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makaiwa
/ maka.iwa /1. n., Mother-of-pearl eyes, as in an image, especially of the god Lono.
2. (Cap.) n., Nine guiding stars.
- References:
- Johnson and Mahelona 74.
MA-KA-I-WA
s. The name of Lono's gods.
Makaiwa (mă'-kă-ī'-wa), n.
The name of Lono's gods.
Makaiwa (mă'kă-i'wă):
beautiful eye. Land section, Koolau, Maui.
Makaīwa
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- Bay, Puakō qd., Hawaiʻi.
- Ancient surfing area (Finney and Houston 30), Wailua, Kauaʻi. Kaʻililauokekoa, Moikeha's granddaughter, rode the curving surf of Makaīwa (HM 538).
- Land area, east Lānaʻi.
- Bay and land divisions, Keʻanae qd.; beach near Lahaina, Maui.
- Gulch, Barber's Point, Oʻahu; street, Kāhala, Honolulu.
Literally, mother-of-pearl eyes (as in an image).
Makaiwa
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- 1. Bay, beach, dive site, Mauna Lani, Hawaiʻi. Man-made, calcareous beach at the south end of the bay. The dive site is off the beach.
- 2. Surf site, Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi. Makaiwa is the name of an ancient surf site here that is mentioned by historian Abraham Fornander is his account of Moikeha, a famous voyager, who landed nearby at Wailua.
- 3. Beach, point, Halepalaoa, Lānaʻi. Calcareous sand beach at Makaiwa Point, the site of Club Lānaʻi.
- 4. Bay, fishing site, landing, Kailua, Maui. Former canoe landing and a fishing site noted for akule, or big-eyed scad.
- 5. Beach, landing, Punaluʻu, Oʻahu. Site of the former Punaluʻu Landing near Punaluʻu Stream.
Literally, mother-of-pearl eyes (as in an image).
makaiwa
Mother-of-pearl eyes, as in an image, especially of the god Lono. Lit., mysterious eye. (PE.)
Ma-ka-i-wa
s. name of Lono’s gods.
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