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n. A file; formerly a rough stone used to grind and polish.

kikino File, the tool. Dic. Cf. apuapu. Waiehu makaliʻi. Fine-cut file.

s. A file or rough stone; any substance that will grind or polish iron.

Waiehu (wă'i-ē'-hu), n.

/ wă'i-ē'-hu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A file or rough stone; any substance that will grind or polish iron.

2. Name of one of the subdivisions of a district in Maui popularly known as "Na wai eha," the four waters.

Waiehu (wā'i-e'hu):

/ wā'i-e'hu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

water driven. Land section, Wailuku, Maui.

Wai-ehu

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point and stream, Honomū qd., Hawaiʻi. Land division, point, streams, village, beach, park, and golf course, Wai-luku qd., Maui. Peak, point, coastal area, and waterfalls, Ka-malō qd., north Molokaʻi. Lit., water spray.

Beach, beach park, gathering site, Waiehu, Maui. Narrow calcareous sand beach fronting the beach park and the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course. The beach is a popular gathering site for seaweed that washes ashore from the shallow reef offshore. Lit., water spray. Waiehu is one of four famous streams on the east side of the West Maui Mountains that are collectively known as Nā Wai ʻEha. James Kahale recognized Waiehu in his traditional song; "Inikimalie."

File or rough stone; any substance that will grind or polish iron.

File. Any rough stone or substance was used earlier to grind or polish iron.

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