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nvt., War, battle; army, war party; to make war, fight.

• References:
  • PPN tauʻa .

No base definition, only supplemental content.

• Related:
  • Lele kaua. Aggression, as an attack by one country upon another. Cf. lele hoʻonanā.
  • Pūʻali kaua lewa. Air force.
  • Pūʻali kaua moana. Navy. Also: ʻau moku kaua, ʻoihana moku. Kahua pūʻali kaua moana. Navy base.
  • Pūʻali hoʻouka kaua. Marine corps.
• References:
  • See kaua koʻekoʻe and pale kaua.

1. v., To war; to fight, as two armies.

2. To make war upon or against. Kin. 14:2.

3. To fight for. Puk. 14:14.

4. Hookaua. To cause to fight.

5. To serve as the conquered serve the conqueror; hence, with a stronger pronunciation,Kauwa, a servant.

s., A war; a battle; an army drawn up for battle.2 Nal. 28:5. Poe kaua, a host; an army. Puk. 14:24.

1. v., To hesitate about doing a thing after an engagement; to be in doubt about fulfilling a promise; to beg off; hoohala.

2. To invite to stay. See kaohi. Aole o maua mea nana e kaua mai, a liuliu ko maua noho kuewa ana, there is no reason why we two should stay and lengthen out the time of our sojourning.

pronoun, dual, We two; you and I. Gram.§ 124,3.

n., A war; a battle; an army drawn up for battle: Poe kaua, a host, an army.

pronoun, We two; you and I.

1. v., To war; to fight, as two armies.

2. v., To make war upon or against.

3. v., To fight for; to battle.

1. v., To invite to stay: Aole o maua mea nana e kaua mai, a liuliu ko maua noho kuewa ana, there is no reason why we two should stay and lengthen out the time of our sojourning. See kaohi.

2. v., To detain; to urge to stay.

War; army drawn up for battle. (2 Nal. 28:5.)

I. he hope ino ia o ka haule ana o Adamu, a he mea hoi ia e akaka ai ka hewa io o kanaka, Kin. 6:11-13; Is. 9:5; Iak. 4:1, 2. E nana AMALEKA a me KANAANA. He mea hahau keia a ke Akua i hahau mai ai i kona poe kanaka kipi, a me ko na aina e i hana ino a hoomanakii, mahope o ka pio ana o Kanaana. Ma kekahi mau kaua, aia no o ke Akua oiaio ma kekahi aoao, a o na akua hoopunipuni ma kekahi aoao, a paio aku paio mai; pela no na Pilisetia, 1 Sam. 17: 43-47; pela hoi ko Suria, 1 Nalii 20:23-30; ko Asuria, 2 Nalii 19:10-19, 35; ko Amona, 2 Oihlii. 20:1-30. Nolaila, hoala mai ke Akua i ke alihikaua akamai no kona poe kanaka, a ao mai hoi ia lakou ma ka waha o na kaula, a kokua mai ia lakou i ka hoouka kaua ana, a lanakila.

war, battle.