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Kalaʻi
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Kalai kälai kālai
Hawaiian
Etymology
haw ka the + haw laʻi peace. Also a short form of compound given names beginning thus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female,male Hawaiian
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalai ,which might also stand for Kalai (Sarai) or Kālai ("carver"), occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 5 men.