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kūʻau

/ kū.ʻau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n., Handle, stem, stalk, shaft, stick or mallet used in beating; shank limb of a fishhook.

  • Examples:
    • Ka wai kūʻau hoe a ka lawaiʻa, the water of the paddle handle of the fisherman [a famous trickling water on the cliffs along the Nāpali coast, Kauaʻi; thirsty fishermen stuck the paddle handles into the cliff and let the water trickle down into their mouths]. See Waikūʻahoe, Pukui, Elbert, and Mookini, 1974.

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Kūʻau

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi,
  • Land division, Pāʻia qd., Maui.
  • Rock at Mōkapu peninsula, Oʻahu, known today as Pyramid Rock; it is believed to have given birth to other stones.

Literally, handle.

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Kūʻau

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names,
  • 1. Windsurf site, Kūʻau, Maui. In the center of the Kūʻau community at the public right-of-way on ʻAleiki Place. Access to the open ocean is through a narrow channel in the rocks known as Ako Channel.
  • 2. Rock, Mōkapu, Oʻahu. At the north end of Pyramid Rock Beach. Also known as Pyramid Rock.

Literally, shank of a fishhook.

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