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ʻiliʻili hānau

kikino ｜ noun / ʻili.ʻili hā.nau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., The birth pebbles of Kōloa (a small section of the beach at Punaluʻu, Kaʻū), which were believed to reproduce themselves, the smooth nonporous ones being male, the porous ones female. These stones were best liked for the pebble hula.

  • Examples:
    • Ka ʻiliʻili hānau o Kōloa, ka nalu haʻi o Kāwā (song), the birth pebbles of Kōloa, the breaking waves of Kāwā.

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ʻiliʻili hānau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Birth pebbles of Kō-loa, Punaluʻu, Kaʻū, which were believed to reproduce themselves. Some of the smooth stones were considered male, the porous stones female.

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