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1. vs. Decaying, as taro in the field or a few days after cooking. Cf. kaokao.

2. n. Hole for inserting mast in a canoe. Rare.

hākaʻokaʻo

/ hā.kaʻo.kaʻo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Net that enclosed a calabash.

  • References:
    • Malo 91.

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Hole in a canoe for inserting the mast.

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