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KūmoleSource:

vt., To mix ingredients, blend; to ensnare birds, as with lime; entwined, interwoven, interlaced.

  • Examples:
    • Ka poʻe kāwili manu ʻōʻō, people who ensnared ʻōʻō.
  • References:
    • PPN taawiliwili.

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Kāwili

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),
  1. Channel, Waiehu, Maui. Channel through the reef off the westernmost beach homes in Waiehu.
  2. Beach, Hālawa, Molokaʻi. Easternmost of the two beaches in Hālawa Valley.
  • Literally, twist.
  • Source:
    • The Maui site was named for the wiliau, or rip current, that runs through the channel.

Nā LepiliTags: Maui Molokaʻi

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To snare birds with lime. See kāpili manu.

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