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n., Distance between two points; length of time (Kel. 129).

• Examples:
  • Pehea ke kāwā mawaena o nā hale? What's the distance between the houses? ʻO ke kuʻi kēia, ʻo ka holo kēlā, moe kāwā, hāpala ka ʻele (For. 4:57, kōnane chant), this is a stroke, that is a run, a space lies between, the black is blotted.
  • Kāwā loa ka mana ʻo o lāua, their opinions are far apart.

kikino, Discrepancy.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Examples:
  • ʻEhia ke kāwā o ke koho? How much is the discrepancy of the estimate?

kikino, Space, as in tab settings on a computer or typewriter.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• References:
  • See kāwāholo, kaʻahua, koana.

Distance between two points.