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kāhala

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

1. n., Amberjack or yellowtail (Seriola dumerilii).

  • Related:
    • Kāhala ʻōpio is Seriola aureovittata.
    • The name may be qualified also by maoli and moku lei.
    • Āmuka is a variant name or a name for the adult stage.
    • Another name is mokuleʻia.
  • See also halahala #2.

2. vs., Ripe, said of a gourd with stem beginning to wither.

  • Examples:
    • Ua kāhala ka ipu, the gourd is ripe.

3. n., Net made of strong cord, used for sharks.

  • Related:
  • References:
    • Malo 213.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: fauna fish flora food

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kahala

/ KA-HA-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Name of a species of fish.

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kahala

/ kā'-hā'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A species of amber fish (Seriola purpurascens.) Also known as puakahala. Color, light brown with yellow band along whole length of body.

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Kahala

/ kă'-hā'lă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

the pandanus. Cape, Puna, Kauai.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: geography Kauaʻi

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Kahala

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point, Kōloa district, Kauaʻi. A heiau here was called Kūhāhāpō (Kū feeling [at] night).

* Pronunciation and meaning are uncertain.

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Kāhala

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Avenue, elementary school, field, and section 37 of Honolulu (map 6), Oʻahu.

  • Literally, amberjack fish.

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Kāhala

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),
  1. Point light, Anahola, Kauaʻi. Light atop a 22-foot pole on the low sea cliffs south of Anahola Beach Park.
  2. Artificial reef, Kāhala, Oʻahu. Approximately a mile off the Kāhala Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
  3. Beach, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Narrow calcareous sand beach between the Kāhala Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Black Point. The section of beach fronting the hotel, its saltwater lagoon, and its offshore island are man-made. They were created in 1963 during construction of the hotel, which opened as the Kāhala Hilton Hotel in January 1964. The hotel was renovated and reopened as the Kāhala Mandarin Oriental Hotel in March 1996.
  4. Beach park, Oʻahu. Popular but officially incorrect name for Waiʻalae Beach Park.
  5. Channel, Oʻahu. Natural channel at Waiʻalae Beach Park cut through the reef by Kapakahi Stream.
  • Literally, amberjack fish.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: Kauaʻi Oʻahu

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kāhala

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Refers to the anal horn found on caterpillars of the family Sphingidae. Several Hyles species are native to Hawaiʻi while the sweet potato hornworm (Agrius cingulatus) is post-Cook.

kāhala

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Cutworms; caudal or anal horn, as on caterpillars. (NP 133.)

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