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kāʻai

/ kā.ʻai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. 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.

  • Examples:
    • Hoʻi ʻo Keawe, kū i ke kāʻai (saying), Keawe returns, [his remains] bound in the sennit container [formerly said of newly dead].
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2. vt., To dig food crops, as taro, sweet potatoes.

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KA-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bind or tie round; to gird on, as an oriental dress; to tie on, as a fillet on the head, or a girdle around the waist. See KAEI. Paai o haho aku i ke kaai.

KA-AI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The girdle around the loins of the gods, put round by the chief, made of vines; e lawe ia mai no ko ke alii kane akua kaai.

kaai

/ kā-a'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Sash; belt; anything used as a girdle: Poai, ohao aku i ke kaai; Encircle and tie with a girdle.

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kaai

/ kā-a'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To bind or tie round; to gird on, as an oriental dress; to tie on, as a fillet on the head, or a girdle around the waist. Syn: Kaei.

2. v., [Ka, to tear or root up, and ai, food.] To take up food out of the soil; to gather the crop: ia makou e kaai ana, when we were pulling the crop.

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Kāʻai

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Street, Wailupe, Honolulu, Oʻahu.

  • Literally, belt.
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kāʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Girdle or belt. (PE.)

kāʻai

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Girdle put around the loins of the gods by the chief. It was made of vines.

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