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laʻa kea

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Sacred light, sacred things of day, as sunshine, knowledge, happiness.

  • Literally, light sacredness.
  • Examples:
    • E nānā ʻia ka pulapula i ka laʻa kea i ka laʻa uli, may the descendants be cared for in times of light and times of misfortune.
    • ʻO Pele ia aliʻi o Hawaiʻi, he aliʻi no laʻa uli, no laʻa kea (prayer), Pele is a chiefess of Hawaiʻi, chiefess of sacred darkness and of sacred light.
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