sky
Lani, aouli, lewa. Base of sky, kumulani. Region just below horizon, kūkulu-o-ka-honua. Region just above horizon, kūkulu-o-ka-lani, hiki kū. Region above, hiki kū, hiki-ka-papa-nui; region above that, hiki-ka-papa-lani. Region just below zenith, kama-kūi-kahi-lewa. The five divisions of the sky from the horizon to the zenith: Kahiki-moe, Kahiki-kū, Kahiki-ka-papa-nuʻu, Kahiki-ka-papa-lani, Kahiki-kapu-i-Hōlani-ke-kuʻina. Strata of the heavens: lewa hoʻoma-kua, lewa lani lewa, lewa nuʻu, lewa lani. Low sky, lani haʻahaʻa. To study the sky, nānā uli, kilo lani. Cf. stratosphere.