Kahoolawe

English
Irrigation tubing running along the red dirt of Kahoolawe as a crew works to plant new life in the hard packed soil.

Alternative forms
  • Kaho'olawe

Etymology

From the Hawaiian ka 'the' + ho'olawe, 'deduct', meaning approximately 'the one which erodes'.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kəˌhoʊ.əˈlɑːwiː/

Proper noun

Kahoolawe

  1. the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in Hawaii, uninhabited

Translations
  1. Ho'olawe, in Ulukau, the Hawaiian Dictionary
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