Mauna Loa
n., The second highest mountain on Hawaiʻi; a mountain and village on Molokaʻi. Literally, long mountain.
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Mauna Loa (mā'u-nă lo'ă):
/ mā'u-nă lo'ă /long mountain. South Kona. Hawaii.
Mauna Loa
- Active volcano, second highest mountain in Hawaiʻi, and probably the largest single mountain mass on earth, rising 13,677 feet above sea level and about 29,000 feet above its base on the ocean floor (Macdonald and Abbott 54); also quadrangle and trails, central Hawaiʻi.
- Shield-shaped dome containing two separate peaks, one of which, Puʻunānā, is the highest point (1,381 feet) in west Molokaʻi; the area was anciently famous for adze quarries, hōlua sliding, and the trees from which kālaipāhoa sorcery images were made (see Kakaʻako).
Literally, long mountain.
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Mauna Loa
Companion mountain to Mauna Kea, elevation 13,677 feet. It is not as high but it has the much larger land mass of the two.
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1. Sea bean (Dioclea wilsonii), a tall climbing vine from Brazil. Formerly Hawaiians made leis from the blue or white flowers and used the beans for medicine. Today the similar and more common flowers of a Canavalia are made into mauna loa leis. (NEAL 463.) 2. Fast-growing annual vine (Canavalia cathartica), popular for its pink to lavender flowers used for decoration and lei making. (NEAL 464.)
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