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kāwala

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

1. vs., Scattered here and there, sparse, irregular, inadequate, insufficient; unintelligible, of speech.

  • Related:
    • hoʻokāwala Caus/sim.; To make sparse; to eat sparingly; to talk unintelligibly.

2. vt., To throw with force.

  • Examples:
    • Kāwala kua, to strike from behind.
  • References:
    • Cf. wala, to throw, tip.

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Kawala

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

scattering. Land section, Kau, Hawaii.

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Kāwala

/ Kā-wala / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi, extending from Kāhili-pali. Literally, strike backwards.

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