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KūmoleSource:

v. Kilakila ia e ku mai la, long may she (Laieikawai) stand there, as we say, long live the king. To express admiration of one's person. Laieik. 165.

adj. Great; long; strong; stout; brave; applied to a person.

s. Height; grandeur; magnificance; applied to a mountain.

Kilakila (kī'-lă-kī'-la), adj.

/ kī'-lă-kī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Tall; strong; stout; imposing, as a person.

2. Great; brave; applied to a person.

3. Majestic; inspiring admiration. Ku kilakila o Mauna Kea, Mauna Kea stands in majestic grandeur.

Kilakila (kī'-lă-kī'-la), n.

/ kī'-lă-kī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Height; grandeur; magnificence; applied to a mountain.

Kilakila (kī'-lă-kī'-la), v.

/ kī'-lă-kī'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To express admiration of one: Kilakila ia e ku mai la; long may she (Laieikawai) stand there. (Laieik. p. 165.) (As we say, long live the king.)

2. To be beautiful.

3. To have poise that commands admiration.

Kilakila

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Drive, ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu. Lit., magnificent.

Great, tall, imposing, admirable, as applied to a person.

tall, strong, great, brave, majestic.

E huli iā “kilakila” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kilakila” on Ulukau.

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