wao
n. A general term for inland region usually forested but not precipitous and often uninhabited. See ex., puahia and below. (PPN wao.)
WA-O
v. See WAU. To scratch; to scrape; to grate; wao aku la ke kahuna i ka ipu awa, a me ke kukui, a me ka uala, a me ke ko, a me ka wai maoli.
WA-O
s. A space on the sides of mountains next below the kuahea; it is also called waonahele and waoeiwa; a place of spirits; the dwelling place of the gods; a wild place as appears from the compounds. NOTE.—Wao and wau are similar in some of their meanings.
WAO
adj. High; long; a high shady place unfrequented; thick with vines.
Wao (wă'o), adj.
/ wă'o /1. High; long; a high shady place unfrequented; thick with vines.
2. Not habitable.
Wao (wă'o), n.
/ wă'o /A space on the sides of mountains next below the kuaea; it is also called waonahele and waoeiwa; a place of spirits; the dwelling place of the gods; a wild place.
WAO 618 WAW
Wao (wă'o), v.
/ wă'o /Same as wau, to scratch.
Wao (wā'o):
/ wā'o /a place of wild growth. Land section, Oahu.
wao
General term for areas of land in the interior; i.e., wao akua, wao kanaka.
wao
zone on mountain slopes.
wao
1. General term for inland area, usually not precipitous and often uninhabited and below the kuahea region. (SAM). 2. Area where larger trees grow; wao is the name of any kind of a wilderness or unihabited region, the abode of gods, spirits, and ghosts (DM). 3. General term for inland region (PE). Also, wao ʻeiwa and wao nahele (SAM).
E huli iā “wao” ma Ulukau.
Search for “wao” on Ulukau.