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kauila

/ kau.ila / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., A native tree in the buckthorn family (Alphitonia ponderosa), found on the six main Hawaiian islands, with alternating leaves, oblong to narrow and woolly below; its hard wood was used for spears and mallets.

  • Related:
    • Also: kauwila.
    • Its wood was one of three kinds from trees on Mauna Loa, Molokaʻi, that were rumored to be poisonous from that location alone, and were used in black magic. The three trees were called kālai pāhoa; the others were ʻohe and nīoi.
  • References:
    • Neal 541.

2. n., A native tree in the buckthorn family (Colubrina oppositifolia), found only on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi, with opposite leaves, ovate and to 15 cm long. Its hard wood was valued for spears and tools, and was not reputed to be poisonous.

3. n., Taboo ceremony consecrating a temple; ceremonial re-adorning of images with feathers.

4. n., Hard, reddish rock resembling ʻalā.

5. n., A kind of black, tough sugar cane.

  • Related:
    • Also: māikoiko, kō ʻeleʻele.

6. See puhi kauila.

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KAU-I-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To offer sacrifice at the close of a kapu.

KAU-I-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of hard reddish wood resembling mahogany.

2. He oa no Puukapele.

3. Puhi kauila.

4. He kapu kauila.

5. I kahi a lakou i pee ai a noa ke kauila.

Kauila (kă'u-ī'-la), adj.

/ kă'u-ī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Pertaining to the kauila ceremony: kapu kauila, tabu incident to the dedication of a heiau.

Kauila (kă'u-ī'-la), n.

/ kă'u-ī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A species of hard reddish wood. Same as kauwila.

Kauila (kă'u-ī'-la), v.

/ kă'u-ī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To offer special sacrifices during the dedication ceremonies of a heiau: Hoomakaukau no ka la e kauila ai ka heiau; make ready for the day when the heiau will be set apart for sacred uses.—Laieik. p. 165.

Kauila

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Street, Nuʻu-anu, Honolulu; the name is that of a number of species of hardwood trees; see PE, kauila.

kauila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Kapu ceremony of consecrating a temple.

Kauila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

the water to bathe in, the gushing spring of Kauila.

kauila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Two native trees bear this Hawaiian name. Both are rare, both sink in water. Colubrina oppositifolia is found only on Hawaiʻi and Oʻahu. Its wood was formerly valued for making spears and kapa beaters and is even harder than that of the Alphitonia ponderosa, which grows on the largest islands. (NEAL 541.) Also a tree on Kauaʻi, the puʻukapele. (A.)

kauila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To offer sacrifice at the end of a kapu; decorating ceremonially the images of the gods with feathers. Also called kauila huluhulu.

kauila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To set a day for consecrating the heiau.

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