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kaʻapuni

/ kaʻa.puni / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., To make a tour, go around, surround, encircle, rotate, revolve, travel; circuit.

  • Examples:
    • Ua hele māua i ke kaʻapuni honua, we went on a tour around the world.

2. nvt., The hula step now called “around the island”: the dancer pivots on the ball of one foot in a complete circle; the other foot takes four or more steps to complete the circuit; to do this step.

3. n., Revolution, revolving.

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v. Kaa and puni, around. To go or roll around; to go round from place to place; to circumambulate; in law, he lunakanawai kaapuni, a circuit judge.

adj. Going or traveling about, or from place to place.

kaapuni

/ ka'a-pū'-ni / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Going or traveling about, or from place to place.

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kaapuni

/ ka'a-pū'-ni / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., The going round, as going round a circle, an island or the world.

2. n., A voyage by land or sea.

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kaapuni

/ ka'a-pū'-ni / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., [Kaa and puni, around.] To go or roll around; to go round from place to place; to circumambulate; in law, he lunakanawai kaapuni, a circuit judge.

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Hula step, called “around the island.” The dancer pivots on one foot and turns a complete round putting the other foot down several times enroute.

going or traveling around.

Circuit. Also, ʻaha ho ʻokolokolo ka ʻapuni.

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