- place
- 1. Locality. Wahi, kahi, kaha, kauwahi.Also: kūlana, kūnana, kaulu, kaunu.♦ Place at sea where canoes stop, kaulana wa'a.♦ Evil place, wahi 'ino, kaha'ino.♦ Surf-riding place, kūlana nalu, kūlana kai.♦ Legendary place, wahi pana.♦ Place for urinating, mīana.♦ Place of torment, ki'o ahi.♦ Of or belonging to that place, kō laila, o laila.♦ From place to place, mai kahi wahi ā kahi wahi (Kel. 59).2. To put. Kau (for various uses, see kau); ho'okau, waiho.Also: ho'okaukau, pākau; pēkau (rare);♦ Place under, ho'opili malalo a'e, hālalo;♦ Place on the side, kau pā'ao'ao;♦ Place one-sided, kīkepa.♦ To place flowers as on graves, kau pua.♦ To place in authority, ho'omana, ho'onoho.♦ Placed, kau 'ia, kaulei.♦ Placed in rows, as soldiers, noho papa.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.