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kelewai

/ kele.wai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n., Coarse tapa, as made from māmaki bark or from the waste of better grade tapa.

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KE-LE-WAI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. Name of a species of kapa, from its color; ina i kalua pu ole me ka palaa, oia ke kapa kelewai.

Kelewai (kē'-lĕ-wă'i), n.

/ kē'-lĕ-wă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. Tapa made from the waste of a better grade of tapa.

2. A coarse kind of tapa made from the bark of the mamaki tree.

Kelewai (kē'-lĕ-wă'i), v.

/ kē'-lĕ-wă'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To be liquid-like: Kelewai ka ai, the poi is thin.

2. To be muddy; to be slippery, as very thin mud.

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