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lāʻie

/ lā.ʻie / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Short for lau ʻie, ʻie vine leaf.

2. (Cap.) n., Place name, windward Oʻahu. Mormon Temple and Brigham Young University-Hawaiʻi site.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: geography Oʻahu

Lāʻie

/ lā-i'e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

leaf of ʻie (Freycinetia). Land section, Koʻolauloa, Oʻahu.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: geography Oʻahu

Lāʻie

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Small land division, Maka-wao; coastal area, Māʻalaea qd.; cave and hill, Hale-a-ka-lā Crater, Maui. Land section, town, elementary school, bay, point, and the site of the Church College of Hawaiʻi, Ka-huku qd., Oʻahu. Lāʻie-ka-wai is the traditional birthplace of the sacred princess Lāʻie-i-ka-wai (Lāʻie in the water). The princess was taken to the mythical paradise Pali-uli (green cliff on Hawaiʻi. (Beckwith, 1919; HM.) See Mālaekahana, Wai-ʻāpuka. Lit., ʻie leaf.

Lāʻie

Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

｜ No base definition, only supplemental content.

  • 1. Bay, beach, Lāʻie, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach on Lāʻie Bay, the wide bay between Lāʻie and Kalanai Points.
  • 2. Beach park (4.5 acres), Lāʻie, Oʻahu. Calcareous sand beach on Lāʻie Maloʻo Bay between Pali Kiloiʻa and Kōloa Stream. Also known as Pahumoa, Pounders.
  • 3. Landing, Lāʻie, Oʻahu. Remnants of the former interisland steamer landing at the north end of Lāʻie Beach Park.
  • 4. Point, Lāʻie, Oʻahu. Long limestone point in the center of Lāʻie. Also known as Laniloa.

Literally, ʻie vine leaf. Lāʻie is short for lau ʻie. The vine is a symbol of royalty. All of the Lāʻie sites were named for a beautiful legendary princess, Lāʻie, who was hidden as a child in a secret chamber in a river-bank. The chamber was accessible only through an underwater entrance.

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: Oʻahu

Lāʻie

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

This is devoted to native cultures of the Pacific and is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which also sponsors the Hawaiʻi Campus of Brigham Young University, located adjacent to the center. The school dates from 1955, the center from 1963.

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