kīnaʻu
/ kī.naʻu /1. n., Stain, blemish, defect, minor flaw or imperfection, mistake, blunder.
- Examples:
- ʻUla kīnaʻu (PH 39), red streaked with dark.
2. n., An eel.
- References:
- See puhi kīnaʻu.
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Kīnaʻu
iʻoa, Avior, a star.
- Source:
- Mānaleo (HA).
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Kīnaʻu
Cape, Mākena qd., Maui. Kamehameha Schools dormitory built in 1931, street parallel to Beretania, and State office building, named for the daughter of Kamehameha I and Kaheiheimālie, and wife of Kekūʻanaōʻa; she was the mother of Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, Victoria Kamāmalu, and Kekūāiwa. After Kaʻahumanu’s death she became kuhina nui for Kamehameha III, an office she held until her death in 1839 at the age of 35 (RC 348). In a chant in her honor, Kīnaʻu is said to have been named for a mythical bird, Kamanukīnaʻu-a-Pae.
- Literally, flaw.
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