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The ahupuaʻa consists of Kalihi Uka, Kalihi Waena, and Kalihi Kai. Historically, Kalihi Kai was the site of the former Leprosy Receiving Station, where those suspected of leprosy were examined prior to treatment or being sent to Kalaupapa on the island of Molokaʻi. Kalihi was also known for its fishponds – ʻĀpili, Pahouiki, Pahounui ...
The name Kai / ˈ k aɪ / has various origins and meanings in different cultures: In Estonian, Kai is a female name derived from Katherine. In Persian, Kai, or Kay, is a male name, meaning "king". It is also the name of a mythological shah (king) in the Shahnameh. In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings, including "ocean" (海), "shell" (貝 ...
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The name is rising in popularity in the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2013 and among the top 300 names since 2020. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Modern Anglicized, phonetic spelling variants such as Kaylani and Kehlani are also well-used in the United States.
The name comes from ka pā lama in the Hawaiian language which means "the enclosure of lama wood". [2] "Lama" is the Hawaiian name for endemic ebony trees of genus Diospyros that were used in religious ceremonies. [3] Traditional land divisions in ancient Hawaii were agricultural units that ran from the seashore to mountains.
Kailey (/ k eɪ l i /) is a modern English feminine first name. It is a spelling variant of Kaylee [1] that became popular in the US following the release of the British rock group Marillion's song "Kayleigh" in 1985. Kailey is also an Indian, Sikh Punjabi surname. [citation needed]
2004 Ka Nohona Pili Kai; Hawaiian Album of the Year. 1995 Kawaipunahele, 1996 Lei Haliʻa, 2000 Melelana, 2004 Keʻalaokamaile, 2014 Kawaiokalena; Haku Mele (new Hawaiian language composition; award to the composer ) Kuʻu Pua Maeʻole (to Keali'i Reichel) 1996, Nematoda (to Puakea Nogelmeier) 1998; Liner Notes Award. 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009
Kapolei, the Second City on Oahu, is named after Kapo, meaning "Beloved Kapo". "Kohelepelepe (Volcanic crater; O'ahu.) is named after the human body part "Labia Minora".It is an imprint said to have been left here by the flying vulva and vagina of Kapo ...; this name was ... changed—perhaps in missionary days—to the current name Koko ...