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mā.ʻili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs. Pebble or Stone, as used for making sinkers for squid fishing; pebbly, full of pebbles. Cf. ʻili, pebble.

2. n. Small arrowroot (pia) tubers, so called because they grow well in stones.

3. n. Small taro, as found growing in weeds.

MA-I-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a soft porous stone.

Maili (mă'-ī'-li), n.

/ mă'-ī'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Little stones; pebbles. Syn: Iliili.

Maili (mā-i'li):

/ mā-i'li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

name of a soft porous stone. Elevation, Waianae, Oahu.

Māʻili

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

Town, beach park, surfing area, playground, point, stream, and elementary school, Wai-ʻanae qd.; hill (1,510 feet high), Schofield qd., Oʻahu. Lit., pebbly.

Māʻili

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

1. Beach park (39.6 acres), Māʻili, Oʻahu. Park on the shore that fronts most of Māʻili, from Māʻili Point to Māʻiliʻili Stream. 2. Point, Māʻili, Oʻahu. Rocky, undeveloped point that separates the communities of Nānākuli and Māʻili. Also known as Obake Point. Lit., lots of little pebbles. Māʻili is a contracted form of Māʻiliʻili and is commonly mispronounced "Maile."

māʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pebble used as a sinker in squid fishing.

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