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Hanauma (hā'-nāu-mă):

/ hā'-nāu-mă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

strength-wrestling game. Bay, Koko Head, Oahu.

Hanauma

iʻoaproper noun WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Beach park, bay, underwater park, and marine life conservation district created in 1967, Koko Head qd., Oʻahu (pronounced ha-nau-ma). The sand consists predominantly of green olivine crystals (Macdonald and Abbott 201).

  • Literally, curved bay or hand-wrestling bay.
  • References:
    • Ii 104.

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