1. n. name of one of the Hawaiian islands.
2. n. Maui, the island. cf. Māui.
3. placename. second largest island in the Hawaiian group, 48 miles long, 26 miles wide, with an area of 728 square miles and a population in 1970 of 38,691. Wailuku is the major town and county seat. Maui High School is in Kahului. The county includes Maui, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and Molokaʻi islands. Epithet: Maui o Kama, Maui of Kama (a famous ancient chief, also called Kamalālāwalu). The island was named for the demigod Māui (see Appendix 3).
4. n. a variety of sweet potato. |
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| Ch.3 p.18 para.3 sent.1 | A laila, haʻi akula ʻo Kauakahialiʻi i kona hele ʻana penei, “I koʻu hele ʻana mai ʻaneʻi aku, ma muli o ke aloha o ka wahine, a puni Oʻahu a me Maui, ʻaʻole i loaʻa iaʻu kekahi wahine e like me Kaʻiliokalauokekoa nei. | Then Kauakahialii told of his journey as follows: "Seeking hence after the love of woman, I traversed Oahu and Maui, but found no other woman to compare with this Kailiokalauokekoa here. |
| Ch.4 p.25 para.7 sent.6 | E like me kāu hana iaʻu, pēlā nō au e hana ai iā ʻoe me ko noho i Maui nei.” | as you would do to me, so shall I to you, and you shall dwell here on Maui." |
| Ch.4 p.26 para.1 sent.9 | A pau nā kauoha a ʻAiwohikupua iā Hinaikamalama, haʻalele lākou iā Maui, hiki lākou nei i Kapakai ma Kohala. | After laying his commands upon Hinaikamalama, they left Maui and went to Kapakai at Kohala. |
| Ch.8 p.44 para.2 sent.1 | Iā ʻAiwohikupua mā i holo aku ai mai Maui aku a hiki i kēlā wahi, ua ʻike mua mai ʻo Poliʻahu i ko lākou holo ʻana a me ka hiki ʻana i Kaʻelehuluhulu, no laila, hoʻomākaukau mua ʻo Poliʻahu iā ia iho no ka hiki aku o ʻAiwohikupua, a laila hoʻāo. | As Aiwohikupua 's party were on the way from Maui thither, Poliahu knew of their setting sail and coming to Kaelehuluhulu. Then Poliahu made herself ready to come to wed Aiwohikupua; |
| Ch.18 p.91 para.8 sent.4 | No laila, i hele mai nei wau e ʻike i ko ia ala hoʻopunipuni nui iaʻu, no ka mea, hiki aʻe kēlā i Hāna ma Maui, e heʻe nalu ana mākou. | therefore I came here to see how he had lied to me. For that man there came to Hana on Maui while we were surf riding. |
| Ch.25 p.133 para.6 sent.2 | Inā he waʻa e holo ai i Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu a hiki i Kauaʻi, a laila, holo mākou.” | to carry us to Maui, Molokai, Oahu, and to Kauai, then we shall set sail." |
| Ch.25 p.133 para.10 sent.1 | Ma ke kakahiaka o kekahi lā aʻe, kau akula lākou ma luna o nā waʻa, a holo akula a kau ma Honuaʻula i Maui, a mai laila aku a Lahaina, a ma kekahi lā aʻe, i Molokaʻi. | Early in the morning of the next day they went on board the canoe and sailed and rested at Honuaula on Maui, and from there to Lahaina, and the next day to Molokai; |
| Ch.28 p.155 para.3 sent.3 | Hiki lāua i Maui, hanu aʻela ka moʻo, ʻaʻole nō. | They went to Maui; the lizard smelled about; not a trace. |
| Ch.31 p.171 para.2 sent.2 | ʻAʻole naʻe ʻo ia i hoʻokō koke i ia manawa, akā, i mea e pono ai ʻo ia i mua o Kekalukaluokēwā, no laila, waiho akula ʻo ia i mua o Kekalukaluokēwā e pani ma ka hakahaka o Kahalaomāpuana, a ʻo ka makāula nō kona kuhina nui, a hoʻonoho ʻia akula ʻo Mailehaʻiwale i kiaʻāina paha no Kauaʻi, iā Mailekaluhea no Oʻahu, ʻo Mailelauliʻi no Maui a me nā moku ʻē aʻe; iā Mailepākaha no Hawaiʻi. | Not just at that time, but he made things right with Kekalukaluokewa by putting him in Kahalaomapuana's place and the seer as his chief counsellor. Mailehaiwale was made governor on Kauai, Mailekaluhea on Oahu, Mailelaulii on Maui and the other islands, Mailepakaha on Hawaii. |
| Ch.33 p.177 para.1 sent.2 | No laila, ʻimi akula ʻo ia mai Kauaʻi mai a Oʻahu, a Maui, i Lahaina kēia, lohe, aia ʻo Kekalukaluokēwā i Hāna, ua hoʻi mai mai Hawaiʻi mai. | Now, she followed him from Kauai to Oahu and to Maui; she came to Lahaina, heard Kekalukaluokewa was in Hana, having returned from Hawaii. |
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