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kanikoʻo

/ kani.koʻo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. nvs., Aged person; aged, so old that one walks with a cane [a favorite metaphor]. Literally, sounding cane.

2. (Cap.) n., Rain that accompanies the Koʻolau wind. Literally, cane-tapping.

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