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Kiaʻi, mea kiaʻi.

• Related:
  • Also: mākaʻi, makaʻina, pale, kūkaʻawe, hoʻopālama; rear guard, hunapaʻa; king’s guard, apo hao.
  • To stand guard, kū uwaki.
  • Citizensʻ guard, pūʻali kiaʻi mākaʻi.

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• Related:
  • Coast guard. Pūʻali pale kapa kai.
  • King's guard. Pūʻali kiaʻi mōʻī.
  • Security guard. Kiaʻi, kiaʻi pō, mākaʻi kiaʻi (pō).
• References:
  • See mud guard.

1. In football. Kūkahi.

• Examples:
  • Left guard. Kūkahi hema.
  • Right guard. Kūkahi ʻākau.
• Related:
  • Defensive middle guard, nose guard, or nose tackle. Haunaku.

2. Point guard or one man, in basketball. Kūkahi.

3. Shooting guard or two man. Kūlua.

e kiai.

h. he poe kiai.

hai. e kiai aku.

kiă'ĭ.

E kiai; e kuoo.