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kōʻai

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

vt., To stir with a circular motion of the hand; to wind around, creep around, as a vine; to gird around, as a pāʻū sarong; to brace with a paddle.

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v., To wind round; to tie about; to creep round like a circling vine; to gird round, as a pa-u, or gridle upon the body; e koai i ka pa-u. See kaei and koali.

Koai (kō'-a'i), v.

/ kō'-a'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To stir with a circular motion of the hand.

2. To wind round; to tie about; to creep round like a circling vine; to gird round, as a pau, or girdle, upon the body: e koai i ka pau. See kaei and koali.

Kōʻai

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Hill (2,585 feet high), Olowalu qd., Maui. Literally, to stir, as with a circular motion of the hand.

Nā LepiliTags: Maui

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To creep; to stir with a circular motion of the hand.

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