Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

Gulch, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. Bay and point, Ka-hoʻolawe. Place, Wai-ʻalae, Honolulu. Lit., brave bay.

1. Bay, dive site, Kawaihae, Hawaiʻi. Popular scuba dive tour destination in a small bay north of Kawaihae Harbor.
2. Bay, beach, northwest shore, Kahoʻolawe. The bay falls within the coastal boundaries of the ʻili, or land division, of Honokoa. A deep, wide channel through the center of the bay ends just off the beach. In December 1875, King David Kalākaua visited Kahoʻolawe, accompanied among others by a reporter from the Hawaiian language newspaper Ka Lahui Hawaiʻi. The article recounting the events of the visit states: "At 4:30 a.m. the steamer left Lahaina bearing to the east slightly south on Kahoʻolawe where there is a harbor; and at 7:00 a.m. we entered the harbor of Honokoa, which is near the famous cape to the south, Kealaikahiki." The article mentions that a small Hawaiian community occupied the bay. A detrital sand beach lines the head of the bay.

• Literally, bay [of] koa trees or bay [of] warriors.