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wao akua

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A distant mountain region, believed inhabited only by spirits (akua); wilderness, desert.

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    • Wao akua nui a Sahara, great Sahara desert.
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wao akua

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Region on a mountain below the wao maʻu kele for gods, ghosts, and hobgoblins.

wao akua

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Area below the wao maukele, an area where spirits are said to dwell (SAM) (SMK). 2. Area where small trees grow; in the phrase waoakua, which means wilderness of gods, we have embodied the popular idea that gods and ghosts chiefly inhabit the waste places of the earth (DM). 3. Uninhabited mountain region where ghosts reside (T). 4. A distant mountain region; wilderness, desert (PE). Also, ao akua.

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