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hala kahiki

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., The pineapple (Ananas comosus 🌐), probably originating in Brazil, of great commercial importance.

  • Literally, foreign hala.
  • Related:
    • Called hala on Niʻihau.
  • References:
    • See hala kea and hala ʻula for what some Hawaiians call native varieties, still said to be growing wild in the forests at Puna, Hawaiʻi.

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hala kahiki

kikino ｜ noun / hala kahiki / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Pineapple.

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hala kahiki

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pineapple (Ananas comosus), the species best known for its delectable fruit. After years of importations, experiments and all, James D. Dole raised and canned pineapple with great success. Today Hawaiʻi is a leading world producer. (NEAL 176.)

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