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1. n., Child, person.

• Related:
  • Kama ʻole, childless, barren.
  • Kama ʻokoʻa, unrelated child or person; offspring different from others in a family.
  • hoʻokama Caus/sim.; To adopt a child or adult one loves, but for whom one might not have the exclusive care. (An older adult of either sex might be adopted thus. A child so adopted, termed keiki hoʻokama, is somewhat comparable to a godchild. An adult so adopted might be called kaikuaʻana hoʻokama, kaikaina hoʻokama, kaikuahine hoʻokama, kaikunāne hoʻokama.) Cf. hānai, luhi.
• References:
  • Cf. kamaʻāina.
  • PPN tama.

2. nvt., To bind, tie, wrap.

• Examples:
  • Ua kama ʻia ka pūʻolo, the bundle was tied.
  • Ka make kama o nā kauā (Kep. 145), the bound death of the outcasts [i.e., they were sacrificed on the altar].
• Related:
  • Used in ʻanāʻanā sorcery, this term had three meanings: (1) to seize, bind, make fast; (2) name of a god to whom the appeal was made; (3) the victim.
• References:
  • See kamaikahuliwaʻa.
  • PCP tama.

3. n., Cavern, cleft, rock fissure.

4. vi., To urinate.

• Rare
• Related:
  • Also: tama n., Nighthawk.
• References:
  • See kamahānau.
  • Oihk. 11.16.

1. s., The first husband of a wife; he kane mua o ka wahine, he kaukama.

2. Children generally, i. e., male and female children; the second generation in a family.

3. Specifically, children adopted into the family of another; kama ole, childless.

4. Hookama. Adoption; the act of receiving or being received, as a child into the family of another; ka hookamaia, adoption. Rom. 9:4.

1. v., To lead or direct.

2. To bind or tie up, as a bundle. See kamakama.

3. Hookama. To adopt, as a child; to take another's child as one's own. This has been a very common practice among Hawaiians of all grades from time immemorial.

adj., Hookama. The state of being a child by adoption; keiki hookama, an adopted child.

s., A cavern; a fissure in a rock.

an offspring. Ditch, Iao valley, Wailuku, Maui.

1. v., To bind or tie up, as a bundle: E kama iho oe a paa ke paiai, tie up and secure the bundle of food. See kamakama.

2. v., To enclose in a wrapper or wrappers.

1. n., Name given by women to former husbands by whom they have borne children.

2. n., Children generally; the second generation in a family.

3. n., Specifically, children adopted into the family of another; kama ole, childless.

4. n., A natural cavern, cleft or fissure in a rock: he keiki na ka pohaku; a native would call it the child of a rock.

adj., 1. Pertaining to adoption; made by adoption. The word requires the prefix hoo to give it the adjectival sense. See hookama.

Child.

Powerful tutelary god of all the islands. (CMH.)

The first husband of a wife; children generally, as male and female children; second generation.

Ancient chief of Maui. His full name is Kamalalawa or Kama-lala-walu, son of eight branches. He was killed in battle on Hawaiʻi by Lono-i-ka-makahiki.

Children, either natural or adopted into the family of an- other; a person. Keiki hānai is a child, usually related, adopted into a family as oneʻs own. The family assumes all care and training. Today the relationship is legalized so the adopted child can inherit property. A keiki hoʻokama is like a godchild. William and Emily Taylor adopted a hoʻokama. They provided no support but were interested in this person and taught him things Hawaiian. This was Kilolani. See Kindred: hoʻokama. It was a custom to adopt a child of a relative, a grandchild, or orphan. Keiki makua ʻole means child or children without parents.

child.

Pertaining to adoption; made by adoption, name given by women to former husbands by whom they have borne children; children, generally; children adopted into the family of another.