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pele.kunu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n.

1. Musty, moldy, or rank odor.

2. (Cap.) Wet valley, north Molokaʻi. See ex., pākuʻi 3.

PE-LE-KU-NU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Having a rank smell; strong-scented; sour; musty; pelekunu ka ia.

Pelekunu (pē'-lĕ-kū'-nu), adj.

/ pē'-lĕ-kū'-nu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Having a rank smell; strong-scented; sour; musty: pelekunu ka ia.

Pelekunu (pē'-lĕ-kū'-nu), n.

/ pē'-lĕ-kū'-nu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A valley on the island of Molokai.

Pelekunu (pe'-le-ku'nu) :

/ pe'-le-ku'nu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

strong-smelling. Land section. Koolau, Molokai.

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Pelekunu

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

Valley, bay, stream, gulch, and land division, Ka-malō qd., north Molokaʻi. (Summers 178–185.) Lit., smelly (for lack of sunshine).

Pelekunu

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Beach, landing, surf site, Pelekunu, Molokaʻi. Boulder and black detrital sand beach at the mouth of one of the six coastal valleys on Molokaʻi's north shore. Formerly the site of a fishing and commercial taro farming village that was abandoned by 1917, although one family remained until 1932. The tsunami of April 1, 1946, completely destroyed the taro patches and the ruins of the village. The ruins of the landing are on the rocky terrace on the west side of the bay. The surf site is a shorebreak on a sandbar fronting the beach. Lit., smelly [for lack of sunshine].

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