kī.holo
n.
1. Large wood fishhook, as used for sharks and large fish.
2. Large fish net about 20 fathoms long, held by a canoe at each end.
3. Long ti-leaf food package, more commonly called holo ʻai.
KI-HO-LO
s. The name of a large kind of hook formerly made of wood, used to catch the shark and other large fish.
Kiholo (kī'-hō'-lo), n.
/ kī'-hō'-lo /1. A large hook, formerly made of wood, used to catch the shark and other large fish.
2. A famous fish pond on the island of Hawaii called Kamehameha fish pond. It was destroyed by a lava flow in 1859.
Kiholo (ki-ho'lo):
/ ki-ho'lo /a large wooden shark hook. Bay, North Kona. Hawaii.
Kīholo
Bay, Pua-kō qd., Kona, Hawaiʻi; also the name of a fishpond said to have been built by Ka-mehameha I; it was destroyed by a lava flow in 1859 because, the story goes, Pele was hungry for the awa and mullet there. (Westervelt, 1963:148.) See Huʻehuʻe, Lua-hine-wai. Street, ʻĀina-Haina, Honolulu, named for Hind property at Kona, Hawaiʻi. Lit., fishhook.
Kīholo
1. Bay, dive site, surf site, Kīholo, Hawaiʻi. One of the Big Island's largest bays at 2 miles in width. Black sand and pebble beaches line the shore of the bay. The surf site and primary dive site are on the reef in the center of the bay off the large coconut grove. Wainānāliʻi Pond at the north end of the bay is a unique lagoon that is an important habitat for sea turtles. Kīholo Bay is also known as Turtle Bay. 2. Special fisheries management area. This designation for Kīholo Bay prohibits the use of gill nets to protect the turtles that feed and rest here. Gill nets trap and drown turtles. The rules still permit pole and throw-net fishing. Kīholo Bay, including Wainānāliʻi Pond, is one of the major habitats on the island for green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles. 3. Trail, Kīholo, Hawaiʻi. Historic stepping-stone trail paved with smooth, flat, waterworn stones, or paʻalā, across the aʻā on the shore of Kīholo Bay to Nāwaikulua Point. Part of the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. Lit., large fishhook or net.
kīholo
Package of food. See holoʻai.
kiholo
Large wooden hooks used for sharks and other large fish.
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