k

k  pronounced as kē, for the single letter, as when spelling a word. see pīʻāpā.

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

k  abbreviation for kana (ton).

K  abbreviation for koena (difference, remainder).

ka₁  definite singular article replaced by ke before words beginning with a, e, o, and k, and before some words beginning with the glottal stop and p (ka ʻaka, the laugh, ke ʻala, the fragrance; ka pā, the yard, ke pā, 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, as ka hanohano, glory, and ke Akua, God. (Gram. 10.2)   [PPn *te, definite article singular]

ka₂  the one who, the person in question (usually followed by i, completed aspect, and a verb, a shortening of ka mea). see ke₂, contraction of ka mea e, the one who will, should, or is... (Gram. 10.2)  

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

kā-₂  non-productive caus/sim. prefix similar to hoʻo-. 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 of kūkae puaʻa grass;
  • to snare, as birds;
  • to curse (especially if used with ʻino; cf. kāmalū, to do evil to another in secret; to forbid, warn in secret...);
  • to murder; murderous; murderer, dead shot.
For kā i ka waha, see waha. [(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

i ke kā ʻanain tying [thatch] (For. 5:650)

kā i ka hoeto pull on a paddle with all one's strength

kā i ka ʻinoto curse, do evil to

kā i ka nele loa.to take away everything, utterly deprive, to be without.

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

kā koʻito make adzes

kā lilikoto burn, sear

kā makauto make a fishhook of bone or other material

kā make loato dash to death, hurl down, as a foe in lua fighting; to doom to death

limu kā kanaka o Manuʻakepa.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 dried ti 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

Ua kā nā ʻuala a kākou.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

aʻa kino kāiliac vein

aʻa puʻuwai kāiliac artery

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

iwi kāhip bone, pelvis

iwi kā o laloischium, i.e. the lower portion of the pelvis

iwi kā o lunailium, 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 pronounced Chā! or Sah!) (Gram. 12)  

A hina kā hoʻi māua.And so we two really fell. (FS 37)

Eia aʻe nō kā!Still here!

ʻO kā mākou kā kāu mea i manaʻo ai,So ours is what you wanted. (For. 4:297- Lonoikamakahiki)

ʻO ka puaʻa kā lā!So itʻs the pig there! (FS 217)

ʻO ke kua kā koʻu hoa ʻōlelo!So the back is my speaking companion! (FS 243)

ʻO ʻoe kā!So it's you!

ʻOia kā!Is that it!

ʻŌlelo aku ʻo Kamapuaʻa me ka huhū, "ʻAʻole nō kā e noʻonoʻo oho kou ʻōpū?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 possessives kā 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. also tā. see kēpau 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

kaʻa i ka lepoto wallow in the mud or dirt

Kaʻa ka lolo.The brain spins; dizziness; perturbation; fig., destitution, poverty.

Ke kaʻa maila ka pōhaku,.The thunder peals.

puʻu kaʻasloping, rolling hill

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

nui nā kaʻamany cars, heavy traffic

uku kaʻacarfare, 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

He mau lā e kaʻa aʻe.Several days gone by.

Kaʻa i ka lawa.It's enough, sufficient.

Kaʻa iho nō ā kaʻa iho nō i ka maʻi.Sick again and again.

Kaʻa ka pilikia mahope.The trouble is gone.

Kaʻa loa lākou i waena o ka waha o ua moʻo nei.They went straight into the middle of the mouth of this lizard. (For. 5:413)

Ua kaʻa ʻoia i ka maʻi.He is confined with illness.

kaʻa₄  vi. to pay; paid. bc

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

hoʻokaʻa hapapartial payment

Ua kaʻa kuʻu ʻaiʻē.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).
  . see kaʻa hele, kaʻa kaua, kaʻa lolohi, kaʻa maʻi, kaʻa moena, kaʻa nema, kaʻa nemo. bc Probably PPN *taka. WIN

Ka poʻe i kaʻa aku ka mālama ʻana i nā mea ana ua.The people charged with taking care of the rain instruments.

Ua kaʻa ka hana iāʻoe.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  see hoana kaʻa, grindstone. bc

kaʻa₁₀  n. tale, legend (now replaced by kaʻao). bc

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

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

Kaʻā [Ka-ʻā]  placename. large land section, west Lānaʻi. lit.: the burning or the rock.

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

kaʻaahi kau i ka lewaelevated train

kaʻaahi kau i ka lewa  n. var. spelling of kaʻaahi kau lewa, elevated train, as the Japan monorail. lit., suspended train. AltSpel

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

kaʻa ʻaila  n. fuel truck (HE)

kaʻa aku  give (EH)

kaʻa ʻāpuʻu [kaʻa ʻā·puʻu]  see kaʻa 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 and Kahana qds., Oʻahu. The 1.5-acre beach park here was donated by Mrs. F.M. (Julie Judd) Swanzy in 1921. see Kaʻahuʻula, Swanzy. lit.: the wrasse fish.

Kaʻaʻei  n. star name. STA

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

kaʻaha  n. var. spelling of kāʻaha, 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 of Kalihi Kai School; he built a home at Mōʻiliʻili quarry. (TM). lit.: the assembly.

kāʻaha, kaʻaha  n. stick, rod, or wand with leaves and tapa 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.: the ʻahakea tree.

kaʻa hale  n. trailer, house on wheels.

kaʻa halihali [kaʻa hali·hali]  n. shuttle. lit.,vehicle (for) transporting.

kaʻa halihali ʻōpala  garbage truck cf. mea halihali ʻōpala, garbage man... (Wight)

kaʻa halihali ukana  n. shopping cart. (HE)

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

kaʻa hali ukana  n. freight (ukana) conveyance.

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

Ua hana kona kaikuaʻana ʻo Freddie i laila ma ke ʻano he kanaka kalaiwa kaʻa hāpai.His brother Freddie worked there as a fork lift driver. (Ibanez)

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

kaʻa hau  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 [kaʻa hehi wā·wae]  n. bicycle, tricycle. lit., vehicle press feet. see hehi, 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

heluhelu kaʻaheleto read in turn

kahuna pule kaʻaheletraveling preacher

Ua kaʻahele au a puni ke kaona.I have gone all around the town.

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

kāʻahi  short for kaʻaahi, train, railroad, locomotive engine... CAR

kaʻahi hewa  S  vi. over the line, in volleyball. Niʻihau. also keʻehi hewa. SPO VLB

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

ua kaʻahili mauliʻawastruggling, 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.

kaʻa holo ʻāpuʻupuʻu [kaʻa holo ʻā·puʻu·puʻu]  n. any off-road vehicle, e.g., atv, dirt bike, 4x4, etc. lit., vehicle (that) travels (on) rough (terrain). also kaʻa ʻāpuʻu. cf. mokohuilahā.

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

kaʻa holo mahina  n. lunar rover. lit., vehicle (for) traveling (on the) moon. STA

kaʻa holo one  n. dune buggy. lit., vehicle (for) traveling (on) sand.

kaʻa hoʻolimalima  cab, taxi (EH)

kaʻa hoʻomoana [kaʻa hoʻo·moana]  n. camper; camping vehicle. lit., camping car.

kaʻa hoʻopālaha  n. road grader (HE)

kaʻa hope₁  to pass by

ma ka Sabati iho nei i kaʻa hope aʻeon the past Sabbath

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

hola kaʻahopeelapsed 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

kaha kaʻahuaa 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)

ke pihi kaʻahuaspace 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.

kaʻa huki palau  n. tractor. lit., vehicle (for) pulling (a) plow. also kaʻa palau.

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

Kaʻahumanu [Ka-ʻahu-manu]  Queen Kaʻahumanu, [c. 1768 – June 5, 1832], favorite wife of Kamehameha I, later Kuhina 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 later kuhina 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 near ʻĀleʻaleʻa platform in the Hōnaunau place of refuge, Kona, Hawaiʻi, where Kaʻahumanu hid until her pet dog's barking gave her hiding place away. According to (RC p. 315) she swam to this area from Keʻei 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 called Pōhaku-o-kau (stone of season). Also called Pōhaku-o-Kaʻahumanu. lit.: Kaʻahumanu's stone.

Kaʻahuʻula  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the feather cloak. also ʻAhuʻula. 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. Also kāʻei, kāhei. see akua kāʻai. [PPn *takai, wrap around]

Hoʻi ʻo Keawe, kū i ke kāʻai.Keawe returns, [his remains] bound in the sennit container [formerly said of newly dead]. (saying)

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

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

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

kaʻa ʻike  n. var. spelling of kaʻaʻike, communication. lit., transferred knowledge. AltSpel CMP

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

ʻAʻohe kaʻaʻike ma waena o ke kamepiula a me ka mīkini paʻi.There's no communication between the computer and the printer.

kaʻaʻike haʻi wahaoral communication

kaʻaʻike pānaʻiintercommunication, two-way communication

kaʻaʻike wahaoral communication

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

Kaʻailana [Ka-ʻailana]  placename. valley, southeast Niʻihau. 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, but see mahumahu, 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.)  bc PCP *takataka. [Ka hemo ʻana o nā maka a hemo loa.]₉

Ē ka Haku ē, i kaʻakaʻa koʻu mau maka.Lord, that I might receive sight. (Mar. 10.51)

E noho ʻoe e kaʻakaʻa i ka hale.Stay and watch the house.

hoʻokaʻakaʻacaus/sim

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

mōlina kaʻakaʻaopen 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 of koʻa, coral head, fishing grounds. bc FIS

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

kaʻakaʻalāʻau [kaʻa·kaʻa·lāʻau]  same as hiʻu wīwī, an ʻahi, a fish. FIS

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

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

Kaʻakaʻalawa ka papa e paʻa ai ka hale.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. of kaʻana.

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

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

hoʻokaʻakaʻawiliredup. of hoʻokaʻawili

Hoʻokaʻakaʻawili ihola ʻoia no kona ʻehaʻeha.He writhed much in his pain.

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

E koho ʻoe i ke kaʻakālai kūpono no keia polopolema.Choose the appropriate strategy for this problem.

kaʻa kalaka  truck (EH)

kaʻa ka lolo  see kaʻa₁, 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. see Atlas of Hawaii. lit.: the right (or north) light.

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

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

kaʻa kaupaku pelu [kaʻa kau·paku pelu]  n. convertible, i.e. a car with a top that can be lowered or removed. lit., car (with) folding roof. also kaʻa kaupoku pelu, kaʻa kaupuku pelu.

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

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

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

mākala kaʻakepa ʻūhāsartorius muscle crossing the anterior portion of the upper leg

No laila e kaʻakepa nei, ʻeʻena i ka pili kēpau.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). see pihi pīnaʻi, hoʻopiʻi kaʻakepa. SPO

kāʻei kaʻakepawarp 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

ala kaʻakonelosubway, the tunnel

kahua kaʻakonelosubway station

kaʻakoʻo [kaʻa·koʻo]  S  vt. to belt.

E pono e kaʻakoʻo i ka lole ma ke kino me ke kāʻei.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

Kaʻakua ka lani, hoʻīloli ka honua.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

kaʻakuene papa pihikeyboard mapping

kaʻakukua [kaʻa·kukua]  redup. of kaʻakua.

kaʻakūmakena  nvi. var. spelling of kaʻakūmākena, 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. (see Puʻukaʻala); land section and stream, Hāmākua and Mauna Kea qds., Hawaiʻi. Gulch and highest mountain (4,020 feet) on Oʻahu, 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 as moʻo ʻalā, a lizard.

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

kāʻala  n. an ʻopihi, a limpet. FIS

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

He nui ka poʻe i aʻo i ke kāʻalā.Many persons learned to use a sling.

kaʻalaʻa [kaʻa·laʻa]  rare var. of kāʻalaʻala.

Kaʻalaʻala [Ka-ʻalaʻala]  placename. land sections and gulch on the southwest slope of Kīlauea, in Kīlauea, Mauna Loa, and Pāhala qds., Hawaiʻi. lit.: scrofulous scar.

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

I ke kāʻalaʻala ʻana aʻe o ke keiki ….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 of Hina [Hina was the mother of Māui, who learned the art of fire-making from a mudhen; Emerson (Malo 103) says Hina 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

Honi nā kini i ka makani Paʻalaʻa, he hanu no ke kaʻalani ē.The multitude smell the Paʻalaʻa breeze, a breath of air for those about the chief. (chant for Kamehameha I)

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

kaʻa launa  see mea kaʻa launa, contact, i.e. a person to whom certain information is communicated...

kaʻa lau niu  n. coconut-leaf thatching. CN

ʻO ka hana hoʻi a nā aliʻi wāhine ʻo ka ulana i kaʻa lau niu hale no ke aliʻi.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 of kaʻalewa₁, 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

nā ao kaʻalelewafloating 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, northeast Niʻihau. lit.: the scar.

kaʻalia [kaʻa·lia]  rare pas/imp. of kaʻa₁, 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

Hoʻokaʻalia mai ke alo o ka moku iaʻu nei.Let the front of the island be turned toward me. (Kep. 184)

Kaʻaliʻalinui [Ka-ʻaliʻali-nui]  placename. valley, northeast Niʻihau. 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. see pāʻoihana kaʻalilo.

pāʻoihana kaʻaliloa business or company which has a monopoly

kaʻa limo  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. of kāʻalo, to pass by, go by...

kaʻalohi [kaʻa·lohi]  same as kaʻalolohi, 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)

kaʻa lola  n. roller coaster. lit., roller vehicle.

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

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

Kū i ka ʻena o ka lani nei aliʻi, ʻo ka lani kaʻalolohi, kaʻa ka lani.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 of Ka 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.

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

Pau ke kaʻamahae hunaola, loaʻa maila ʻehā hunaola nona nā awe ōewe he hapalua o ka heluna maʻamau i loko.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

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

kaʻamāhana hunaola [kaʻa·mā·hana huna·ola]  vi. cytokinesis. lit., cell replication. [+]SCI

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

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

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

kaʻamāhana pūʻali [kaʻa·mā·hana pū·ʻali]  vi. telophase, i.e. the final step in mitosis. lit., grooved replication. [+]SCI

kaʻamāhana puʻukonu [kaʻa·mā·hana puʻu·konu]  vi. karyokinesis, mitosis. lit., nucleus replication. see all entries below kaʻamāhana. 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.

Lōʻihi ke kaʻa maʻi ʻana.The siege of sickness was long.

kaʻa mākaʻi  n. police car. (HE)

kaʻa mākeke [kaʻa mā·keke]  n. shopping cart. lit., market cart.

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

kaʻa malalo₂  vi. to be subject to.

Kōmike e kaʻa aku malalo o ke ʻāpono ʻana ….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. of kāmehaʻi, kind of sorcery...; surprising...; illegitimate child...

kaʻa mio  n. sports car. lit., streamlined car.

kaʻa moena  n.v. bedridden. (rare.) 

kaʻa mokokaikala  motorcycle (EH)

kaʻamoku lana ea [kaʻa·moku lana ea]  n. hovercraft. Lit,. car/boat (that) floats on air. also kaʻamoku pai aheahe.[+]

kaʻamoku pai aheahe [kaʻa·moku pai ahe·ahe]  n. hovercraft. lit., car/boat lifted up (on) air. [+]

kaʻamola  vi. var. spelling of kaʻa 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., south Molokaʻi. lit.: loose, unsteady.

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

hoʻokaʻanato divide equally among, share

kaʻana₂, kāʻana  vi. to decoy, especially to attract uhu fish with a live uhu decoy; to proselyte. FIS

Ke pōʻai haele nei ʻoukou i ke kai a me ka ʻāina, i kaʻana mai ai na ʻoukou kekahi haumana.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 of kaʻana₁, to divide, share, apportion. AltSpel

Kāʻana  placename. land section, Waimea district, Kauaʻi. Hill, Airport qd., Molokaʻi, famous for lehua. According to Emerson (UL 45), a rock here is the body of Kapo, a hula goddess and sister of Pele. 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 share cf. kaʻana₁.

kāʻana like  var. spelling of kaʻanalike, to share

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

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

Kāʻanapalipōhaku [Kāʻanapali-pōhaku]  placename. old name for Pōhaku-Kāʻanapali.

kaʻane  n. strangling cord.

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

Ua lapuwale kēlā kaʻaneʻe; ua lilo hoʻi ke kinipōpō i kekahi ʻaoʻao.That was a pretty dumb play; they lost the ball to the other side.

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

He lio kaʻaneʻi, he pipi!So a horse, a cow! [scornful]

ʻOia kaʻaneʻi!Is that so! So that's it!

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

kaʻa nema  same as nemanema, to belittle...

kaʻanemo  vs. var. spelling of kaʻa 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. of kaʻanini;

ua kaʻaniniau i ka waiwhirling 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

pīpī holo kaʻaosprinkled, the tale runs [phrase at the end of tales] (EH)

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

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 favorable Hālawa, Molokaʻi, wind mentioned in (For. 5:123); also associated with Hanamāʻulu, Kauaʻi (For. 5:97). WIN

kāʻaoʻao  n. name for a garden patch.

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

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

kaʻaʻōhua kula  n. school bus. (KAN)

kaʻao kele moana  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

Kaʻaoki iho ʻoe i kahi pū niu a hāʻawi mai.Finish the work on the coconut shell and give it to me.

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

hoʻokaʻaʻokoʻato separate, set apart, refrain, abstain from

hoʻonaʻauao kaʻaʻokoʻaalternative education, as a school program

Kaʻaʻokoʻa nō kona manaʻo.His thinking is independent.

ʻO ka mea hoʻokaʻaʻokoʻa i ka lāʻau hahau, ʻoia ke aloha ʻole i kāna keiki.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 [kaʻa ʻoko·mopila]  n. automobile. lit., automobile (Eng.) vehicle.

kaʻao kupua  n. a traditional tale whose primary character is a demigod, such as Kamapuaʻa, Māui, Pele, or ʻAukelenuiaʻīkū. lit., demigod tale.

kaʻao meʻe  n. a traditional tale which describes the adventures of a particular character, such as Kawelo or Punia. 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 of Kaʻaona 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 of kaʻa ʻokomopila, automobile...

kaʻaowē  nvi. var. spelling of kaʻaʻowē, 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

Eia kuʻu hanu lā ke kaʻapā wale nei nō i ka houpo.Here is my breath, panting within the chest.

kaʻa paʻakai  to roll in salt (EH)

kaʻa pahu  n. pushcart.

kaʻa pahu  n. pushcart.

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

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

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

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

kaʻa paʻi ulele  n. side out, in volleyball. lit., transferred service. also kaʻa, hāʻawi i ke kinipōpō i kekahi ʻaoʻao. SPO VLB

Kaʻa koke ke paʻi ulele iā lākou.They are good at siding out.

kaʻa palaoa  same as kāwili palaoa, flour mill; to grind flour.

kaʻa palau  see kaʻa huki palau, tractor...

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

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

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

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

kāʻapeʻape₁  same as ʻāhina kuahiwi, a fern. FER

kāʻapeʻape₂  n. a seaweed. SWD

kāʻapeʻape₃  n. same as kaʻapeʻapehā.

kaʻapeʻapehā [kaʻa·peʻa·pehā]  n. a deep-sea fish said to resemble the moano. [(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

Ke Kuaʻau Kaʻapeha.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 as kolī or pāʻaila. PLA

kaʻa pēpē  n. var. spelling of kaʻapēpē, 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 near Kīpahulu, 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's heiau during October.

kaʻa pōniuniu [kaʻa pō·niu·niu]  S  n. ferris wheel. also huila 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]

ʻAha kaʻapuni.Circuit court.

kekimala kaʻapunicirculating decimal

Ua hele māua i ke kaʻapuni honua.We went on a tour around the world.

kaʻapuni₂ [kaʻa·puni]  nvt. the hula 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)) . see pākaʻau. [PPn *te-kau, twenty] [He kanahŠā.]₄MTH

Kaʻau₂  n. a fine rain in Kohala, Hawaiʻi. WIN

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

-kāʻau 

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

hoʻokāʻau ʻanatime spent pleasantly

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

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

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

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

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

Kaʻauwaelewa [Ka-ʻau·wae-lewa]  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the floating chin. also ʻAuwaelewa. LUA

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

kāʻawa  n. large bowl in which kava was mixed and strained (short for kānoa ʻawa). KAV

kaʻa wai  n. vehicle carrying water, fire engine.

Kaʻawakō [Ka-ʻawa-kō]  placename. heiau at summit of Waiʻaleʻale, 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

ʻAʻohe kaʻawale o kēia keiki i ka makua kāne.This boy is the exact image of his father. [nothing independent or different].

ʻAʻohe wahi kaʻawale o kēia pahu.There's no room left in this box.

ʻEono mile ke kaʻawale.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

hoʻokaʻawale i ka puʻu kālāto appropriate a sum of money

kahi kaʻawale, wahi kaʻawaleempty space or place, secluded or isolated place, aside

kū kaʻawaleto stand apart, entirely different; independent

maʻi hoʻokaʻawaleleprosy

manawa kaʻawalespare or free time

Mawaena o lāua, ʻewalu anana ke kaʻawale.Eight fathoms distance between the two. (FS 145)

paikū kaʻawaleisolationism

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

pūhui naikokene kaʻawalefree 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 and Kailua qds., Hawaiʻi. lit.: the distant kava (runners went to Puna or Waipiʻo 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

Kāʻawe ʻāʻī.Name of the manulele sugar cane when prayed over in hana aloha, love-making sorcery, to induce an absent person to fall in love; cf. manulele.

Ua kāʻawe ʻoia a make.He hanged himself until dead.

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

kāʻawe kalipaslipper strap

kāʻaweʻawe  choking, strangling sensation. redup. of kāʻawe; 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 as Hōkūloa (Kep. 82), Hōkūao and Kalaniʻōpuʻu). (KL. line 1851) STA

Kaʻāwela [kaʻā·wela]  n. Jupiter. STA

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

Ke kaʻawelekā nei nō ia mea kahiko i loko o mākou.This old thing is still being mulled over within us.

Kaʻāwikiwiki [Ka-ʻāwikiwiki]  placename. land section and stream, Hāmākua qd., Hawaiʻi. (FS 116.). lit.: the ʻāwikiwiki 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 to kaʻawili).
  . 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·wili lāʻau]  n. lathe.

kaʻawili lāʻau₂ [kaʻa·wili lāʻau]  n. perfumer (RSV), apothecary (KJV). More commonly kāwili lāʻau. (Puk. 37.29)

kaʻawiliwili [kaʻa·wili·wili]  see makani kaʻawiliwili, tornado... WIN

Kada  n. Chad; Chadian. Eng. G

kadinela  var. spelling of kakinela, Cardinal...

kado  var. spelling of kako₂, a liquid measure...

kae₁  n. refuse or rubbish, waste, excrement (cf. kūkae); refuse from fibers, as of olonā;. raw bast and refuse of the wauke 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

hoʻokae ʻilirace prejudice

hoʻokae ʻinoto abhor

ke kae ʻia o ka inoacontempt shown the name

kae₃  contraction of ka mea e, the one who should, will. (Wight)

ʻO Nainoa kae alakaʻi i nā hoʻokele.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

he kaʻe wale nōonly gums and no teeth

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

kaʻe₂  idiom following ʻaʻole and possessive o. For a similar idiom, see kana₂, extremely, beyond compare... bc IDI

ʻaʻole a kaʻe maiwithout limit

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

kaʻe₄  vi. to smudge, dab, besmear. bc

Hōkaʻe aʻela kuʻu pepa i ka ʻīnika.My paper is smeared by ink.

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

kaea  n. tire. also taea. Eng.

kaea paikikalabicycle tire

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

ʻAʻole kahe mai ʻo ka waimaka, ʻo ke kaea pū wale aʻela nō ia.The tears do not flow, the desire was just gone. (Laie 523 [120])

kaea₂  vi. tired. Eng.

Kaʻea  placename. cape, southwest Lānaʻi. Point, Honolua qd., Maui. Also called Kalaeokaʻea.

kaʻeʻa  same as kāʻeʻaʻeʻa, 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

He kāʻeʻaʻeʻa pulu ʻole nō ka heʻe nalu.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.

He wahi wai ʻaʻohe i kaʻeʻe i ka lā.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 as pēkaʻa, are found on the beaches, and are used medicinally for their strong purgative effect and are also strung for leis. (Neal 462)PLA FLO LEI

kāʻeʻe₂  n.
  • hand net hanging on an ellipsoidal wooden frame with one end pointed, used for ʻōhua 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 as aʻa₂;

kāʻeʻeʻe  var. of kāʻēʻē₁.

kāʻēʻēʻe  very joyful, glad, etc. redup. of kāʻēʻē;

Kaʻeʻele  rare var. of Kaʻele₂, a wind. WIN

Kaʻēheu [Ka-ʻē·heu]  n. a lua fighting stroke. lit., the wing. also ʻĒheu. LUA

kāehu [kā·ehu]  rare var. of kaiehu.

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.
    Kāʻei kapu o Līloa, 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 of olonā fibre with red ʻiʻiwi feathers on the sides and a lei of ʻōʻō 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 by Līloa for his son ʻUmi in the late 15th century. A copy, without the teeth, is on the statue of Kamehameha in front of Aliʻiolani Palace, Honolulu. var. of kāʻai; 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. see kaʻakepa, pale kāʻei.

kāʻei holatime zone, as Pacific or Rocky Mountain

kāʻei ʻāʻī [kā·ʻei ʻā·ʻī]  n. scarf. lit., neck sash.

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

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

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

kāʻei hōkūnaʻi [kā·ʻei hō·kū·naʻi]  n. asteroid belt. STA

kāʻei iki [kā·ʻei iki]  n. subzone. lit., small zone.

ʻO kahi o ka ʻoʻoleʻa loa o ka mālama ʻia, ʻo ia ke kāʻei iki mālama.The preservation subzone within the conservation district is the most restrictive.

kāʻei kanu kope [kā·ʻei kanu kope]  n. coffee-growing belt. lit., coffee-planting zone. [+]PLA

kāʻei kapu [kā·ʻei kapu]  n. domain, as on the internet. lit., forbidden zone. CMP

kāʻei kau lā [kā·ʻei kau lā]  n. solar constant. lit., zone (where) sun shines. STA

kāʻei kiʻi kālai [kā·ʻei kiʻi kā·lai]  n. frieze. lit., sash of carved images.

kāʻei kopikala [kā·ʻei kopi·kala]  n. the tropics. lit., tropical zone. see kāʻei kuʻina kopikala.

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

E holo ana kekahi polokalamu ma ke kāʻei kua.The other program is running in the background.

kāʻei kuʻina kopikala [kā·ʻei kuʻina kopi·kala]  n. intertropical convergent zone (ITCZ). lit., tropical junction zone. abb. KKK.

kāʻei manehu mākēneki  n. magentic field. lit. magnetic force field. [+]SCI

kāʻei manehu uila [kā·ʻei manehu uila]  n. electrical force field. lit., electrical force zone.

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

kāʻei pāpale [kāʻei pā·pale]  n. hatband.

kāʻei pāpūhea [kā·ʻei pā·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.

hihi kāʻekāobscure confusion, tangle

Wili kāʻekā ke aho.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

Kaekae ka ʻumeke.The wooden bowl is smoothly polished.

Kaekae ke olonā.The olonā fibers are perfectly cleaned.

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

kaʻekaʻe₁ [kaʻe·kaʻe]  same as kaʻe₁, brink, border, edge...

kaʻekaʻe₂ [kaʻe·kaʻe]  redup. of kaʻe₄, to smudge, dab, besmear.

hōkaʻekaʻe, hoʻokaʻekaʻeredup. of hoʻokaʻe

Mai hoʻokaʻekaʻe wale ʻoe i ka paia.Don't stain the wall.

kaekaea [kae·kaea]  rare pas/imp. of kaekae₁.

kāʻeke  same as kāʻekeʻeke, 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) that kāʻekeʻeke 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. Also ʻohe kāʻekeʻeke or pahūpahū. CN TRE MUS

Kāʻekeʻekeloi  var. spelling of Kāʻekeloi, name of a rain at Makiki...

Kāʻekeloi, Kāʻekeʻekeloi [kāʻeke·loi, kāʻekeʻeke·loi]  same as Kāʻeleloli, name of a rain at Makiki, Oʻahu.

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

kaekene makaraw sewage

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

kaela  rare var. of kaola, beam, bar, rail...

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

iwi kaʻelekeel

kaʻele papadug-in poi board

Mehe kaʻele papa lā Hilo, i lalo ka noho, kāʻele wale Hilo i ke ālai ʻia e ka ua.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 of Kalelewaʻa, Molokaʻi. (For. 5:101) WIN

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

Mehe kaʻele papa lā Hilo, i lalo ka noho, kāʻele wale Hilo i ke ālai ʻia e ka ua.Like a poi board Hilo, dwelling below, darkened Hilo by the blocking rain. (UL 60)