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makawela

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

Kā makawela. To slash and burn, a method of land cultivation.

Makawela

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

iʻoa, Miaplacidus, a star in the constellation Carina.

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MA-KA-WE-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Epithet of a servant marked in the forehead; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.

2. Name of a species of soft porous stone.

Makawela (mă'-kā-wē'-la), n.

/ mă'-kā-wē'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A bond servant; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.

makawela

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Servant marked on the forehead. This term is applied to the kauwā, outcast or despised.

makawela

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Soft, porous stone out of which sinkers for cowry octopus lures were made.

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