, i.e. the first step in mitosis.lit., coconut-sponge replication.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanahunaola [kaʻa·mā·hanahuna·ola] vi.cytokinesis.lit., cell replication.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanailo [kaʻa·mā·hanailo] vi.anaphase, i.e. the third step in mitosis.lit., young (coconut) shoot replication.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanakau [kaʻa·mā·hanakau] vi.interphase, i.e. a phase following mitosis where no splitting occurs.lit., replication rest.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanamaka [kaʻa·mā·hanamaka] vi.metaphase, i.e. the second step in mitosis.lit., beginning replication.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanapūʻali [kaʻa·mā·hanapū·ʻali] vi.telophase, i.e. the final step in mitosis.lit., grooved replication.[+]SCI

kaʻamāhanapuʻukonu [kaʻa·mā·hanapuʻu·konu] vi.karyokinesis, mitosis.lit., nucleus replication.see all entries belowkaʻamāhana.cf.kaʻamahae hunaola.[+]SCI

kaʻa māhu n.steam-propelled vehicle.

kaʻa maʻi n.v.siege of sickness, a long or chronic illness; to suffer such.

Lōʻihikekaʻamaʻiʻana.The siege of sickness was long.

kaʻa mākaʻi n.police car.(HE)

kaʻamākeke [kaʻamā·keke] n.shopping cart.lit., market cart.

kaʻa malalo₁ vi.
  • to fall in (military command),
  • to serve othersWAR

kaʻa malalo₂ vi.to be subject to.

Kōmikeekaʻaakumalalookeʻāponoʻana….Committee subject to approval ….

kaʻa malalo₃ vi.to roll beneath.WAR

kaʻa maloʻo vt.to wipe dry, as dishes with a cloth.

kaʻa maluna vi.to rise in station, to come up from under; to rule others.

kāʻamawāhiwai [kā·ʻama·wāhi·wai] n.photolysis.cf.kāʻamaʻai.

kaʻa mea vi.to change, as the wind or an idea.(rare.) 

kaʻamehaʻi [kaʻa·mehaʻi] var. ofkāmehaʻi, kind of sorcery...; surprising...; illegitimate child...

kaʻamio n.sports car.lit., streamlined car.

kaʻa moena n.v.bedridden.(rare.) 

kaʻa mokokaikala motorcycle(EH)

kaʻamokulanaea [kaʻa·mokulanaea] n.hovercraft. Lit,. car/boat (that) floats on air.alsokaʻamoku pai aheahe.[+]

kaʻamokupaiaheahe [kaʻa·mokupaiahe·ahe] n.hovercraft.lit., car/boat lifted up (on) air.[+]

kaʻamola vi.var. spelling ofkaʻa mola, to turn around loosely, as a screw or peg that does not fit; loose, unsteady.AltSpel

kaʻa mola,kaʻamola vi.to turn around loosely, as a screw or peg that does not fit; loose, unsteady.

Kaʻamola placename.land division,Kamalō qd., southMolokaʻi.lit.: loose, unsteady.

kaʻana₁,kāʻana vi.to divide, share, apportion.

hoʻokaʻanato divide equally among, share

kaʻana₂,kāʻana vi.to decoy, especially to attractuhu fish with a liveuhu decoy; to proselyte.FIS

Kepōʻaihaeleneiʻoukouikekaiamekaʻāina,ikaʻanamaiainaʻoukoukekahihaumana.You encompass the seas and lands to make one proselyte; lit., so one pupil is decoyed by you.(Mat. 23.15)

kaʻana₃ n.a rolling, as of stones.

kāʻana vi.var. spelling ofkaʻana₁, to divide, share, apportion.AltSpel

Kāʻana placename.land section,Waimea district,Kauaʻi. Hill, Airport qd.,Molokaʻi, famous forlehua. According to Emerson (UL 45), a rock here is the body of Kapo, a hula goddess and sister ofPele. The hill is said to be the site of the original school where the ancients learned hula dancing of every kind. Above the hill lived Kūa-Pākaʻa, the punster and hero; he taught men to farm, build houses, and fish. (Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, September 14, 1922.).lit.: division.

kāʻanaʻana n.constipation.cf.ʻanaʻana. (rare.) 

kaʻanalike,kāʻana like to sharecf.kaʻana₁.

kāʻana like var. spelling ofkaʻanalike, to share

kaʻānaniʻau [kaʻā·naniʻau] Oʻahu.same asahupuaʻa, the altar marking the land division. (rare.) 

Kāʻanapali [Kāʻana-pali] placename.landing, village, district, and golf course,Lahaina qd.,Maui. Also calledPōhaku-Kāʻanapali andKāʻanapali-pōhaku. (PH 83.).lit.:Kāʻana cliff.

Kāʻanapalipōhaku [Kāʻanapali-pōhaku] placename.old name forPōhaku-Kāʻanapali.

kaʻane n.strangling cord.

kaʻaneʻe [kaʻa·neʻe.] vt.play, as a particular maneuver in a sporting event; to execute a play.SPO

Ualapuwalekēlākaʻaneʻe;ualilohoʻikekinipōpōikekahiʻaoʻao.That was a pretty dumb play; they lost the ball to the other side.

kaʻaneʻi [kaʻa·neʻi] interj.of surprise or scorn.

Heliokaʻaneʻi,hepipi!So a horse, a cow! [scornful]

ʻOiakaʻaneʻi!Is that so! So that's it!

kā ʻaneʻi poss.the local, askāʻaneʻipaia,the walls here (a-class; cf.kō ʻaneʻi).

kaʻa nema same asnemanema, to belittle...

kaʻanemo vs.var. spelling ofkaʻa nemo, smooth, rounded, as seeds.AltSpel

kaʻa nemo,kaʻanemo vs.smooth, rounded, as seeds.(Kep. 159)

kaʻa niau vi.to move or walk quietly.

kaʻanīʻau [kaʻa·nīʻau] vs.freed, as of a taboo.

kaʻanini [kaʻa·nini] vi.
  • to writhe,
  • squirm, as a fidgety child or one in a tantrum;
  • to run after in agitation;
  • to go round and round, as a dog greeting a friend.
 .cf.niniu, spin.[Pn(CE) *taka-aanini,be dizzy, experience vertigo][Ka ʻoniʻoni nui loa ʻana o ke kino e like me kahi keiki liʻiliʻi e lapa ana.]₉

kaʻaniniau [kaʻa·nini·au] See saying,wiliwai.var. ofkaʻanini;

uakaʻaniniauikawaiwhirling in the water

kaʻanuʻa [kaʻa·nuʻa] n.an elevated place; sleeping place in a grass house.PLA

kaʻao nvt.legend, tale, novel, romance, usually fanciful; fiction; tell a fanciful tale.[Pn(CE) *takao,speech][Moʻolelo i hoʻoili ʻia mai kekahi hanauna a hiki i kekahi hanauna, i komo ai, i ka nui o ka manawa, he mau ʻaoʻao i kānalua ʻia ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.]₁₄

hoʻokaʻaoto tell tales; story telling

pīpīholokaʻaosprinkled, the tale runs[phrase at the end of tales](EH)

kaʻao n.a traditional tale, especially one relating to a particular culture; folktale.alsomoʻokaʻao.

kāʻao₁ nvi.ripe, of pandanus fruit; ripe pandanus.cf.puhalu₁.[hala kāʻao: Ka hua maka o ka pūhala. Ka pala ʻana o ka ʻāhui hala.]₁₁_,₇PAN

Kāʻao₂ n.a favorableHālawa, Molokaʻi, wind mentioned in(For. 5:123); also associated withHanamāʻulu, Kauaʻi(For. 5:97).WIN

kāʻaoʻao n.name for a garden patch.

kaʻaʻōhua n.var. spelling ofkaʻa ʻōhua, vehicle carrying passengers for hire, as bus, taxi, stagecoach.AltSpel

kaʻa ʻōhua,kaʻaʻōhua [kaʻaʻō·hua] n.vehicle carrying passengers for hire, as bus, taxi, stagecoach.cf.ʻōhua, passengers...

kaʻaʻōhua kula n.school bus.(KAN)

kaʻaokelemoana n.a traditional tale describing ocean travels, such as those of Kila, Mōʻīkeha, or Pāʻao.

kaʻaoki [kaʻa·oki] vt.to finish or complete, as a canoe; to put on the last touches.cf.kāʻokoʻa,oki.CAN CN

Kaʻaokiihoʻoeikahipūniuahāʻawimai.Finish the work on the coconut shell and give it to me.

kaʻaʻokoʻa₁ var. ofkāʻokoʻa, whole, entire; separated, independent, neutral, standing apart, definite...

hoʻokaʻaʻokoʻato separate, set apart, refrain, abstain from

hoʻonaʻauaokaʻaʻokoʻaalternative education, as a school program

Kaʻaʻokoʻanōkonamanaʻo.His thinking is independent.

ʻOkameahoʻokaʻaʻokoʻaikalāʻauhahau,ʻoiakealohaʻoleikānakeiki.He who spares the rod has no love for his son.(Sol. 13.24)

kaʻaʻokoʻa₂ vi.entirely paid, as a debt.

kaʻa ʻokomopila,kaʻa otomobila [kaʻaʻoko·mopila] n.automobile.lit., automobile(Eng.) vehicle.

kaʻaokupua n.a traditional tale whose primary character is a demigod, such asKamapuaʻa,Māui,Pele, orʻAukelenuiaʻīkū.lit., demigod tale.

kaʻaomeʻe n.a traditional tale which describes the adventures of a particular character, such asKawelo orPunia.lit., hero tale.

Kaʻaona₁ [kaʻa·ona] n.name of a month.see month.

kaʻaona₂ [kaʻa·ona] nvs.red or reddish-brown, due to being smoked, especially of fish, or of the stem of sugar-cane tassel to be used in a dart.FIS

kaʻaona₃ [kaʻa·ona] vs.attractive, of a child (children born in the month ofKaʻaona were thought to be attractive and lovable).cf.pua kaʻaona.

Kaʻaona₄ [kaʻa·ona] n.name of a star.(KL. line 1881)STA

kaʻa otomobila var. spelling ofkaʻa ʻokomopila, automobile...

kaʻaowē nvi.var. spelling ofkaʻaʻowē, to roll along with a rustling sound (ʻowē). Fig....AltSpel

kaʻaʻowē,kaʻaowē nvi.to roll along with a rustling sound (ʻowē).fig., a person with no property or means of support.

kaʻapā [kaʻa·pā] vi.
  • to toss from side to side, as a restless child in bed;
  • in spasms.
 [Ka ʻoniʻoni ʻana o ke kino mai kekahi ʻaoʻao a kekahi ʻaoʻao ma ka moe ʻana i luna o ka moe ma muli o ka pilikia i ka maʻi a moe ʻino paha.]₁₀

Eiakuʻuhanulākekaʻapāwaleneinōikahoupo.Here is my breath, panting within the chest.

kaʻa paʻakai to roll in salt(EH)

kaʻa pahu n.pushcart.

kaʻapahu n.pushcart.

kaʻapahu [kaʻa·pahu] n.boxcar, as of train.

kaʻāpahu [kaʻā·pahu] vt.to cut off squarely or crosswise (kā, strike, andʻāpahu, cut off short).

Kaʻāpahu [Ka-ʻāpahu] placename.stream,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi. Land area, centralLānaʻi. Hill on the eastern rim ofKamalō gulch, southMolokaʻi, known as the Camel's Back (Stearns and Macdonald, 1947:Plate 2).lit.: the truncation.

kaʻa paikikala [kaʻapaiki·kala] n.bicycle.lit., bicycle(Eng.) vehicle.

kaʻapaʻiulele n.side out, in volleyball.lit., transferred service.alsokaʻa,hāʻawiikekinipōpōikekahiʻaoʻao.SPO VLB

Kaʻakokekepaʻiuleleiālākou.They are good at siding out.

kaʻa palaoa same askāwili palaoa, flour mill; to grind flour.

kaʻapalau seekaʻa huki palau,tractor...

kaʻa pauahi n.var. spelling ofkaʻa pau ahi, fire engine.AltSpel

kaʻa pau ahi,kaʻa pauahi n.fire engine.alsokaʻa wai.

kaʻapē [kaʻa·pē] S  vs.servile, humble, fawning, cringing.

kāʻape vs.headstrong, willful, obstinate (perhaps related to theʻape plant which holds its leaves upright).PLA

kāʻapeʻape₁ same asʻāhina kuahiwi, a fern.FER

kāʻapeʻape₂ n.a seaweed.SWD

kāʻapeʻape₃ n.same askaʻapeʻapehā.

kaʻapeʻapehā [kaʻa·peʻa·pehā] n.a deep-sea fish said to resemble themoano.[(FJ) PPn *takape,a fish (Lutjanus sp.)]FIS

kaʻapeha₁ [kaʻa·peha] nvs.
  • large mass of clouds;
  • impressively big, large, even corpulent in a distinguished manner;
  • influential and important.WIN

KeKuaʻauKaʻapeha.Great Barrier Reef.

kaʻapeha₂ [kaʻa·peha] vi.to spread wings or tail feathers.(For. 6:381)

kaʻapeha₃ [kaʻa·peha] vt.to fold over, as a bundle.(For. 6:381)

kaʻapehā [kaʻa·pehā] n.castor bean, more commonly known askolī orpāʻaila.PLA

kaʻapēpē n.var. spelling ofkaʻapēpē, baby carriage, baby stroller.AltSpel

kaʻapēpē,kaʻa pēpē [kaʻa·pē·pē] n.baby carriage, baby stroller.

kaʻapiʻo [kaʻa·piʻo] n.hack (carriage).lit., bent vehicle, so called because of the top.[He kaʻa lio me ke kaupoku piʻo.]₇

Kaʻapīpā [Kaʻa-pīpā] placename.point nearKīpahulu,Hāna district,Maui.lit.: passing edge.

Kaʻāpoko [Ka-ʻā-poko] placename.stream,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi.lit.: the short stone.

kaʻapola [kaʻa·pola] n.taboo night in the ruling chief'sheiau during October.

kaʻa pōniuniu [kaʻapō·niu·niu] S  n.ferris wheel.alsohuila pōniuniu.

kaʻa pōulia n.ambulance.cf.pōulia, emergency...(KAN)

Kaʻapuna [Kaʻa-puna] placename.land section, village, and ranch,Hōnaunau qd.,Kona,Hawaiʻi.lit.: wipe pumice (as in cleaning gourd containers).

kaʻapuni₁ [kaʻa·puni] nvt.to make a tour, go around, surround, encircle, rotate, revolve, travel; circuit.[Pn(CE) *taka-puni,go around, surround *taka-p(i,u)ni]

ʻAhakaʻapuni.Circuit court.

kekimalakaʻapunicirculating decimal

Uahelemāuaikekaʻapunihonua.We went on a tour around the world.

kaʻapuni₂ [kaʻa·puni] nvt.thehula step now called "around the island": the dancer pivots on the ball of one foot in a complete circle; the other foot takes four or more steps to complete the circuit; to do this step.HUL

kaʻapuni₃ [kaʻa·puni] n.revolution, revolving.

kaʻau₁ num.forty.[traditional 4-based counting:kāuna 4;kaʻau 40;lau 400;mano 4,000;kini 40,000;lehu 400,000] ("used in counting fish"(Alexander 1864:14)).seepākaʻau.[PPn *te-kau,twenty][He kanahŠā.]₄MTH

Kaʻau₂ n.a fine rain inKohala, Hawaiʻi.WIN

Kaʻau placename.crater near the head ofPālolo Valley,Honolulu, said to have been formed when Māui's hook fell there after droppingPōhaku-o-Kauaʻi atKaʻena Point (PH 104); perhaps named for Kaʻauhelemoa, the supernatural chicken ofPālolo that flew to Helumoa.seeHelumoa. Street,Pālolo,Honolulu.(TM).lit.: forty.

-kāʻau 

hoʻokāʻauwitty, clever, funny, entertaining, humorous; to pass the time pleasantly; entertaining time

hoʻokāʻauʻanatime spent pleasantly

kāʻauʻaupuʻu [kāʻauʻau·puʻu] n.hard, mottled stone, as used forʻulu maika stones.(rare.) STO

Kaʻauhuhu [Ka-ʻauhuhu] placename.land section,Kohala andWaipiʻo qds.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: theʻauhuhu plant(Tephrosia purpurea).

kaʻa uila n.streetcar, electric bus, electric vehicle.seeuila, lightning, electricity...TRE

kaʻa ukana n.truck, baggage car, baggage or freight vehicle.baggage cart (airport)(HE).seeukana, baggage, luggage, freight, cargo, supplies...

Kaʻaumakua [Ka-ʻaumakua] placename.peak,Honouliuli,Oʻahu.lit.: the family god.

Kaʻauwaelewa [Ka-ʻau·wae-lewa] n.alua fighting stroke.lit., the floating chin.alsoʻAuwaelewa.LUA

Kaʻauwai [Ka-ʻauwai] placename.place,Kapālama section,Honolulu.lit.: the watercourse.

kāʻawa n.large bowl in whichkava was mixed and strained (short forkānoa ʻawa).KAV

kaʻa wai n.vehicle carrying water, fire engine.

Kaʻawakō [Ka-ʻawa-kō] placename.heiau at summit ofWaiʻaleʻale,Kauaʻi.lit.: the kava drawn along.

kaʻawale [kaʻa·wale] nvt.
  • separate, free, different, apart, spare,
  • to separate, isolate or reserve, withdraw;
  • alone, unoccupied, empty;
  • free time, opportunity;
  • to take interval (military command);
  • distance separating places or objects.
 bc[ʻAʻole pili pü me kekahi mea, ma kahi mamao mai kekahi mea.]₁₄WAR

ʻAʻohekaʻawaleokēiakeikiikamakuakāne.This boy is the exact image of his father. [nothing independent or different].

ʻAʻohewahikaʻawaleokēiapahu.There's no room left in this box.

ʻEonomilekekaʻawale.Six miles away.

hoʻokaʻawaleto separate, distinguish(1-Nal. 3.9); to cause a division; to keep a distance or distinction; to establish as a separate entity; to set aside, appropriate, sort, segregate, reserve, discriminate, differentiate

hoʻokaʻawaleikapuʻukālāto appropriate a sum of money

kahikaʻawale,wahikaʻawaleempty space or place, secluded or isolated place, aside

kūkaʻawaleto stand apart, entirely different; independent

maʻihoʻokaʻawaleleprosy

manawakaʻawalespare or free time

Mawaenaolāua,ʻewaluananakekaʻawale.Eight fathoms distance between the two.(FS 145)

paikūkaʻawaleisolationism

paimanakaʻawalefederalism, i.e. the principle of division of power between the state and national governments

pūhuinaikokenekaʻawalefree nitrogen compund

kaʻa wale vi.to turn or roll freely, independently, or without control.PPN *taka wale.

Kaʻawaloa [Ka-ʻawa-loa] placename.village, land section, point, lighthouse, and site of the monument to Captain Cook,Hōnaunau andKailua qds.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: the distant kava (runners went toPuna orWaipiʻo to get kava for chiefs).

Kaʻawaloha [Ka-ʻawa-loha] placename.gulch,Kohala qd.,Hawaiʻi.lit.: the drooping kava.

kaʻa wane n.van.(KAN)

kaʻa wāwahi n.bulldozer(HE)

kāʻawe₁ nvt.
  • to tie anything tightly around the neck, to choke, strangle, hang;
  • necktie.
 bc[Lī.]₁₂SUG

Kāʻaweʻāʻī.Name of themanulele sugar cane when prayed over inhana aloha, love-making sorcery, to induce an absent person to fall in love; cf.manulele.

Uakāʻaweʻoiaamake.He hanged himself until dead.

kāʻawe₂ [kā·ʻawe] n.strap.seelole wāwae kāʻawe,coveralls, overalls...,palaʻili kāʻawe,tank top...,paleʻili kāʻawe,tank top...SUG

kāʻawekalipaslipper strap

kāʻaweʻawe choking, strangling sensation.redup. ofkāʻawe;ILL

Kāʻaweiki [Kāʻawe-iki] placename.valley,Waimea district,Kauaʻi.lit.: tie a little.

Kaʻāwela [Ka-ʻā-wela] n.name of a planet, probably Venus or Jupiter. (Probably the same asHōkūloa(Kep. 82),Hōkūao andKalaniʻōpuʻu).(KL. line 1851)STA

Kaʻāwela [kaʻā·wela] n.Jupiter.STA

kaʻawelekā [kaʻa·wele·kā] vi.to repeat, do over and over.

Kekaʻawelekāneinōiameakahikoilokoomākou.This old thing is still being mulled over within us.

Kaʻāwikiwiki [Ka-ʻāwikiwiki] placename.land section and stream,Hāmākua qd.,Hawaiʻi. (FS 116.).lit.: theʻāwikiwiki vine.

kaʻawili [kaʻa·wili] vt.
  • to turn, twist,
  • writhe as in pain;
  • to knead, as bread(Ier. 7.18).
  • (ʻŌpelu fish that form a vertical wall as they swim, flapping to maintain this unusual position, are said tokaʻawili).
 .cf.pākaʻawili.[Pn(CE) *taka-wiri,turn, twist]FIS

hoʻokaʻawilito cause pain(Ier. 4.19); to torture; to cause to twist or writhe; to fondle or pet in ardent love-making

Kaʻawili [kaʻa·wili] n.Mintaka, a star.STA

kaʻawili lāʻau₁ [kaʻa·wililāʻau] n.lathe.

kaʻawili lāʻau₂ [kaʻa·wililāʻau] n.perfumer(RSV), apothecary(KJV). More commonlykāwili lāʻau.(Puk. 37.29)

kaʻawiliwili [kaʻa·wili·wili] seemakani kaʻawiliwili,tornado...WIN

Kada n.Chad; Chadian.Eng.G

kadinela var. spelling ofkakinela, Cardinal...

kado var. spelling ofkako₂, a liquid measure...

kae₁ n.refuse or rubbish, waste, excrement (cf.kūkae); refuse from fibers, as ofolonā;. raw bast and refuse of thewauke plant after soaking.[(AN) PPn *taʻe,excrement]PLA

kae₂ vi.treated with contempt, scorn.

hoʻokaeto despise, detest, treat with contempt of scorn; destroy, devastate(Oihk. 26.31); to refrain from doing, as due to horror

hoʻokaeʻilirace prejudice

hoʻokaeʻinoto abhor

kekaeʻiaokainoacontempt shown the name

kae₃ contraction ofkameae, the one who should, will.(Wight)

ʻONainoakaealakaʻiināhoʻokele.Nainoa is the one who should lead the navigators.(Wight)

kaʻe₁ n.
  • brink, border, margin, rim, brim, fringe, curb, bank, edge;
  • toothless gums;
  • projecting brow of a hill
 .cf.kaʻekaʻe,hakakaʻe.bc[PPn *take,base, origin, source][Ka lihi o kekahi mea. [Kāpae pinepine ʻia ke kaʻi.] Ka lihi.]₅_,₁₂

hekaʻewalenōonly gums and no teeth

kaʻe n.edge, as of a three-dimensional geometric figure.seekaʻe pololei.

kaʻe₂ idiom followingʻaʻole and possessiveo. For a similar idiom,seekana₂, extremely, beyond compare...bcIDI

ʻaʻoleakaʻemaiwithout limit

kaʻe₃ vi.to sulk, fuss; sullen, cross.bc

kaʻe₄ vi.to smudge, dab, besmear.bc

Hōkaʻeaʻelakuʻupepaikaʻīnika.My paper is smeared by ink.

hōkaʻe, hoʻokaʻeto daub, smudge, soil, smear. cf.haukaʻe

kaea n.tire.alsotaea.Eng.

kaeapaikikalabicycle tire

kaea₁ n.cessation or lack of appetite or desire.FOO

ʻAʻolekahemaiʻokawaimaka,ʻokekaeapūwaleaʻelanōia.The tears do not flow, the desire was just gone.(Laie 523 [120])

kaea₂ vi.tired.Eng.

Kaʻea placename.cape, southwestLānaʻi. Point,Honolua qd.,Maui. Also calledKalaeokaʻea.

kaʻeʻa same askāʻeʻaʻeʻa, expert, hero, fighter...

kāʻeʻaʻeʻa n.expert, hero, fighter.[Ke kanaka ikaika ma ka hakakā ʻana. He kanaka akamai a mākaukau loa ma kekahi hana. Ka meʻe, ke kupuʻeu; ke kanaka i kaulana ma muli o kona akamai, ikaika, wiwo ʻole a pēlā aku, e like me ke kupua ʻo Māui. Kanaka ʻeleu loa ma kekahi hana koa.]₉_,₇_,₁₃_,₁₄

Hekāʻeʻaʻeʻapuluʻolenōkaheʻenalu.An expert on the surfboard does not get wet.(ON 649)

kaʻe alanui n.curb (roadside).(HE)

kaʻeʻe vi.
  • hard, stiff, not soft or or pliable;
  • dried up withered as by heat;
  • evaporated.

Hewahiwaiʻaʻoheikaʻeʻeikalā.A little water not evaporated by the sun.

kāʻeʻe₁ n.a sea bean (Mucuna gigantea), native from southeast Asia, east into Polynesia, a high-growing vine, bearing greenish flowers and large pods, each pod containing two to four round and flattened seeds, black-spotted or brown. In Hawaiʻi, the seeds, known aspēkaʻa, are found on the beaches, and are used medicinally for their strong purgative effect and are also strung forleis.(Neal 462)PLA FLO LEI

kāʻeʻe₂ n.
  • hand net hanging on an ellipsoidal wooden frame with one end pointed, used forʻōhua and other inshore fish;
  • to use this net or a skirt of a dress in this type of fishing;
  • to strain, as through a strainer.
 [Pn(CE) *taakeke,type of net][1. He ʻano ʻupena lima liʻiliʻi. 2. Ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ʻupena no nā ʻōhua.]₁₁FIS NET

kāʻēʻē vs.joyful, glad, hospitable, friendly.same asaʻa₂;

kāʻeʻeʻe var. ofkāʻēʻē₁.

kāʻēʻēʻe very joyful, glad, etc.redup. ofkāʻēʻē;

Kaʻeʻele rare var. ofKaʻele₂, a wind.WIN

Kaʻēheu [Ka-ʻē·heu] n.alua fighting stroke.lit., the wing.alsoʻĒheu.LUA

kāehu [kā·ehu] rare var. ofkaiehu.

kāehuehu [kā·ehu·ehu] vt.to dust, i.e. brush or apply lightly a thin coat, such as sulphur to a plant.

kāʻei 
  • belt, sash;
  • zone;
  • ring for bobbin winder of sewing machine.
   KāʻeikapuoLīloa, a sacred cordon, baldric, or sash, the highest symbol of authority, on display in 1976 at the Bishop Museum. It is made of a net ofolonā fibre with redʻiʻiwi feathers on the sides and alei ofʻōʻō feathers on the borders. The end, hanging in front of the body, is ornamented with human and fish teeth. The other end was brought over the shoulders and passed twice around the waist. According to tradition it was made byLīloa for his sonʻUmi in the late 15th century. A copy, without the teeth, is on the statue of Kamehameha in front of Aliʻiolani Palace, Honolulu.var. ofkāʻai;bc[1. He mea kohu ʻili kuapo e hume ʻia ma ka pūhaka. 2. Hume i kekahi mea kohu ʻili kuapo ma ka pūhaka.]₆FIS NET LEI

kāʻei [kā·ʻei] n.zone.seekaʻakepa,pale kāʻei.

kāʻeiholatime zone, as Pacific or Rocky Mountain

kāʻeiʻāʻī [kā·ʻeiʻā·ʻī] n.scarf.lit., neck sash.

KāʻeiaKuiper n.Kuiper Belt, a body object in space between Jupiter and Saturn.lit. zone of Kuiper.[+]SCI

kāʻeialo [kā·ʻeialo] n.foreground, as in a photo, movie, or video scene.lit., front zone.cf.kāʻei kua.

Kāʻeianu [Kāʻei-anu] n.Arctic Circle.G

kāʻeihōkūnaʻi [kā·ʻeihō·kū·naʻi] n.asteroid belt.STA

kāʻeiiki [kā·ʻeiiki] n.subzone.lit., small zone.

ʻOkahiokaʻoʻoleʻaloaokamālamaʻia,ʻoiakekāʻeiikimālama.The preservation subzone within the conservation district is the most restrictive.

kāʻeikanukope [kā·ʻeikanukope] n.coffee-growing belt.lit., coffee-planting zone.[+]PLA

kāʻeikapu [kā·ʻeikapu] n.domain, as on the internet.lit., forbidden zone.CMP

kāʻeikaulā [kā·ʻeikaulā] n.solar constant.lit., zone (where) sun shines.STA

kāʻeikiʻikālai [kā·ʻeikiʻikā·lai] n.frieze.lit., sash of carved images.

kāʻeikopikala [kā·ʻeikopi·kala] n.the tropics.lit., tropical zone.seekāʻei kuʻina kopikala.

kāʻeikua [kā·ʻeikua] n.background, as in a photo, movie, or video scene, or on a computer screen.lit., back zone.cf.kāʻei alo.CMP

Eholoanakekahipolokalamumakekāʻeikua.The other program is running in the background.

kāʻeikuʻinakopikala [kā·ʻeikuʻinakopi·kala] n.intertropical convergent zone (ITCZ).lit., tropical junction zone.abb.KKK.

kāʻeimanehumākēneki n.magentic field.lit. magnetic force field.[+]SCI

kāʻeimanehuuila [kā·ʻeimanehuuila] n.electrical force field.lit., electrical force zone.

kāʻeiolahonua n.biosphere, the outer portion of the earth where life is found -air, water, and soil.lit. earth life zone.[+]SCI

kāʻei pāpale [kāʻeipā·pale] n.hatband.

kāʻeipāpūhea [kā·ʻeipā·pū·hea] n.doldrums, an area near the equator where calm ocean and atmospheric conditions prevail.lit., dead-calm zone.[+]GEO

kāʻei poʻo n.diadem, turban.CLO

kāʻekā vi.entangled, confused, twisted; to interweave.

hihikāʻekāobscure confusion, tangle

Wilikāʻekākeaho.The line is tangled.

kaekae₁ [kae·kae] vs.
  • smooth, polished; to rub smooth, polish, finish
  • perfect, as a new canoe without knots or knobs;
  • young, attractive, plump, desirable, as of a woman;
  • tasty, mellow, soft, as of sweet potatoes;
 .cf.mōkaekae, gratifying to the taste, tasty, as mealy sweet potato...SWP CAN

Kaekaekaʻumeke.The wooden bowl is smoothly polished.

Kaekaekeolonā.The olonā fibers are perfectly cleaned.

Kaekae₂ [kae·kae] n.name of a star.STA

kaʻekaʻe₁ [kaʻe·kaʻe] same askaʻe₁, brink, border, edge...

kaʻekaʻe₂ [kaʻe·kaʻe] redup. ofkaʻe₄, to smudge, dab, besmear.

hōkaʻekaʻe, hoʻokaʻekaʻeredup. ofhoʻokaʻe

Maihoʻokaʻekaʻewaleʻoeikapaia.Don't stain the wall.

kaekaea [kae·kaea] rare pas/imp. ofkaekae₁.

kāʻeke same askāʻekeʻeke, bamboo pipes; drum.MUS

kāʻekeʻeke nvt.bamboo pipes, varying in length from .3 to about 1 m; usually with one end open. A player held one vertically in each hand tapping down on a mat or on the ground. The tone varied according, to the size of the tube. Several musicians might play at once.(UL 143–4),(Roberts 53) Barrèrre suggests (Barrère 1980:11) thatkāʻekeʻeke as the name for bamboo pipes seems to have originated with Emerson. She quotes Andrews (who refers to(Laie)) as saying the name applied to coconut-tree drums. It is also used as a verb. Alsoʻohe kāʻekeʻeke orpahūpahū.CN TRE MUS

Kāʻekeʻekeloi var. spelling ofKāʻekeloi, name of a rain atMakiki...

Kāʻekeloi,Kāʻekeʻekeloi [kāʻeke·loi,kāʻekeʻeke·loi] same asKāʻeleloli, name of a rain atMakiki,Oʻahu.

kaekene [kae·kene] n.sewage sludge. (Niʻihau).seekāemikala,to treat chemically, as sewage...

kaekenemakaraw sewage

kāʻeko vs.peeved, offended.[1. ukiuki. 2. hoʻowahāwahā; hoʻokae.]₁₄

kaela rare var. ofkaola, beam, bar, rail...

kaʻele₁ nvs.
  • empty and hollow, as of a bowl,poi board, drum, canoe hull;
  • hull;
  • inside bottom as of a calabash orpoi board.
 .alsoʻele.[(FJ) PPn *takele,base, bottom (of canoe), keel]CAN WIN POI

iwikaʻelekeel

kaʻelepapadug-in poi board

MehekaʻelepapalāHilo,ilalokanoho,kāʻelewaleHiloikeālaiʻiaekaua.Like a poi board Hilo, dwelling below, darkened Hilo by the blocking rain.(UL 60)

kaʻele vs.empty, as a bowl.usu.hakahaka.

Kaʻele₂ n.name of a wind ofKalelewaʻa, Molokaʻi.(For. 5:101)WIN

kāʻele₁ {kā-ʻele₁}vs.darkened; cf.ʻele, black.COL

MehekaʻelepapalāHilo,ilalokanoho,kāʻelewaleHiloikeālaiʻiaekaua.Like a poi board Hilo, dwelling below, darkened Hilo by the blocking rain.(UL 60)

kāʻele [kā·ʻelo] vs.bold, on a computer or in typesetting; boldface.seehoʻokāʻele.

kāʻele₂ vs.numerous.

Kāʻelehoʻikānakaokēlāwahi!So many people in that place!

kāʻele₃ vs.slow, delaying.

Kāʻelenohoʻikōʻoukouheleʻanamai.How slowly you came.

kāʻele₄ n.a seaweed.SWD

Kaʻelehuluhulu [Kaʻele-huluhulu] placename.rocks in the sea atMahaiʻula; land section and fishpond,Keāhole qd., NorthKona,Hawaiʻi, belonging to Kamehameha I and destroyed byPele who wanted theaku fish there. (FS 287; Westervelt, 1963:148.).lit.: frayed hull (canoes were dragged over the rocks atMahaiʻula at low tide, fraying the keels; they were used in fishing for bonito).

Kaʻelekiʻi [Ka-ʻele-kiʻi] placename.point,Lahaina qd.,Maui.lit.: the image blackness.

Kaʻelekū [Ka-ʻelekū] placename.land section nearHāna,Maui.lit.: the basaltic rock.

Kaʻeleleokawanaʻao [Ka-ʻelele-o-ka-wanaʻao] n.star name, probably the same asHōkūloa, Venus.lit., the messenger of the dawn.(Kep. 82)STA

kāʻeleloi [kāʻele·loi] n.roll, ruffle, as of a drum.MUS

Kāʻeleloli [Kāʻele-loli] n.name of a rain atMakiki, Oʻahu.WIN

Kaʻelepulu [Ka-ʻele-pulu] placename.pond (former fishpond), stream, and playground, now called Enchanted Lake,Kailua,Oʻahu.lit.: the moist blackness.

kaʻelo n.ciguatera, i.e. poisoning caused by eating fish with accumulated toxic substance in its flesh.Tah.taʻero.ILL FIS

ʻOkekaʻelo,heʻanomaʻiiaihikikeloaʻamakaʻaiʻanaikekahiiʻailoaʻaikēiaʻanomaʻi.Ciguatera is a kind of sickness one can get by eating fish contaminated with this kind of sickness.

Kāʻelo₁ n.name of a wet month.cf.ʻelo, saturated.[Pn(NP) *taakelo,name of a month; a star name]

ʻOKāʻelokamalama,kāpulekekōleaKāʻelo is the month, the plovers are fat.(ON 2399)