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kēhau

/ kē.hau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Dew, mist, dewdrop.

2. (Cap.) n., Name of a gentle land breeze, as of West Hawaiʻi; Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi; Kula, Maui; Hālawa, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu.

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s. See HAU. The gentle land breeze at night on the west side of Hawaii.

2. The mountain breeze in the morning anywhere; e o'u poe hoa o ka la wela o Lahainaluna ame ke kehau anu o ke kakahiakanui.

3. A mist; a cold, fine rain floating in the air, mostly in the mountainous regions.

adj. Frosty; rainy, &c.; hoahele, hoa o ke anu kehau o ke kakahiaka.

Kehau (kē'-ha'u), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Frosty; rainy, etc.; hoahele, hoa o ke anu kehau o ke kakahiaka.

Kehau (kē'-ha'u), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The gentle land breeze at night on the west side of Hawaii. See hau.

2. The mountain breeze in the morning or evening: e o'u poe hoa o ka la wela o Lahainaluna ame ke kehau anu o ke kakahiakanui.

3. A mist; a cold, watery vapor: mostly of the mountainous regions. See kewai.

4. Frosty air.

Kēhau

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, Pālolo, Honolulu. Lit., dew.

Mist; cold, fine rain floating in the air, usually in mountains.

Mountain breeze in the morning, anywhere; gentle land breeze, as of West Hawaiʻi.

mist; frosty vapor.

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