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kaukahi

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

1. vs., Standing alone, solitary, by oneself, lone; persevering, singleness of purpose, regularity.

  • Examples:
    • Ma ke kaukahi kāna hana ʻana, ʻaʻole ma ka lauwili, his task was done with a singleness of purpose [or regularity], not with inconstancy.

2. n., Canoe with a single outrigger float.

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KAU-KA-HI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Kau, canoe, and kahi, one.

A single canoe. See KAU. Ma ke kauluao keopuolani, a ma ke kaukahi o Hoapili, he waa aole i hoapipi ia, he waa hookahi.

2. Figuratively, a oneness; a perseverance; steadiness in doing a thing; ma ka kaukahi kana hana ana, aole ma ka lauwili.

Kaukahi (kă'u-kā'-hi), n.

/ kă'u-kā'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Kau, canoe, and kahi, one.]

1. A single canoe. Ma ke kaulua o Keopuolani, a ma ke kaukahi o Hoapili, he waa aole i hoapipi ia, he waa hookahi.

2. A oneness; a perseverance; steadiness in doing a thing; ma ka kaukahi kana hana ana, aole ma ka lauwili; a singleness of purpose.

kaukāhi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Single canoe.

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