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Maui

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Name of one of the Hawaiian islands.

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    • Cf. Māui, the demigod.

2. (Not cap.) n., A variety of sweet potato.

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Maui

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. The island. Maui.

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    • Epithets: Maui is the best, Maui nō ka ʻoi. Great Maui of Kama, Maui nui a Kama (short for Kamalālāwalu, a famous chief). Nā Hono-a-Piʻi-lani (see Hono-). The hunchback island, ka mokupuni kuapaʻa.

2. Name of a demigod. Māui.

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Maui

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

iʻoa, Maui, the island.

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Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

Name of the island. Maui.

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maui

/ maui / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

ʻaʻano, Bruised or sprained.

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Maui

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

Second largest island in the Hawaiian group, 48 miles long, 26 miles wide, with an area of 728 square miles and a population in 1970 of 38,691. Wai-luku is the major town and county seat. Maui High School is in Ka-hului. The county includes Maui, Lā-naʻi, Ka-hoʻolawe, and Molokaʻi islands. Epithet: Maui o Kama, Maui of Kama (a famous ancient chief, also called Kama-lālā-walu). The island was named for the demigod Māui (see Appendix 3).

Maui

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Maui is the second largest (727.3 square miles) of the eight major Hawaiian islands and one of four islands in Maui County. It has a population of 117,644. The highest mountain on the island is Haleakalā, with an elevation of 10,023 feet, and the pua lokelani, or rose, is the emblem of the island. Maui's nickname is the Valley Isle. The County of Maui includes four islands: Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe. Named for the demigod Māui.

maui

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To wring the stem of a bunch of bananas to cause it to ripen.

maui

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Sprain or bruise; pain from a broken limb.

Maui

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Second largest island in the Hawaiian chain at 728 square miles. Maui county includes Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, and Molokaʻi.

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