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nānaku

/ nā.naku / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as ʻakaʻakai, great bulrush (Scirpus validus 🌐).

  • References:
    • Neal 88–9.
    • PEP ngaʻatu; cf. Easter ngaʻatu and Emory 1972, p. 62.

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NA-NA-KU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of rush.

Nanaku (nă'-nā'-ku), n.

/ nă'-nā'-ku / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of rush, also called kaluha.

Nānaku

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Pond, Punaluʻu, Hawaiʻi. Large spring-fed pond adjoining the east end of Punaluʻu Beach. Lit., bulrushes. The pond was formerly filled with bulrushes.

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