hiʻi.lawe
1. vt. To lift, carry.
2. (Cap.) n. Name of the highest waterfall in Hawaiʻi, and one of the highest in the world, with a vertical drop of about 300 m, at Waipiʻo Valley, Hawaiʻi. See Elbert and Mahoe, p. 49, for a famous song.
1. vt. To lift, carry.
2. (Cap.) n. Name of the highest waterfall in Hawaiʻi, and one of the highest in the world, with a vertical drop of about 300 m, at Waipiʻo Valley, Hawaiʻi. See Elbert and Mahoe, p. 49, for a famous song.
Falls, Wai-piʻo Valley, Hawaiʻi. This is the highest free-fall waterfall in Hawaiʻi and one of the highest in the world, with a vertical drop of about 1,000 feet. The fall is now usually dry, as the stream is diverted for irrigation. (Macdonald and Abbott 174; for songs, see Elbert and Mahoe 49, 94; UL 120.) Street, Pacific Heights, Honolulu. Lit., lift [and] carry.
E huli iā “hiʻilawe” ma Ulukau.
Search for “hiʻilawe” on Ulukau.