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kāhiwa

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

n., Dark pupil, as of the eye (kā- + hiwa).

  • Examples:
    • ʻO ka ʻōnohi o ka lani nui, ʻo ke kāhiwa uli o ka ʻōnohi lani (chant for Liliʻuokalani), the eyeball of the high chiefess, the dark pupil of the royal eyeball.
  • Related:
    • Also: kāhiwa uli.

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Ka-hiwa

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

Gulch and falls (1,700 feet, the highest in the State), Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi. A cliff is called Ka-pali-a-Kahiwa. Lit., the chosen one (perhaps the name of a person).

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