1. nvs. Pale-colored, especially a tint between white and pink, as sunset clouds; the color of a buckskin horse. Cf. naʻenaʻe pua kea. ʻIlipuakea, white person [a poetical name]. Kuʻu lio puakea, my buckskin horse. hoʻo.pua.kea To appear bright, shine.
2. vi. To spread, as a ship's sails or as fog.
v. To spread out, as the sails of a vessel; to enlarge.
adj. Pale; wanting color. Hoik. 6:8.
Pale; wanting color.
Color tint between pink and white.
To spread out, as the sails of a vessel; to enlarge: ka ua puakea o Hana.
pale, whitish. Land section. Koolau, Maui.
Land section, point, ranch, and ancient surfing area (Finney and Houston 26), Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi. Land section, Mō-kapu qd., and heiau at Haki-puʻu (Sterling and Summers 5:35), Oʻahu. Lit., white blossom.
Dun-colored, i.e., light brown in color. Tsuruda v. Farm, 18 Haw. 434 (1907).
E huli iā “puakea” ma Ulukau.
Search for “puakea” on Ulukau.