Kāʻeʻaʻeʻa
—Expert, hero.
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“I do not have a significant connection to the word ‘kāʻeʻaʻeʻa,’ but it felt necessary to choose a word that is similar to a different word that is commonly used all the time, which is ‘loea’ (expert).”
—Kekailiko Medeiros, Student, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo Wehewehe Wikiwiki.
