papā.kolea
vi. To break, of waves. Rare.
vi. To break, of waves. Rare.
v. To rise; to stand up, as water in a current of the sea; e kupikipikio. See PAPAKEA.
To rise into waves and break as water in a current of the sea; e kupikipikio. Syn: Papakea.
Beach 3 miles northeast of Ka Lae, Hawaiʻi, famous for its sand consisting predominantly of green olivine crystals. (Macdonald and Abbott 201.) Playground and homesteads, Pauoa, Honolulu; formerly Ka-papa-kōlea. Lit., plover flats.
Beach, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi. Area name that has been used as a Hawaiian name for Green Sand Beach. Lit., plover flats.
E huli iā “papākolea” ma Ulukau.
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