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Redup. of kāʻili 1, 2; snatching, pulling, especially of a newly carved canoe hauled from the mountains to the sea. Cf. kaula kāʻiliʻili.

v. To take and carry here and there.

s. A narrow valley near the top of Waialeale on Kauai, a resting place for kings and queens in ancient times.

Kailiili (ka'-ĭ'-li-ĭ'-li), n.

/ ka'-ĭ'-li-ĭ'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A narrow valley near the top of Waialeale on the island of Kauai, a resting place for kings and queens in ancient times.

Kailiili (kā'-ī'-li-ī'-li), v.

/ kā'-ī'-li-ī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To snatch or grab repeatedly; to give away and take back indefinitely.

Kaʻiliʻili

/ Ka-ʻiliʻili / WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section and village, Puna; bay at Hīlea, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi.

Ridge and stream, Kamalō qd., north Molokaʻi.

Land area on the Makapuʻu side of the beach park at Sandy Beach, Oʻahu.

  • Literally, the pebble. (Stones at Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi, were used for pathways and house flooring.)

Nā LepiliTags: geography Hawaiʻi Molokaʻi Oʻahu

Kaʻiliʻili

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

1. Beach, Olowalu, Maui. Narrow detrital sand and pebble beach east of Hekili Point at Olowalu. Popular road-side snorkeling site. 2. Beach, fishing site, Hawaiʻi Kai, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach fronted by a low lava bench between the former Wāwāmalu Ranch boundary wall and Kaloko Point. Also known as Queen's Beach. Lit., the pebble.

Narrow valley near the top of Waiʻaleʻale, Kauaʻi, a rest- ing place for kings and queens in ancient times.

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