1. n. Kind of malo dyed one color on one side, and another color on the other side (the wind often blows and exposes [kapeke] the color on the reverse side).
2. vi. Exposed, revealed; askew, out of joint; to slip to one side or out of joint, to miss in one's aim. Kapeke ihola kuʻu wāwae a ʻeha ke kuʻekuʻe, my foot slipped, hurting my ankle. hoʻo.kapeke To loosen, set askew; to tilt, as a canoe; to sit or loosen the clothing so as to cause indecent exposure.
v. To be out of joint, as a limb; to limp, as a lame person. Kin.32:35, 31. To misstep. Hal. 37:31.
2. To miss in attempting to do a thing; to mistake; to disjoint.
3. To be colored, as a malo of one color on one side, and another color on the opposite side; he malo kapeke; hence, the name for that species of malo.
4. Hoo. I hookapekeia me ka holei, that it (kapa) may be colored on one side with the holei; e pake, e hamama, e waiho wale.
1. To be out of joint, as a limb.
2. To limp, as a lame person.
3. To make a misstep.
4. To miss in attempting to do a thing; to make a mistake.
5. To be turned aside, or drawn back as one's malo or loincloth, exposing the body.
dwarf like. Land section, Molokai.
E huli iā “kapeke” ma Ulukau.
Search for “kapeke” on Ulukau.