Ao, wanaʻao, kaiao, moku ka pawa. Fig.: ʻehu kakahiaka, Iao. See daybreak, morning, and sayings, kaiao, kipona 1. Darkness just before dawn, pawa, paoa. Until dawn, ā ao ka pō. Dawn glow, alaula. Red streaks at dawn, kaheʻā. Period between midnight and dawn, pilipuka.