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kīpapa

/ kī.papa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., Pavement, level terrace; to pave, lay stones in pavement or terrace; to wall in, as with stones (GP 98).

2. vi., To be close together, as clouds, or as taro neatly packed in a load; to shoot together (see papa #3, Kel. 45).

3. n., A sweet potato.

4. nvi., Prone position on a surfboard; to assume such.

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Kīpapa

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

No base definition, only supplemental content.

  • Land section, Mākena qd., Maui.
  • Fishpond at Keonekūʻino and ridge at Pelekunu, Kamalō qd., Molokaʻi.
  • Ditch, gulch, junction, stream, elementary school, and park, Wahiawā qd., central Oʻahu.
  • Literally, placed prone (referring to corpses slain in the victory of Oʻahu forces over those of Hawaiʻi in the fourteenth century; Alexander, 1891:96).

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Kīpapa

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

No base definition, only supplemental content.

  • 1. Fishpond, Kamalō, Molokaʻi.
    • Literally, placed prone (referring to slain corpses).
  • 2. Island, Kāneʻohe Bay, Oʻahu. Common mispronunciation and misspelling of Kapapa, the correct name of the island.
    • Literally, paved.
  • 3. Fishpond, Niu, Oʻahu. Fishpond fronting Niu Valley that was filled to create Niu Peninsula.
    • Literally, paved.

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kīpapa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To turn sideways on a surfboard; balance on top of the surfboard.

kīpapa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To lay stones in a pavement.

kīpapa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To turn sideways, as on a surfboard; to protect and support when another condemns; to pave; to lay a pavement of stones.

kīpapa

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Pavement, level terrace; to lay stones in a pavement or terrace (HE) (T) (PE). 2. To pave, to lay a pavement of stones 3. Terraced wall with dirt on one side and stone facing on the other (PE).

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