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Moiliili (mo-i'li-i'li):

/ mo-i'li-i'li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

pebbly or stony strip or ridge. Land section, Oahu.

Mōʻiliʻili

/ Mō-ʻiliʻili / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Field, and section 29 of Honolulu, Oʻahu (map 6). Kamapuaʻa chased two beautiful women here. They vanished and he rooted; water burst forth, almost drowning him. (Westervelt, 1964b:259-260.) Literally, pebble lizard. (Mō-is short for moʻo, a lizard destroyed by Pele's younger sister, Hiʻiaka; his body was cut to pieces and formed a hill across from Kūhiō School.)

  • Related:
    • Formerly, Kamōʻiliʻili.
  • References:
    • See Mānoa.

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