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naupaka

/ nau.paka / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Native species of shrubs (Scaevola 🌐) found in mountains and near coasts, conspicuous for their white or light-colored flowers that look like half flowers.

Nā LepiliTags: flora

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s. Nau, to chew, and paka (Eng.), tobacco. The name of a plant.

Naupaka (nă'u-pă'-ka), n.

/ nă'u-pă'-ka / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Name applied to various shrubs belonging to the class Scaevola. Also called naupakakuahiwi.

Naupaka

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Land section, west Lā-naʻi. Lit., Scaevola shrubs.

Beach, Mākena, Maui. Dark detrital sand beach on the north side of Puʻu Ōlaʻi. A small patch of naupaka once grew at the south end of the beach, so neighborhood fishermen called the beach Naupaka. Also known as Oneuli Beach, Onouli Beach.

Native shrubs (Scaevola sericeaea) that grow on beaches and in mountains. In both places, white half flowers distinguish these shrubs. The physical separation of its two habitats and its seemingly divided flowers have been focused on in chants, leg-

shrubs of the genus Scaevola.

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