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Kao. Also: kūnānā, nānā. Cf. Gram. 2.9.2. Wearer of goat hides, ʻaʻahu ʻili kao (of one so shiftless that he sleep on smelly goat hides instead of mats). The drum sounds, the goat flees, kani ka pahu, holo ke kao (of a bald head likened to a goatskin drum cover).

1. Island, Lāʻie, Oʻahu. Prior to the island becoming part of the Hawaiʻi State Seabird Sanctuary, residents of Lāʻie attempted to graze goats on the island. Also known as Mokūʻauia. 2. Trail, Makapuʻu, Oʻahu. Narrow, dangerous trail used by ulua fishermen that begins at Makapuʻu Lookout on Kalanianaʻole Highway and leads to the north side of Makapuʻu Point. In a February 1970 article in Salt Water Sportsman magazine, veteran fishing writer and television personality Bruce Carter identified Hawaiʻi's ulua fishermen as "mountain goats" for their ability to reach seemingly inaccessible rocky ledges at the base of sea cliffs. His description was used to name this trail.

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He kao.

E huli iā “goat” ma Ulukau.

Search for “goat” on Ulukau.

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