Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Locality. Wahi, kahi, kaha, kauwahi.

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  • Also: kūlana, kūnana, kaulu, kaunu.
  • Place at sea where canoes stop, kaulana waʻa.
  • Evil place, wahi ʻino, kahaʻino.
  • Surf-riding place, kūlana nalu, kūlana kai.
  • Legendary place, wahi pana.
  • Place for urinating, mīana.
  • Place of torment, kiʻo ahi.
  • Of or belonging to that place, kō laila, o laila.
  • From place to place, mai kahi wahi ā kahi wahi (Kel. 59).

2. To put. Kau (for various uses, see kau); hoʻokau, waiho.

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  • Also: hoʻokaukau, pākau; pēkau (rare); place under, hoʻopili malalo aʻe, hālalo; place on the side, kau pāʻaoʻao; place one-sided, kīkepa.
  • To place flowers as on graves, kau pua.
  • To place in authority, hoʻomana, hoʻonoho.
  • Placed, kau ʻia, kaulei.
  • Placed in rows, as soldiers, noho papa.