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kawaū

/ kawa.ū / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vs., Damp, wet with cold, moist with fog, humid; wet, as in a cold sweat.

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kāwaʻu

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

1. Same as waʻu, to scrape.

2. (Cap.) n., Name of a star.

3. Same as heaʻe, a variety of Zanthoxylum dipetalum 🌐, the wood of which was used for tapa-beating anvils.

4. Same as pūkiawe.

  • Source:
    • Lānaʻi, Maui.

5. Same as uhiuhi, a tree.

  • Source:
    • Maui.

6. n., A native holly (Ilex anomala 🌐), a rather common shrub or tree, with shiny, oval leaves and panicles of small, white flowers and small, round, black fruits.

  • Related:
    • Also: ʻaiea.
  • References:
    • Neal 528.

7. To detain, delay, keep back.

  • References:
    • AP

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kawaū

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

ʻaʻano, Damp or moist with fog or dew, wet from cold.

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kawau

/ KA-WAU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To be wet and cold; to be damp.

2. To keep back; to detain.

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kawau

/ KA-WAU / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Dampness.

2. Distemper among dogs resembling the itch.

3. A seed used in deceiving fish.

4. The block on which kapa is pounded. See kua.

5. A species of tree, used somewhat for canoes and other things.

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kawaū

/ kă'-wă-ū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Dampness.

2. n., Moisture that comes of vapor or fog.

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kawau

/ kā'-wă'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A metallic or clangorous sound.

2. n., A tree (Xanthoxylum dipetalum), formerly used by the natives for tapa beating boards (kua-kuku-kapa).

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kawaū

/ kă'-wă-ū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To be wet and cold; to be damp.

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kāwaʻu

/ kā'-wa'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To keep back; to detain; to stay; to delay.

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kāwaʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Tree that furnished the hard wood on which kapa was pounded; the kapa anvil.

kāwaʻu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Native tree (Ilex anomala). It is a handsome tree growing to between 20 and 40 feet. It is common on all islands, chiefly in the rain forests. The tree is seldom bothered by insects. Its wood is whitish and rather soft. (NEAL 528.)

kawau

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

dampness; moisture from fog.

kawau’

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

dampness; moisture from fog.

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