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Kahoolawe
or Ka·ho·'o·la·we
[ kah-hoh-oh-lah-wey, -vey ]
noun
- an uninhabited island in central Hawaii, south of Maui: limited by state law to such uses as Native Hawaiian spiritual and cultural purposes, historic preservation, education, and environmental restoration. 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Kahoolawe1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kahoʻolawe “free”
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Example Sentences
They had now Kahoolawe in full view after having been about four-and-twenty hours on their dreary voyage.
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Kahoolawe, Lanai, and Niihau are much the smallest of the group.
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On this journey he turned their boats to Kahoolawe to visit Ka-moho-alii, the ruler of the sharks.
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