Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n. Division of land smaller than a moku or district; county.

2. nvs. Release, forgiveness, etc. Cf. kala 1. Lā kalana ola, life-giving sun.

kikino, County.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Examples:
  • Hōʻikeʻike kalana. County fair. See fea.

s. The name early given by Hawaiians to white writing paper; he pono anei keia manao o na kumu ao a pau o keia kalana?

2. The name of a division of an island next less than moku, and SYN. with okana in some places.

v. To sift; to strain, as through a cloth, &c. See KANANA.

s. See the above. A sieve; a strainer.

1. A sieve; a strainer.

2. The name early given by Hawaiians to white writing paper.

The name of a division of an island next less than moku, and synonymous with okana in some places.

To sift; to strain, as through a sieve, etc. See kanana.

To sift, as flour; to strain, as poi; sieve, strainer, colander.

Present-day name for country; next-sized piece of land to moku (island). Close in meaning to ʻokana. It contains several ahupuaʻa and is usually the domain of a high chief.

county.

1. County. 2. Land division smaller than a moku (T). 3. Section smaller in size than a moku. This term, like ʻokana, appears to have been used only on certain islands (DM). 4. Large subsections of an ʻokana (ESH). 5. The name of a division of an island next less than moku, and synonymous with ʻokana in some places (AP). 6. Division of land smaller than a moku or district; county (PE).