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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 ...
Kāhili bearers for Keʻelikōlani. Only the ali'i had the right to possess kāhili; It was considered a staff of state.A pa'a-kāhili (kāhili bearer) followed the king everywhere he went (publicly). [8]
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 ...
Kai is a word that is a conjunction meaning "and" in Ancient Greek (καί, kaí, ), Modern Greek (και, kai, ), Coptic (ⲕⲁⲓ, kai, ) and Esperanto (kaj, ).. Kai is the most frequent word in any Greek text, and thus used by statisticians to assess authorship of ancient manuscripts based on the number of times it is used.
Although the word Kālī appears as early as the Atharva Veda, the first use of it as a proper name is in the Kathaka Grhya Sutra (19.7). [13] Kali originated as a tantric and non-Vedic goddess. Her roots are most probably connected to the Pre-Aryan period. [ 14 ]
[4] Colonial scholars had a significant disdain for the community, with Robert Vane Russell calling them "disreputable" and with "bad morals." Russell claimed their name derived from kai (meaning "hand") and kade (meaning "basket"), while the community derives its name from kai (a stand-in for a name) and kadi (a type of twig).