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kāwaʻewaʻe

/ kā.waʻe.waʻe / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Kind of stone or coral, as used in polishing canoes, or in rubbing off pig bristles.

2. nvt., To pay out a fishline while deep-sea fishing; a binding line. Rare

3. See Pulelehua Kāwaʻewaʻe.

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KA-WAE-WAE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a kind of stone used in polishing canoes.

Kawaewae (kā'-wă'e-wă'e), n.

/ kā'-wă'e-wă'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A kind of stone, coral or volcanic rock used in polishing canoes.

Ka-waʻewaʻe

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Hill, Niʻihau. Heiau, Kāne-ʻohe, Oʻahu. According to Thrum, it was built at the beginning of the twelfth century (Sterling and Summers 5:194). ʻOlopana brought Kama-puaʻa here to be sacrificed, but he escaped.

Kawaʻewaʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Site where Kama-puaʻa killed his father Olopana. Heiau site is Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu.

kāwaʻewaʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Stone for polishing canoes.

kāwaʻewaʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Stone used in polishing canoes.

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