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laʻaloa

kikino ｜ noun / laʻa.loa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Varieties of small, narrow-bodied kitchen roaches including the brown-banded cockroach (Supella supellectilium) and the German cockroach (Blatella germanica 🌐 or Symploce hospes).

  • Source:
    • Perhaps named for Olaʻa, Hawaiʻi.

2. n., Variant of olaʻaloa, a variety of hard taro.

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laʻaloa

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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Laaloa

iʻoa ｜ proper noun / lā'ā-lo'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

very sacred. Land section, North Kona, Hawaii.

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Laʻa-loa

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

Land sections, Kai-lua qd., Hawaiʻi. A heiau here was called Lele-iwi (bone altar); the famous priest Hāwaʻe, who served under chief Ehu-ka-ipo, lived here. Lit., very sacred.

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