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kālaipāhoa

/ kā.lai.pā.hoa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Name of three woods (kauila, nīoi, ʻohe) believed to be the tree forms of two male gods (Kāneikaulanaʻula and Kahuilaokalani) and one goddess (Kapo); the wood was considered deadly poisonous at Mauna Loa, Molokaʻi only; small pieces of the wood and roots were used in black magic.

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Tree forms of three gods: Kahuila-o-ka-lani, Kāne-i kaulana-ʻula, and Kapo. The wood of these trees was believed to be poisonous. The trees grew at Mauna-loa, Molokaʻi.

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