kuamoʻo
/ kua.moʻo /1. n., Backbone, spine; road, trail, path (Mar. 1.3); custom, way (Mat. 10.5); canoe keel.
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2. n., Clamps used in making or repairing canoes.
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Kuamoʻo
- Land section, Kailua qd., Hawaiʻi, where Kekuaokalani (the god of the heavens), nephew of Kamehameha I, fought to preserve eating taboos, and where he was killed (RC 228).
- Ridge, north Lānaʻi.
- Street, Waikīkī, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for Mary Kuamoʻo Kaʻoanaʻeha, sister of Kekuaokalani and wife of John Young, adviser to Kamehameha. She was named in honor of the place where her brother was killed.
- Literally, backbone.
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- TM.
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kuamoʻo
Canoe keel. Lit., back lizard.
kuamoʻo
Of or pertaining to the backbone.
kuamoʻo
Place, such as a road or frequented path (as meant on Hawaiʻi). Lit., back lizard. Alanui is used now.
kuamoʻo
1. Road, trail, path, way (PE). 2. Path (SAM). 3. A road or frequented path. This was the word used formerly on the island of Hawaiʻi for path or road (AP).
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