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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 Catholic faith was brought to Kalihi about 1840 when Brother Calixtus built an altar in a rented store for Sunday Mass. The parish was canonically erected in 1916, when Father Ulrich Taube, SS.CC., built the first wooden church that was consecrated that same year under the title of Saint Anthony of Padua by Msgr. Libert H. Boeynaems, SS.CC., Vicar Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands.
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 ...
To the northwest is the neighborhood of Kalihi, and to the southeast downtown Honolulu. The Kapalama Military Reservation, constructed for logistical support in World War II was scheduled to close. [7] A museum has been proposed in a building that served as a morgue during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. [8]
Honolulu police are investigating a first-degree attempted murder case following an apparent shooting in Kalihi early this morning. At about 5 :25 a.m. today, unknown male suspects shot at a 24 ...
As designated in Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation, the standard set of symbols used to show the pronunciation of English words on Wikipedia is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The IPA has significant advantages over this respelling system, as it can be used to accurately represent pronunciations from any language in the world ...
May 1—UPDATE: 12:45 p.m. A 20-year-old suspect in Tuesday night's fatal shooting in Kalihi has turned himself into police custody. He was arrested for second-degree murder and other firearm ...
Genuine Hawaiian names are unisex. [citation needed] Their literal meaning is usually quite clear, but there may be hidden symbolic meanings known only to the family.Old Hawaiians saw a name as the property of the name-holder, with a power to help or hurt its owner.