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n., A variety of taro, the corms of which are fragrant when cooked and, though tough, yield excellent poi.

• Examples:
  • Ua ʻai i ke kāī koi o ʻEwa, having eaten of the very choice kāī koi taro of ʻEwa [said of a sweetheart one can't forget].
• Related:
  • Kinds are qualified by the terms ʻeleʻele, kea, keʻokeʻo (said to be reserved for chiefs), koi, nenene, pala, ʻulaʻula, uliuli, welo ʻeka.

1. nvs., Sea, sea water; area near the sea, seaside, lowlands; tide, current in the sea; insipid, brackish, tasteless.

• Examples:
  • I kai, towards the sea.
  • O kai, of the lowland, of the sea, seaward.
  • Nā kānaka o kai, shore dwellers.
  • Nā kai ʻewalu, the eight seas [a poetic expression for the channels dividing the eight inhabited islands].
  • Kai lalo, lower sea, i.e., western sea, where the sun sets.
  • Ka mokupuni kai lalo, ʻo Kauaʻi, Kauiʻi, the island of the western sea.
  • Kō a kai, people from the shore district.
• Related:
  • Makai, on the seaside, toward the sea, in the direction of the sea.
• References:
  • PPN tahi , PNP tai .

2. n., Gravy, sauce, dressing, soup, broth.

3. Interjection, similar to keu. My, how much! How very! How terrific! Kai ka nani! How beautiful! Kai ke kolohe! Oh, how mischievous.

• References:
  • Cf. kainō.

kikino Sea; aquatic, marine. Dic., ext. mng. ʻOihana Lawaiʻa Kai Pekelala. National Marine Fisheries Service.

int. How; how much; how great. 2 Sam. 1:19. Kai ka nani! O how glorious! 2 Sam. 6:20. Kai ka hemolele! how excellent! Hal. 8:1. Renowned; wonderful; kai ka luhi, what a weariness. Mat. 1:13.

adv. A long time; kai ka hana loa ia oe, very long the time you were doing it; e hana loa kai ka loihi, it is long to do, how very long. See KAI, int.

adj. Insipid, as food; having no appetite; the state of a person so suffering affliction as to have no desire for food.

s. The toothache; a pain in the teeth.

s. See verb, No. 4. A net for fish; a snare for birds; a lasso for cattle, &c.

s. The sea; sea water; a flood; kai hooee, an overflowing flood. Dan. 9:26. Hence,

2. Brine; gravy of roast meat; broth. Lunk. 6:20.

3. The surf of the sea; kai ula, the red sea; kai piha, the full sea or flood tide; kai make, the dead sea or ebb tide; kai koo, a very high surf, &c. See these compounds.

4. A current in the sea; he kai i Hawaii, a current towards Hawaii.

5. A traveling guard.

v. To lift up on the hands and carry; to lift up the foot and walk, as an infant in beginning to walk, or as one recovering from sickness; to step amiss, as a child; generally connected with hina; as, kai aku la ke keiki a hina iho la.

2. To lead; to guide; to direct; kai aku i ke kaa. To drive a cart. 2 Sam. 6:3. To direct the ceremonies of the luakini; ke kai ana o ka aha. SYN. with oihana.

3. To lead, direct or bring to am place. kin. 2:19.

4. To lead into or entice, as fish into a net, or any animal into a trap or snare.

5. To bring; to take in hand; to do with; to pull up, as kalo.

6. To shove along; to move; to go a journey; to travel slowly.

7. To bring, i.e., to lead; to transfer, as a people from one place to another. Kanl. 7:1.

8. Hoo. To separate or part asunder, as a cracked part of a canoe; ua kai ka pilio ka waa; or as a door so swelled as not to shut; ua kai na pili o ka pani; to displace; to put away. Heb. 10:9.

9. To take away by robbery; to misspend; to squander. Luk. 15:30. To reject; to disregard. See HOKAI.

Same as hukakai.

A long time; kai ka hana loa ia oe, very long the time you were doing it; e hana loa kai ka loihi, it is long to do, how very long. See kai, interj.

Is that so? Huh? Any word expressing displeasure; annoyance, vexation.

An exclamation denoting wonder, surprise, astonishment, etc. How; how much; how great: Kai ka nani! O how glorious! Kai ka hemolele! How excellent! Renowned; wonderful; kai ka luhi, what a weariness.

1. The sea; sea water; a flood: kai hooee. an overflowing flood; the surf of the sea: kai ula, the red sea; kai piha, the full sea or flood tide; kai make, the dead sea or ebb tide; kai koo, a very high surf, etc. (See these compounds).

2. A current in the sea; he kai i Hawaii, a current towards Hawaii.

3. Brine.

4. Gravy of roast meat; broth.

1. A net for fish; a snare for birds; a noose used as a trap.

2. A decayed tooth.

1. To try or learn to walk.

2. To lead; to show the way.

3. To direct with authority; to have charge of, as ke kai ana o ka aha.

4. To draw on by the offer of some good, real or apparent.

To pull up and out of the soil. Applied to the taking up of root crops or weeds; to pull up, as taro or potatoes.

sea. Land section, Waialua, Oahu.