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koʻa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Coral, coral head.

  • Examples:
    • Ke koʻa mokumoku o Heʻeia, the broken coral beds of Heʻeia [an expression used in songs and chants referring to Heʻeia, Oʻahu].
  • Related:
  • References:

2. n., Fishing grounds, usually identified by lining up with marks on shore.

3. n., Shrine, often consisting of circular piles of coral or stone, built along the shore or by ponds or streams, used in ceremonies as to make fish multiply; also built on bird islands, and used in ceremonies to make birds multiply.

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kōʻā

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

vs., Arid, barren, rocky and unfruitful; dry or tasteless, as overdone meat.

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koa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Brave, bold, fearless, valiant; bravery, courage.

  • Examples:
    • Aʻo nō i ke koa, aʻo nō i ka holo (saying, Kel. 45), learn bravery, learn to run [be brave but prudent in war].
  • Related:
    • hoʻokoa Caus/sim.; Brave; to cause bravery.
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2. nvs., Soldier, warrior, fighter; military, hero, martial.

  • Related:
    • Kānāwai koa, martial law.
    • hoʻokoa Caus/sim.; To act as a soldier; to cause to be a soldier.

3. n., The largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa 🌐), with light-gray bark, crescent-shaped leaves, and white flowers in small, round heads. A legume with fine, red wood, a valuable lumber tree, formerly used for canoes, surfboards, calabashes, now for furniture and ukuleles. A small koa was sometimes added to the hula altar to Laka, goddess of the hula, to make the dancer fearless.

  • Examples:
    • E ola koa, live like a koa tree [i.e. long].
  • Related:
    • The name koa may be qualified by the terms kā, kū ma kua, kū mauna.
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4. (Cap.) n., Name of a wind at Mālei, Molokaʻi.

  • References:
    • For. 5:103.

5. n., Land crocodile (RSV), chameleon (KJV). (Pronunciation uncertain.)

  • References:
    • Oihk. 11.

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koa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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kōā

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Crack or space, as between fence boards.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
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kōā

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Length, as of a wave; wavelength.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning, Spelling variant
  • Related:
    • Also: kōā nalu, kōā ʻale.
    • Kōā hawewe kani. Sound wavelength.
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koʻa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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Koʻa

Māmaka Kaiao,
  • Related:
    • Ke Kai Koʻa. Coral Sea.

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Koʻa

Māmaka Kaiao,
  • Related:
    • Ke Kai Koʻa. Coral Sea.

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KO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To be dry; to be without moisture; maloo. mauu ole.

2. To be unfruitful; to bear no fruit, as a plant or tree; e hua ole mai i ka hua.

3. To speak unwittingly; to speak in jest; not meaning extactly what one says.

4. To miss; to make a mistake in speaking; e olelo kikoola; to throw words carelessly together without thought.

5. To be bold; to be courageous; to act the soldier; e ikaika oe, e koa hoi, mai makau.

6. Hoo. To be valiant; to act valiantly. Ier. 9:3.

koa

/ KO-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A barren, fruitless plant or tree.

2. A soldier; plural, soldiers; an army; a multitude.

3. The horned coral; the same as akoakoa; the coral rock; koa ahi and koa opelu, places among the coral rocks where the fishes ahi and opelu are found; o ke koa a lakou e lawaia ai, the coral is where they fished; he puu koa, a clump of coral rocks.

4. A mean beggar.

5. The name of a large tree growing on the mountains, good for furniture, of which canoes are made and instruments of war.

6. A mistake in speaking or acting; doing what was not designed.

7. In geography, a sound; a strait; a channel; waha koa, a strait. See KOWA.

8. A broad, prominent forehead.

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koa

/ KO-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv., Boldly; without fear; e olelo koa, speak boldly.

koa

/ KO-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. adj., Brave; bold, as a soldier.

2. Dry; without moisture.

3. Unfruitful, as a plant or tree.

4. Unsteady; irregular in habit.

Koa (kō'-a), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To have no fear; to be bold; to be valiant; to act the soldier: E ikaika oe, e koa hoi, be strong and be unafraid.

Koa (kŏ-ā'), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To be dry; to be without moisture: maloo, mauu ole.

2. To be unfruitful; to bear no fruit, as a plant or tree: e hua ole mai i ka hua.

3. To speak unwittingly; to speak in jest.

4. To make a mistake in speaking: to use words carelessly: e olelo kikoola.

Koa (kō'-a), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The koa, a forest tree (Acacia koa). Sometimes spoken of as the Hawaiian mahogany.

2. A soldier; a warrior.

Koa (ko'a), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The horned coral; the coral rock. Syn: Akoakoa.

Koa (kō'-a), adv.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Boldly; without. fear: e olelo koa, speak boldly.

Koa (kŏ-ā'), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Dry; without moisture.

2. Sterile, barren; unfruitful, said of land.

3. Unsteady; not fixed or regular in habits.

Koa (kō'-a), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Brave; bold, as a soldier.

Koa (kŏ-ā'), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A mean beggar; one who lives by the practice of begging.

2. A mistake; a blunder or error in the use of language or in action.

Koa

Haw to Eng, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Avenue, Wai-kīkī, Honolulu, named for Prince David Ka-wānanakoa. (TM.) Lit., brave.

Koʻa

Haw to Eng, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Fishpond, east Lānaʻi.

* Pronunciation and meaning are uncertain.

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kōʻā

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To be unproductive, as plants in dry ground.

koʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Coral rock, ʻākoʻakoʻa.

koa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa). It has a fine red wood, once used for canoes, surfboards, and calabashes. Now it is more often used for furniture and ukuleles. (NEAL 408.)

koa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa). (NEAL 408.) See Plants: Uses.

koa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Fearless.

koa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Koa tree (Acacia koa) the leaves of which were spread evenly over a bed of sleeping mats where a feverish patient lay. Heat from the body and the leaves made the patient sweat and fall asleep. (NEAL 408.)

koa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Mimosa (Acacia koa), the monarch of trees in Hawaiʻi. For its many applications, see Plants: Uses. Wood shavings from this tree are processed for obtaining dye materials. (NEAL 410.)

ko‘a

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

horned coral; coral rock.

koa

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

soldier: to be brave.

Ko.A.

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Ko.A. Abbreviation for Komohana ʻĀkau (Northwest).

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