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lapawai

/ lapa.wai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

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s. Lapa and wai, water. The surf or rolling up of water where a cascade pours down.

2. The agitation where two forces of water meet; the meeting of the sea with the waters of a river.

Lapawai (lă'-pā'-wā'i), n.

/ lă'-pā'-wā'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Lapa, to jump about, and wai, water.]

1. Frisking waters. The surf or rolling up of water where a cascade pours down.

2. The agitation where two forces of water meet; the meeting of the sea with the waters of a river.

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