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1. nvi., Crowd; to go together in a crowd; crowded. Figuratively, in difficulties or trouble.

2. n., Overripe pandanus fruit.

3. Short for kāohi

  • Rare

4. vt., To bake in the oven without leaf wrapping, as taro, breadfruit.

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Nā LepiliTags: flora

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vs. Dry, arid, bare of vegetation, as of deserts (usually not used alone). Cf. pōkaʻo, kaʻokaʻo.

1. n.v., Dart, fish spear, javelin; spike as on tail of a sting ray; skyrocket; firebrand thrown on grass houses in wars; to throw a spear, javelin, etc.

  • Examples:
    • ʻO nā Piʻipiʻi nā poʻe na lākou i kao i nā pua pana, the Piʻipiʻi were the ones who hurled arrows.
  • References:
    • PPN tao.

2. n., Snare of coconut midrib and fiber, used for ʻaʻama, a crab.

3. See Nākao, a constellation.

4. Interjection of surprise, as kāhīhī.

5. n., Goat.

  • Examples:
    • ʻAʻahu ʻili kao, goatskin garment [said of shiftless people accused or sleeping under goatskins because they were too indolent to make tapa].
  • References:

6. n., Scow.

  • Eng.

Nā LepiliTags: astronomy fauna

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v. To throw or cast, as a dart or javelin.

s. A dart; a javelin; a rocket.

s. A legend; a tradition. See KAAO.

s. A goat; kao hele, a scape-goat. Oihk. 16:15.

s. A peace-maker; an intercessor.

v. To intercede; to mediate; to separate contending parties; to prevent one from accusing or slandering another. See UWAO. Ua kao mai oe ia'u.

v. To cry out as above; kao mai la o mea, somebody cries out with astonishment.

interj. The article ka and o. Similar to kahaha; kao mai, make kela kanaka; it expresses surprise.

[The article ka and o.] interjection, A word or phrase expressing surprise or wonder.

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1. n., A peacemaker; an intercessor.

2. n., A goat; kao hele, scapegoat. So translated in the Scriptures.

3. n., A light spear.

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n., Same as kaao, a legend.

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v., To intercede; to mediate; to separate contending parties; to prevent one from accusing or slandering another: ua kao mai oe ia'u.

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1. v., To call aloud in a sense of warning; to cry out as in cautioning against anything that may cause harm.

2. v., To plead; to call by way of entreaty. Syn: Uwalo.

3. v., To throw or cast a dart or javelin.

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Kaʻō

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Fishing site, reef, Hauʻula, Oʻahu. Between Kaipapaʻu Point and Waipilopilo Stream. Literally, the thrust.

Nā LepiliTags: Oʻahu

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Scow.

Dart, javelin; firebrand thrown on grass houses in time of war.

I. he wahi holoholona i ike pono ia, ua like iki no me ka hipa, ua like ole nae ka huluhulu. Aia no i na Iudaio he mau ohana nui, Kin. 27:9; 1 Sam. 25:2; 2 Oihlii. 17:11. He maemae, a he mea maikai no ka mohai, Puk. 12:5; Oihk. 3:12; Nah. 15:27. ka waiu kao a me ka io o ke kao keiki, kekahi ai nui, Kan. 14:4; Lun. 6:19; Sol. 27:27; Luk. 15:29. Ua hanaia ka huewai i ka ili-kao. He ano okoa no na kao ma Palesetine: he loloa ka hulu o kekahi, e like me ko Anegora, a o kekahi he loa a laula na pepeiao. Oia paha ka mea i kuhikuhiia ma Am. 3:12, a oia ke kao i keia manawa ma Palesetine.

goat; skyrocket; scow.

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