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kihawahine

/ kiha.wahine / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as liʻawahine, blossoms of kukui.

s. The name of the lizard god; it was classed among the poe akua noho.It is said to have been applied also to certain fish, the hilu, and others.

Kihawahine

/ kī'-hă-wa'-hī'-ne / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A goddess who took on the form of a lizard and dwelt at Mokuhinia, Lahaina. Certain fish also, as the akupa, olali, hilu, were said to be possessed of this deity.

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