Kāwelu

kāwelu Hawaiian Etymology haw kāwelu, an endemic Hawaiian grass. Pronunciation Proper noun haw proper noun haw Hawaiian mythology a woman who committed suicide and was brought back from the underworld by her husband haw female,male<q:formerly> Hawaiian References Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 394 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kawelu (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 18 women and 6 men.