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n. A kind of shark, possibly thresher. Lit., much hit tail.

s. Lau, ka, article, and hiu, the tail of a fish. A long shark, or long-tailed shark (the tail leaf-shaped.)

2. The son of Kuhaimoana.

Laukahiu (lă'u-kă'-hi'u), n.

/ lă'u-kă'-hi'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Lau, a leaf, ka, article, and hiu, the tail of a fish.]

1. A long shark, or long-tailed shark (the tail leaf-shaped).

2. The son of Kuhaimoana, traditional name of a shark-god.

E huli iā “laukāhiʻu” ma Ulukau.

Search for “laukāhiʻu” on Ulukau.