Pukoo (pu'-ko'o):
/ pu'-ko'o /supporting conch shell. Land section, Molokai.
supporting conch shell. Land section, Molokai.
Two land divisions, harbor, gulch, village, and fishpond, Hā-lawa qd., south Molokaʻi. Seaward of the fishpond is a surfing area with several summer south-swell and trade-wind sites. See Wai-lau. Lit., support hill.
Beach, harbor, landing, surf site, Pūkoʻo, Molokaʻi. Narrow detrital sand beach bordering the wide, shallow fringing reef. A natural opening in the reef serves as a harbor. In the early 1900s, the former village here was the county seat on Molokaʻi. The surf site is on the reef offshore. Lit., support hill.
E huli iā “pūkoʻo” ma Ulukau.
Search for “pūkoʻo” on Ulukau.